Lisa Ray Becomes Mother Through Surrogacy, Shares Pictures Of Twin Daughters With An Empowering Message

The joy of holding your own baby for the first time is both miraculous and joyous. However, sometimes, biological complications make this a distant dream for couples who try to conceive. But thanks to medical advancements and technology that now, everyone can try having a baby.?

For Lisa Ray and her businessman-husband, this joyous phase in life came when they welcomed two adorable daughters via surrogacy in June in Tbilisi, Georgia.?

Lisa Ray is a woman who has never stopped inspiring people. Be it her journey of bouncing back to life after cancer or now, when she has an aim of normalising surrogacy in the minds of hesitant parents, Lisa has her heart set at the right place.

Lisa took to her Instagram account to share this good news with the world. She didn't just share the news but she had some empowering messages for everyone. Here are some exceprts from her first interview after the big announcement.?

In an interview with the Times Of India, Lisa said,

“At the moment, my life is full of cascading emotions, attempting to coordinate feeding, napping and play schedules while juggling work, self-care, travel and time with friends, family and my hubby. My life has been full of crazy adventures, but right now, I’m experiencing a new level of anarchy and love. I can’t wait to bring our daughters to our home in Mumbai.”?

Talking about embracing motherhood in their mid-forties, Lisa said,

“My husband and I are becoming parents in our mid-40s, which is also unconventional, but the right time for us. I love to see Jason with them, growing into his new role as a father, holding them, changing diapers, with a burp cloth I got him, which is embroidered with ‘Men Who Change Diapers, Change the World’.”

After sharing the details and her journey of bouncing back after cancer, Lisa now wants to normalise surrogacy. She wants people to get over all the wrong notions attached to the experience. Talking about her own encounter, she said,

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“It has been an arduous and interesting experience. Having been diagnosed with multiple myeloma (a form of blood cancer) in 2009, which requires me to be on a lifelong dose of medication, pre-empted the possibility for me to carry children myself. Fortunately, technology has progressed where there are choices and new possibilities for having children. My husband and I decided to pursue surrogacy. India was the obvious choice. We consulted a reputed fertility doctor, but a week before we could begin, India outlawed commercial surrogacy. We were crushed. While I understand the pressing need to regulate the industry and prevent exploitation of surrogate mothers, it was a case of literally throwing out the baby with the bath water. But, I was determined. My husband and I were advised we could continue the process in India and that there were ‘ways’. But we did not want to bring our children into the world under a cloud of uncertainty”.

A feminist and a brave philanthropist, Lisa also shared an empowering message for all the parents. Talking about her 'girls' and the new addition in her life, Lisa said,

?“I will teach my girls to be resilient, strong, open, and that they can achieve anything they set their hearts on. There are no boundaries, except the ones in our minds and children have no idea of what they can and cannot achieve. Bringing up the next generation to be kind is the greatest chance we have for a better future. I can’t resist whispering in their tiny ears — ‘The Future is Female’.”

The future is indeed female. We wish Lisa all the very best for her journey towards motherhood.