Embryo Adoption: Genetics Do Not Make a Family

Embryo Adoption: Genetics Do Not Make a Family

We were both in our thirties when we married and wanted to enjoy some time just the two of us. We agreed to wait at least a year until we tried to start a family. After about six months, we changed course and decided to begin our journey to parenthood. After a year...
Embryo Adoption: Joy, Sadness, Loss, and HOPE

Embryo Adoption: Joy, Sadness, Loss, and HOPE

I am sure many of you read this have a similar story like ours. My husband and I had a rollercoaster journey to get to where we are today. We met late in life, and married in 2008. We had our first daughter in 2011. It was an easy pregnancy, labor, and delivery and a...
Embryo Adoption Story: Worth Every Struggle

Embryo Adoption Story: Worth Every Struggle

Our embryo adoption story begins in 2012, when we got married. We expected our family life to unfold in the traditional way; we had no idea that conceiving a child would be an issue… By our fourth or fifth year of marriage, we realized that something was wrong. We...
God Painted Our Picture

God Painted Our Picture

We were given less than 1% chance of conceiving on our own. My husband, Steven, and I had been trying for a baby for five years. After years of nothing happening, we consulted a fertility specialist. This is a place we never thought we would go, and yet here we were....
Embryo Adoption is Not Plan B

Embryo Adoption is Not Plan B

Like many women, experiencing pregnancy and becoming a mom was something I dreamed about since I was a little girl. Coming from a relatively large family, I never thought we would struggle to conceive. Two years into marriage, we started trying. It wasn’t long before...
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