Ms Rachel Rowley-Smith:

We are the first such generation. I have another son as well as Max. As to how my two children will refer to my birth, I do not know yet. I am comfortable with that because it is something we need to explore. There is no rule book or handbook on how this works and it will be whatever works for me. In terms of my half-siblings, my brother is very adamant that I am his sister. I am not his half-sister, I am his sister. We are referred to as auntie or uncle. My four year old calls my brother "uncle". I am interested and excited about how the language will be used as we go forward. For clarity, my personal decision is that my children will know about my upbringing when they are old enough to understand. It is not something that will be kept secret. That is important for them because they may need to use surrogacy in the future. I do not want there to be any sort of stress or confusion. I want to be completely open with them.