BIG-HEARTED Becky Harris is pregnant with her 11th baby in 15 years as she launches an extraordinary bid to become the world’s most prolific surrogate.
The 39-year-old says she has no plans to stop, insisting she is still “super-fertile” and “as fit as a fiddle”.
Big-hearted Becky Harris is pregnant with her 11th baby in 15 years as she launches an extraordinary bid to become the world’s most prolific surrogate Credit: Press People
Supermum Becky in 2014 with baby number five Credit: Becky Harris
Speaking exclusively to The Sun on Sunday, , whose latest baby is due in December, said: “I want to be crowned the world’s most prolific surrogate mum. There are only a few pregnancies to go.
“So far, I’ve had eight surrogate babies and three sons of my own and I have absolutely no intention of retiring.
“I’ve never used IVF and I’ve fallen pregnant at the first attempt with every single one of my surrogate babies.
“So not only am I the most prolific surrogate mum under 40, but I reckon the most fertile, too. I’ve virtually only got to think about getting pregnant and boom! I’m up the duff again.
“I’m thrilled to be pregnant with my eleventh baby.”
has been nicknamed “Angel” by the seven families she has helped so far and is now two months for two gay dads from Dorset.
She is already booked to carry baby number 12 next year for another couple and hopes to continue for another decade. But Becky admits that some have questioned her motives.
She said: “My health visitor for my first surrogate baby said I was addicted to pregnancy and I needed help. I told her not to come back.
Becky with eighth little one in 2018 Credit: Becky Harris
Becky with her second baby who was born in 2011 Credit: Becky Harris
“But I often wonder what she would say now if she could see me pregnant again after so many surrogate pregnancies.”
Becky carried her first surrogate child in 2011 after she split with her husband Rex, with whom she has a son Levi, 16.
She said: “I first heard about surrogacy in my twenties when my sister-in-law Bex carried a baby for a childless couple.
“After Rex and I split, I decided it was something I wanted to do and so I advertised on a surrogacy forum and found my first parents — a straight couple who could not conceive.
“It was an amazing experience and from the moment I handed their daughter over, while I cried with emotion, I also knew I was going to do it again.”
Becky went on to help six other families — — including having siblings for one couple.
She stays in touch with every family, saying: “I message them on birthdays and at Christmas, and they send photos back.”
One of her most unusual pregnancies was during the pandemic, when she had to perform an insemination in the back of her car while parked in a layby.
She said: “I drove to the intended parent’s house, several hours from my home.
“It was a time of social distancing, so he left his special delivery on the garden wall and waved at me while I collected it.
Becky with sons Jensen, six, and Gray, three Credit: Becky Harris
Becky says she always knows within days whether she is pregnant Credit: Press People
“Time is of the essence, so I didn’t have time to go home, but you couldn’t check into hotels at that time. So I pulled into a quiet layby, got into the boot of my Ford Galaxy, did the deed and laid for an hour with my legs in the air.
“We nicknamed him baby Galaxy as it was my most out-of-this-world insemination. That is not how it normally happens — it was exceptional circumstances as that egg is super-special — and there’s only a tiny window where it can become a person.
“Normally, the couple comes round to my house, we have a cup of tea and some chocolate Hobnobs.”
Becky says she always knows within days whether she is pregnant.
She said: “I get a feeling in my tummy — a flutter or mild cramp. I can even feel when I ovulate.”
Becky receives only expenses — around £5,000 .
She added: “People always ask if I have sex with the dads or if I make loads of money. The answer to both is absolutely not. Home insemination only, and expenses only. Commercial surrogacy is illegal in the UK.”
is from Colchester, , who is 59 and has had 15 babies — 13 of which were .
Becky said: “I have met Carole and she is an absolutely amazing surrogate and inspirational woman.
“But she retired several years ago. I’m still only 39, so after this baby I’ve only got four more to go to draw level.”
She added with a laugh: “So I’m coming for your crown, Carole! I’m going to approach Guinness World Records to see if I can be confirmed as the most prolific traditional surrogate under 40, too.
“Apart from my son Gray, I’ve conceived every time at the first attempt — so the title is mine for the taking. But my life isn’t about getting into Guinness World Records, it’s actually about the fact I love what I do.
“To know there are so many happy families out there that I’ve played a role in creating is why I do what I do.”
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