A surrogate mum is hoping to have her 10th baby after giving birth to five children for couples who are unable to have their own.
Laura McCarthy, 33, who has four of her own children, had her first surrogate baby 11 years ago.
It resulted in a little girl while she gave birth to surrogate twins eight months ago, the Yorkshire Live reports.
Her surrogate pregnancies were all a result of IVF (In vitro fertilisation) - a process in which the would-be parents' egg and sperm are used to create an embryo which is placed into Laura's womb.
She states that this means none of the babies are hers, genetically speaking.
The single mum from Bradley, Huddersfield, said: "I love being a mum, it’s the best job in the world, and I love that I can help someone fulfill their dream to become a parent."
Laura is also on a mission to "end the misconceptions around surrogacy".
In order to continue having more surrogate babies for those unable to have children, Laura lost more than five stones in weight with Slimming World.
She was inspired to become a surrogate mum after seeing a TV programme and having her first two children.
"That unconditional love that I felt, I thought how lucky I was to have that and so thought if I could help others, then why not?," she added.
"I wanted others to be able to have that unconditional love for their own children."
She makes sure to get to know each family beforehand and stays in touch after the pregnancy - once the children are old enough to understand, they are given more information about their birth.
Laura added: "Once they are old enough they will know who I am and that they grew in my tummy."
She hopes to have a surrogate baby for a single man with a donated egg but is not pregnant yet.
One common misunderstanding she says people have is that surrogate mums become overly attached to the newborn babies.
She said: "People think I would be attached to the baby. Of course, I want to keep that baby safe, but you don't have the same feelings (you have) towards your own child when you are pregnant with someone else's."
Another common misconception is that surrogate mums "get lots of money".
"In the UK, surrogacy is altruistic. Expenses are covered, such as travel and maternity clothes", she said.
She also recalls some "funny questions" that people ask her.
"They ask 'do you know who you are doing it for? Yes, I would not have a baby for a stranger."
While she's allowed to 'raise awareness' for what she does, Laura says that it is explicitly not a service and is therefore not permitted to advertise.
"Nowadays there's a really supportive surrogacy community and there are groups on Facebook. The words used are 'intended parents'. It is a community to support each other."
She describes the feeling of handing over a newborn baby to the parents.
"Once you see the baby in their arms you can see that unconditional love immediately. It is just so worth it. That feeling can be slightly addictive."
Laura, a former nursery nurse, had all nine children at Calderdale Royal Hospital including her own, April, 13, Rowan, 11, Ada, six, and Eira, two.
Now that she has given birth to nine children, some people have started asking about 'double figures', she admits.
"I do get asked that. It is a sensible question."
She says: "I would like to carry on helping people to have their family. If my body gets to the stage where it is struggling with pregnancy, or if I get health problems or the birth is not going well, that is where a line will need to be drawn because my children need a mum.
"I never rule anything out, I play everything by ear. I have always coped well with pregnancy and have had straightforward births."
And she says her parents and own children have been supportive.
"It's so normal to my family they would be shocked if I wasn't having more...my mum is my biggest support regarding surrogacy. She supports me in doing what I do."
Despite the overwhelming support, Laura notes that her grandparents were shocked at first.
"Twelve years ago, when I first started to do it, they had a lot of misconceptions. They were a little bit shocked and thought I shouldn't do it. They saw an amazing journey with the parents and how they were respectful of me."
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