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Unique Fundraising Ideas for Embryo Adoption
Don’t let money be the reason you give up on your dreams of pursuing embryo adoption! There are endless ways to approach raising the money needed to embark on this family building avenue.
The Truth Behind Pre-Genetic Screening
Sometimes couples want a guarantee that embryo adoption will work for them. For many, this means having the embryos pre-genetically tested. However, many specialists have concerns about the accuracy of these tests and the risks this type of testing may impose on the developing embryos.
Infertility Journey Leads to Embryo Adoption
Our experience in the foster care world gave us some time to take a break from the fertility world and pregnancy loss. We decided we were ready to try embryo adoption again and discovered the Snowflakes Embryo Adoption Program.
Seven Tips to Create an Embryo Adoption Profile
You have completed your home study for embryo adoption and now you are ready to create your adoptive family profile! We are here to help you create an accurate and engaging family profile in just seven easy steps.
Five Signs It’s Time to Donate Your Embryos
Families may have already made the decision that they would like to donate their embryos to another family but wonder, “When is the right time to start the process?”
Are Home Studies Necessary for Embryo Adoption?
Home studies are extremely beneficial to embryo adoptive parents. Whether you are adopting embryos through an adoption agency or another organization, a home study is often required. Please consider four main reasons why we find it necessary for embryo adopting parents to have a home study completed before adopting embryos.
How to Be Kind to Your Body Through Infertility
As you focus on getting pregnant and building your family through embryo adoption, you also need to focus on taking care of your body. Your fertility specialist may have you on certain medication, diet or exercise regimen, and while it is important to follow these, paying attention to your own needs and practicing self-care can make a make a difference in helping with stressors.
Medicated vs. Natural Cycle Transfer for your FET
One decision families are faced with when pursuing embryo adoption is whether to do a medicated cycle or a natural cycle when preparing for their frozen embryo transfer (FET). There is a lot to consider when weighing these two options.
How to Stay Encouraged During the Embryo Adoption Matching Process
While the path to embryo adoption is not an easy one, waiting often feels as though it is the most difficult leg of the journey. Here are some practical and tangible ways to stay encouraged while waiting during the matching process.
A Letter to My Husband as We Struggle Through Infertility
We dreamed of different gifts, of creating life and beauty together but today, we are left with simply love and the hope of one day creating a beautiful life that is very different than we ever dreamed.
Let’s Talk About Transracial Embryo Adoption
Adoption an embryo of a different race can be intimidating. Fears like lack of identity between your child and their racial heritage, or getting weird questions or looks when you deliver a baby of another race may come up. While these are valid fears, they should not inhibit you from considering transracial embryo adoption.
Not Our Embryos to Keep
Tom and Anabelle now had three children—and five frozen embryos. They began to research what they could do with their remaining embryos and discovered the Snowflakes Embryo Adoption Program.
Explaining Embryo Adoption to Older Children
The expectation of a new brother or sister brings anticipation and also may bring some questions that parents who are adopting embryos may not be prepared for. It is difficult enough to answer the age-old “where do babies come from?” question, but what if the baby is not arriving via “the stork” but rather a “snowflake?”
Could Embryo Adoption Be Your Next Step?
Embryo adoption is a lesser known form of adoption, but it could very well be the next step in building your family! Here are four main reasons you may want to consider embryo adoption.
Dangers of Waiting to Donate your Embryos
You might now be thinking, “Well, my embryos have only been frozen for 5 years, I have plenty of time!” Although research shows that children can still be born from older embryos, the chances a fertility clinic will allow the embryos to be transferred are unpredictable.