For women who’ve imagined being moms since they were children themselves, learning that they’ll never be able to live that dream is a harsh reality.<\/p>
At least, this was the situation for Sharde, a five-year cancer survivor who’d always imagined having children with her husband, Jake. They refused to let cancer ruin their dreams of having a family, and turned to surrogacy as a viable alternative. That being said, this option still meant that Sharde would still miss out on the feelings that come with carrying her own children.<\/p>
“I did always imagine that I would be pregnant,” Sharde says in a recent Huggies commercial. “Experiencing the kicks and the morning sickness or the different food cravings. But that didn’t happen…”<\/p>
“To feel them and have them move inside of me and to feel them kick,” she added. “That’s something I’ll never experience…Genetically they’re mine but I just want that mother-daughter connection.”<\/p>
And that was certainly true — until now. Huggies has recently created a piece of technology that actually allows moms to feel their babies kicking from inside their surrogates’ bellies.<\/p>
The “Hugbelt” makes its official debut in the commercial that features Sharde, Jake and their surrogate Antoinette. You can watch the full video here. And fair warning: It will make you cry.<\/p>