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Embryo Adoption: Expect the Unexpected
Embryo adoption can be a great opportunity for families, but can also introduce a variety of new uncertainties. Some of those uncertainties could include the waiting period, costs, legal matters, and more.
The Journey through Embryo Adoption: Chapter 1
Frozen embryos often remain after people have completed their families through IVF. You can adopt these remaining embryos through a process called embryo donation and adoption!
Celebrating the Birth of Snowflakes Baby #1,000!
That is the story of how the Snowflakes Embryo Adoption Program was born. And 25 years later, we celebrated the birth of our 1,000th baby!
Are Birth Defects More Common through Embryo Adoption?
Embryo adoption is an option that poses a risk as all fertility treatments do. However, there is no research indicating a higher risk of birth defects from the general population.
Psychosocial Outcomes of Children Born via Embryo Donation
There is a high degree of comfort with embryo donation given disclosure rates with minimal regret. Most of the respondents were provided with embryo adoption education, which explained the benefits of being open and honest with their children about their origins from the very beginning.
Preparing for Embryo Adoption: A Timeline
Embryo adoption take anywhere from 8-14 months. Gain a clear understanding of how the embryo donation or adoption program you choose works. This will help you set appropriate expectations.
Embryo Donation: Today is the Day!
The decision to pursue embryo donation can be so overwhelming that many families will put it off for years. However, by the time most couples choose to donate their embryos to another family, it may be too late…
A New Year for Embryo Donation or Adoption
More people are learning about the options of embryo donation and adoption. Raising awareness about this unique form of adoption is the biggest challenge our organization faces. Thank you for telling your family and friends about embryo adoption!
Embryo Adoption in Our Home & Hearts
This journey led us to the Snowflakes Embryo Adoption Program. We felt excited as we started learning more about the program, and we loved the idea of pregnancy and the pre-natal bonding with our baby.
Embryo Adoption: Navigating the Holidays
As family and friends come together to celebrate, there often comes a mixture of emotions. You may be excited to introduce your new baby to your loved ones. Are you nervous about explaining your adoption to family members who may not be familiar with embryo adoption?
Finding Someone “Just Like Us”
We saw the embryos as children so we felt our options were donating them anonymously through a clinic or agency with no say in the choice of parents, or choose a family to place them with through an adoption program. Doing nothing or donating the embryos for science was not an acceptable alternative for us.
Taking Time for Gratitude
Thanksgiving is the time we think about harvest celebrations with our family and friends, and our hearts leap with gratitude. But our hearts may also leap with a bit of fear. The kind of fear that comes from facing infertility during the holidays…
Embryo Adoption Grants & Scholarships
Starting the journey through an embryo adoption or donation program can be very exciting, but the financial component can take people by surprise. The good news is that there are grants, scholarships, and loans out there that can help fund your fees for the adoption process, the fertility treatments, and both!
Embryo Donation through an Embryo Adoption Program
Embryo adoption is more than just a medical procedure. Embryo adoption applies the best practices of adoption to the process of embryo donation.
Why Embryo Donation is Adoption
November kicks off the start of National Adoption Month, where adoption agencies and families celebrate the beauty of adoption. However, embryo adoption is often overlooked. Why is it not considered a form of adoption even though thousands of families have participated in it for years?