What Are Healthy Boundaries in an Open Adoption?

Many embryo adoptions are done using an open adoption format. That means the families have the option of staying in contact with each other as the child grows up, and the child has the opportunity to meet their biological family in the future if they wish. Both...

Couples Weary of Domestic Adoption Turn to Embryo Adoption

Domestic adoption can be an incredible choice for many families, but for others, it simply isn’t the right option. Many couples become weary of domestic adoption because of stories they hear about biological parents returning for their children. It’s true that some...

Meet the First Snowflake Baby

Couples who explore adopting a frozen embryo wonder what it will be like for their child to learn their origin story as they grow up. How will being born from a frozen embryo affect their overall health and well-being? Will it affect them during their teenage years?...

Judge Rules That Embryos Are to be Destroyed After Divorce

The world has been watching a landmark case regarding frozen embryos in the San Francisco area. The couple had the embryos frozen when the woman, Mimi Lee, was diagnosed with cancer in 2010 and wanted to preserve her chance of having children in the future. When the...

More Adopting Families Staying in Contact With Bio Families

Open adoption is becoming the standard in the United States. There are over 15,000 infant adoptions in the United States each year, and according to the Huffington Post, more than half of those adoptions are “fully open.” That means both the adopting and biological...
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