A woman who spent years struggling to fall pregnant has shared the heartwarming story of how her two sisters joined forces to make her dreams of motherhood come true.

Jaclyn Fieberg, 40, from New York, and her husband, Greg Fieberg, 46, went through years of heartbreak to start a family.

Jaclyn, who had endometriosis and Mosaic Turner syndrome (TS) recalled feeling ‘broken’ after years of trying unsuccessfully to conceive. 

After spending £70k on seven unsuccessful rounds of IVF, and facing three miscarriages, the couple nearly gave up – until Jaclyn’s two sisters offered to help.

Her older sister, Stephanie Corritori, 42, and her younger sister, Meredith McIntyre, 36, decided to be the egg donor and surrogate respectively. 

After their selfless offer, baby Emersyn Fiberg, was born in February 2024. Jaclyn said she’s now one-and-a-half and is a ‘dream.’

Jaclyn, a primary school teacher, said: ‘I can’t thank my sisters enough for the best gift in the world.

‘I want other women out there to know there is always hope,’ said the delighted mother.

In 2018, Jaclyn and her husband Greg, a US Air Force aircraft loadmaster, tied the knot and began trying to children right away.

She said: ‘I was 33, and he was 39, so we weren’t getting any younger. Not wanting to waste any time, we started trying. But as years went by, it turned into a nightmare.

‘Thankfully, Greg wasn’t my only rock. After the first miscarriage, my older sister, Steph, and younger sister, Meredith, rushed to my side immediately.

‘They were my best friends, and we all lived around the corner from each other. Both Steph and Meredith had had a hard time having children too. Just two weeks before, Meredith had had a miscarriage too.

‘And she’d had an ectopic pregnancy years before. Whilst Stephanie had gone through IVF aged 32 when she was younger.’

‘Thanks to her incredible doctor, she had my gorgeous niece, Olivia, now eight. Though luckily, her second, Tyler, now six, was born without fertility help.

‘So as Greg and I’s journey got tough, they began reminding me that they’d help out if we needed.’

Over the coming years, Jaclyn and Greg claim they went through ‘hell’ with three miscarriages and multiple failed IVF procedures, spending a whopping £70k in the process.

Jaclyn was eventually diagnosed with endometriosis and Mosaic Turner syndrome (TS) as doctors warned that her chances of having a baby were slim.

‘After every heartbreak, Meredith would offer to help. Steph would say if I needed her eggs or body I’ve got it,’ she said. 

‘I was grateful and we had the conversation many times over the years. I’d even offered back the same to them.

‘But like always, I politely declined their offers, hoping to conceive my own baby with Greg. I refused to give up hope. The thought of not carrying my own baby killed me. And even if I went down the surrogacy route, I still wanted the eggs to be mine.

‘I wanted to say that Greg and I made our baby. I stressed about a disconnection, and knowing it was someone else’s. It took me so long to get my head around it,’ she admitted. 

After facing many roadblocks, Jaclyn hit her breaking point and Meredith, a talent manager at a pharmaceutical company, officially offered to donate her eggs to Jaclyn in 2023.

Jaclyn days: ‘I cried, it was beautiful. I was gobsmacked. It was a best gift imaginable from my sisters. Our bond deepened.

‘But it ended up failing, and I found out I still needed a surrogate. I’d only just got my head around Meredith being the donor. But now, I couldn’t even grow my child. I was a wreck, and again, was devastated.’ 

But when the first attempt failed, older sister, Stephanie, a financial project manager, also stepped in and offered to be the surrogate.

In June 2023, the positive pregnancy was confirmed. Jaclyn said: ‘We used Steph’s incredible doctor who helped her IVF journey years before. 

‘As he was familiar with Steph already, he got her prepped quickly. And just months later, Meredith’s embryo was transferred into Steph.

‘Weeks later, on our mum’s birthday, my sisters and I were at Meredith’s house for lunch,’ Jaclyn recalled. ‘Suddenly, the fertility clinic called and said we were pregnant. We all collapsed to the floor, hysterically crying.

‘No one could breathe! My sisters were cheering for me, telling me I was going to be a mum. It was the most amazing news of our lives. After that, Steph was truly amazing growing our baby for us.’

Stephanie and Jaclyn went to appointments together and the entire family enjoyed a baby shower.

Meanwhile, Jaclyn’s sisters’ own children and families couldn’t wait to meet the new arrival.

Jaclyn claimed she still had struggles throughout the pregnancy. She said: ‘Throughout the entire pregnancy, I was worried sick I’d lost it.

‘As Steph’s belly grew bigger, at times I felt envious. And thinking about Meredith’s genes would worry me too.

‘But my worries would fade away knowing I was finally going to be a mum. And my sisters helped me, mentally, along the way.

‘Steph especially made sure no one confused the baby as hers, which was so sweet.’

In February 2024, Steph gave birth to Jaclyn and Greg’s baby with them by her side.

Their beautiful baby, Emersyn, now one, was born with a clean bill of health. Jaclyn said: ‘Greg and I were smitten. All those years of pain and tears were worth it for our sweet daughter.

‘There weren’t enough words to show our gratitude to my sisters. That day, as I held Emersyn, Meredith and Steph huddled next to us for a photo. It was a monumental moment, knowing it was these two amazing sisters that made it all happen.

‘Now, Emersyn’s one-and-a-half. She is a dream come true. Her aunts come over all the time, help babysit and they adore her. I now know all my worries were for nothing. She’s my little girl and no one else’s. I had a very isolating journey. So if I can be a voice to other women, I will be.

‘To women out there that are struggling, if someone told me years ago I’d had my child this way, I would’ve said no way. 

‘Be open minded and lean on people for support. Everything will be okay. I can’t thank my sisters enough for the best gift in the world.’