"It's a big deal," [Judy REVET] said, admitting she was reluctant to accept her sister's offer at first. "Pregnancy is something you want to experience for yourself and it's a lot of responsibility you're putting on somebody else.

"I was relieved at the fact that I didn't have to go through labour," [Jill Garnier] said. "I know what that's like."

"My kids knew from the beginning. I always made very sure that they knew the babies weren't coming to our home," Jill said. "So they were pretty excited to see the babies and realized that they're their cousins."