I'm a midwife born without a womb – now I'm going to deliver my own baby when my surrogate best friend gives birth
Georgia
Barrington, 28, was diagnosed with Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser (MRKH) syndrome aged 15, meaning she was born without a uterus and unable to ever carry a baby.
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The friends explained what the journey has meant to them
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Georgia Barrington, 28, was diagnosed with Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser (MRKH) syndrome aged 15
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Daisy pregnant with Emelia, who was delivered by Georgia
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Her childhood best friend, Daisy Hope, 29, joked as a teenager that she would carry her baby and the offer always stuck.
When Daisy welcomed her own daughter, Emilia, three - who Georgia delivered - she offered again wanting her best pal to "experience" being a mum.
Medics implanted embryos - with Georgia's extracted eggs fertilised by her partner, Lloyd Williams', 31, sperm - in Daisy and they were all delighted to find out she was pregnant on the second try in February 2025.
Now 23 weeks along Georgia has been able to share every step of the journey with Daisy and will get to deliver her own baby in October 2025.
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Georgia, from Maidstone, Kent, said: "It was always my dream to be a mum. I was born without a uterus. I knew I couldn't carry my own baby.
"At the time Daisy wasn't super maternal and said she 'I'll carry your baby' but it was kind of a joke.
"But that promise always stuck."
Daisy, who is a head of a school weekend programme, said: "Naively as a teen you say 'I'll carry for you'.
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"I was always meant to do it. At 16 I genuinely did mean it."
Georgia had always felt a maternal instinct and was devastated when she was diagnosed with MRKH aged 15, and said it "felt like the end of the world at the time."
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Daisy had Emilia, with her partner, Oliver Millson, 30, who has a family
business
, in April 2022.
Georgia said: "I delivered her daughter.
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"She told me 'you have to experience this'."
Daisy said: "Emilia was only little and we went for a coffee in Costa.
"I said it still stands and I want you to know I'll still carry for you."
Georgia started looking into surrogacy and how to get the ball rolling - and was luckily able to get individual funding via the NHS to cover £5,000 for her egg collection and creation of embryos.
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"It felt a bit more affordable," she said.
Georgia and Lloyd, a welder, have still had to spend £15,000 on the IVF and Georgia had her egg collection in October 2023.
They had to spend the
next
year going through counselling and health checks before the first egg transfer in October 2024.
Georgia had always wanted the moment of revealing to her partner and family she was pregnant so her and Daisy went to the appointment in secret.
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After 14 days Daisy got a positive pregnancy test and revealed all to her family.
But at their seven-week scan they were told the baby wasn't progressing normally and at nine weeks Daisy had a miscarriage.
Daisy went for her second transfer on January 31, 2025.
Georgia said: "We were on FaceTime on day five and Emelia pulled out a box of pregnancy tests.
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"We got carried away and she did one and we saw a faint positive line."
Georgia and Daisy were able to have an early scan at six weeks, where they first saw the heartbeat.
Daisy's first trimester hasn't been smooth sailing and she has had episodes of bleeding - which has been worrying for them all.
I was always meant to do it. At 16 I genuinely did mean it.
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Georgia said: "Being a midwife I know too much - I see more of the unfortunate cases than the normal person.
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"I've been extremely anxious."
But now at 23 weeks along the pals are feeling excited and more relaxed.
Georgia said: "You can tell her tummy is getting bigger. Every little symptom she messages me."
The baby is due in October and Georgia will get to deliver it.
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She said: "She's delivering in the hospital where I work, it feels surreal."
Daisy added: "It's going to be magic, I can't wait to see Emilia and them be best friends. We're in this together.
"If you have a loved one or someone you really cherish and you're able to do this I would definitely encourage it."
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Georgia delivered Daisy's daughter Emelia, who is now three
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