'I asked my Instagram followers to be my surrogate' with Lisa Messenger

Hello! Today’s guest, Lisa Messenger, has a daughter on the way - but another woman is giving birth to her. In this conversation, Lisa opens up about her tumultuous fertility journey and how everything changed when her friend Sarah offered to carry her first baby for her.  Now Lisa is expecting her second child via surrogacy – this time, her surrogate is a stranger. In Australia, surrogacy must be altruistic, which is why when Lisa posted on her Instagram story asking if anyone would carry her baby for her, she was surprised when a stranger said yes. Lisa also talks about being a new parent in her 50s, and the complex process of surrogacy in Australia. If you’d like to support Lisa, you can follow her on Instagram @lisamessenger. Thank you to Afterpay for supporting this episode of Inherited. And a shout-out to Roadshow! Your host today was Ruby Hall (⁠⁠@rubytuesday2.0⁠⁠), and the guest was Lisa Messenger (@lisamessenger).  Inherited is produced by Olivia Tan. This episode of Inherited was edited by Scott Walton. Our social media team includes Erin Taylor and Naima Fatema, and our partnerships team includes Georgina Woolcock and Grace Scorgie. If you enjoyed this episode, click ‘follow’ on your favourite podcast app! We’re also on⁠⁠ Instagram⁠⁠ @inheritedpodcast and⁠⁠ TikTok⁠⁠ @inheritedthepod. We’ll be back with a Life Lessons episode on Thursday!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices