Check out photos of two gay dads and their newborn baby. It will be impossible to hold back the tears
Last June 27th was a very special date for BJ Barone and Frankie Nelson: the couple was preparing to celebrate the World Gay Pride on June 28th, but above all they were about to become a real family!
In fact, on the eve of Gay Pride, BJ and Frankie became the father of little Milo, who was had by a surrogate mother with the eggs donated by another woman. It is not the first time this has happened, of course, but this time a photographer was able to immortalize the event, showing the two fathers full of joy, the first time they take Milo in their arms as soon as they are born.
Lindsay Foster, the photographer, is an expert in images of births and children, and shared photos of the two new fathers on her Facebook profile, garnering hundreds of enthusiastic comments.
"I was lucky enough to photograph these two dads in the happiest moment of their lives," Lindsay tells us. "I spent hours of anxiety with them in the hospital, waiting for the baby to be born. I must say that they were very prepared, on everything, and I saw the" love in their eyes ". To avoid the controversy and negative comments that there were, even if much less than the positive ones, Lindsay is keen to specify: "The two fathers are obviously not naked, they are shirtless because all the experts say that skin-to-skin contact is essential for the newborn, and it is important that it is there immediately. . The surrogate mother has no relationship with baby Milo, because the eggs were donated by "another woman. The mother has a husband and two children, and they are all very well. Milo, for his part, is a beloved child" .
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And we can see it very well in these heartwarming photos, which show BJ and Frankie in the first hug to their baby. Even the new dads were keen to thank everyone on Facebook: "Thanks to everyone who loved and commented on our photos with affection. It was an incredible moment in our lives, and to prove it are the photos of Lindsay. We are so lucky. to have a baby! Milo is surrounded by unconditional love, and this is a time of immense love and acceptance. Our child will grow up with respect for diversity, for many types of people and families. Milo was born during Pride, and these photos they are proof of what Gay Pride means today: joy, acceptance, unconditional love for all. Thank you from the bottom of my heart! "
Check out the photos of the two dads holding their baby for the first time
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