00:02Ambrosia's prayers were answered when she was told she'd be getting a baby sister.
00:07Well, when I found out, it was the most amazing thing I ever felt.
00:12Her mother, Bec, has a kidney condition.
00:14She's received the gift of two transplants, making pregnancy high risk.
00:19The seven-year-old was carried by Bec's sister.
00:22It's just an incredible gift that we hold dearly every day.
00:26But she and her husband hoped for another child.
00:29Enter Amanda, Bec's nursing colleague of more than a decade.
00:33Keep your work friends close. Be nice to your colleagues.
00:37Unprompted, the mother of two teenage daughters offered to help.
00:41I'm not an overthinker too much in my life.
00:43In August, she gave birth to Evangeline, Bec and Ryan's biological daughter.
00:49The thought that I've done something that is bigger than myself, like, internally just makes me very happy.
00:55The two families are now deeply connected, with both women on maternity leave and Amanda expressing milk and sometimes breastfeeding
01:04Eva.
01:05It's really an incredible thing that she's sustaining Eva's life beyond nine months.
01:10On average, fewer than 100 babies are born through altruistic surrogacy in Australia each year.
01:17Commercial arrangements are prohibited.
01:19A review of surrogacy laws is due to be released in the coming days.
01:23We're just grateful for each day and the gift it is to have them in our lives.
01:27Many blessings to count.
01:29Many blessings to count.
