(The following is an interview of an embryo adoptive parent and was published in a Nightlight Christian Adoptions newsletter.)
Edited by the Embryo Adoption Awareness Center
Q: What were your thoughts when you heard about Embryo Adoption?
ANN: To accurately answer, I have to first say that our first infertility specialist was less than satisfactory and not very kind. He never offered embryo adoption to us and told us, basically, to give up on having children.
Amazingly, that same week, three different people told us about Dr. Stewart who is our current specialist. We did see him soon after and at our first meeting, he introduced us to embryo adoption. I remember him handing us the brochure, and as soon as I looked at it, I knew what we were supposed to do. It was automatic for me.
Q: What were your fears or anxieties about going through such a program?
ANN: My fears and anxieties were that it just wouldn’t work. But that’s where that big voice had to be trusted! I think with any adoption, you also fear that the genetic parents will want the baby back.
Q: When you received the profile of your donor, how did you know this was the right match?
ANN: We thought about this. Of course, what was there not to love about Lise and Mark (the embryo donors) and their beautiful family? I think once you read about the other person’s story, you cannot help but become involved in some way.
Eventually, it’s as though it’s one big extended family of sorts. And everyone just wants the best possible outcome. Both sides have immense gains to be had. Ultimately, we just waited for peace in our decision to pursue this with Lise and Mark.
Q: When Lise & Mark chose you and Dave to adopt these embryos, how did you feel?
ANN: Humbled. We both cried and felt very, very humble. Gratitude doesn’t even begin to describe our feelings towards Lise and Mark.
Read more of this interview in the next Embryo Adoption Awareness Center blog post.
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