Anderson Cooper, a CNN news anchor says he never thought he could have a child as gay.
The 52-year-old journalist who just welcomed a baby boy, conceived and delivered through a surrogate revealed via Instagram.
Surrogacy is a form of pregnancy in which a woman carries and gives birth to a baby for a person who is not able to have children.
To Achieve this, eggs from the woman who will carry the baby or from an egg donor are fertilized with sperm from a sperm donor to make an embryo.
“I want to share with you some joyful news. On Monday, I became a father. This is Wyatt Cooper,” he wrote on Instagram with a picture of himself and the new born.
“He is three days old. He is named after my father, who died when I was ten.”
Cooper also revealed that his choice of Morgan as the baby’s middle name was due to his mother’s fondness for it.
“I hope I can be as good a dad as he was. My son’s middle name is Morgan. It’s a family name on my mom’s side. I know my mom and dad liked the name morgan. Because I recently found a list they made 52 years ago when they were trying to think of names for me. Wyatt Morgan Cooper. My son. He was 7.2 lbs at birth, and he is sweet, and soft, and healthy and I am beyond happy,” he added.
On being gay
Anderson Cooper said growing up as gay, he never thought he would become a father. He appreciated the surrogate mother who carried the baby until his birth as well as others who made it possible for him to be a father.
“As a gay kid, I never thought it would be possible to have a child. And I’m grateful for all those who have paved the way, and for the doctors and nurses and everyone involved in my son’s birth,” he said.
“Most of all, I am grateful to a remarkable surrogate who carried Wyatt, and watched over him lovingly, and tenderly, and gave birth to him. It is an extraordinary blessing – what she, and all surrogates give to families who cant have children.
“My surrogate has a beautiful family of her own, a wonderfully supportive husband, and kids; and I am incredibly thankful for all the support they have given Wyatt and me. My family is blessed to have this family in our lives.
“I do wish my mom and dad and my brother, Carter, were alive to meet Wyatt. But I like to believe they can see him. I imagine them all together, arms around each other, smiling and laughing. Happy to know that their love is alive in me and in Wyatt, and that our family continues.”
