I Carried a Baby for My Twin Sister—But the Moment She Saw the Newborn, She Stepped Back and Said, “This Is Not the Child We Wanted”

Hormones.

Milk.

Exhaustion.

My body had prepared to feed a child.

My legal role was temporary caregiver.

Emotion did not fit the contract categories.

That was one reason good surrogacy counseling mattered afterward.

I needed therapy.