A New Path to Growing Our Family

A New Path to Growing Our Family

Blake and I married shortly after college in 2008. We always hoped to have children, but several unexpected challenges delayed our plans to start a family. After eight years of marriage, we were finally settled enough to begin trying. Our journey brought some...
Starting the Conversation: Placing Embryos for Adoption

Starting the Conversation: Placing Embryos for Adoption

For many families, IVF is a journey filled with hope and perseverance. When treatment is successful, it is common to have frozen embryos remaining after your family is complete. Deciding what to do next can be difficult, and it is a conversation that many couples put...
Grief Doesn’t End When Embryo Adoption Begins

Grief Doesn’t End When Embryo Adoption Begins

On a regular Friday morning in June, in the corner of a doctor’s office, under fluorescent lights, my husband and I unexpectedly found out we would never be able to conceive naturally. The doctor informed us of this life-changing diagnosis matter-of-factly, and...
From Loss to Hope: Our Embryo Donation Journey

From Loss to Hope: Our Embryo Donation Journey

When my husband and I began our IVF journey, I felt a mixture of fear and excitement. After struggling to grow our family, IVF gave us the opportunity to have biological children. We were blessed with seven embryos, and after transferring two, we received the...