Nursing the Adopted Child

Today many families who adopt an infant are choosing to have the mother nurse their new child.  This choice is made by women and their families for a variety of reasons, including medical research (showing breast milk is the perfect food for a newborn) and the desire...

Steve and Katie’s Story of Embryo Adoption

Kate, Steve and ZaraThe following is a story of embryo adoption compiled by the Family Research Council.”We knew when we married in 1995 that we wanted to have a family, but we also knew that it would be difficult to conceive our own child due to Steve’s...

Stars struggle with infertility

While struggles with infertility can make a person feel alone and isolated, it’s important to know millions of people around the world are facing similar difficulties, even celebrities. In a January 23rd Newsweek Magazine, Rebecca Dana identifies several celebrities...

New blog shares embryo adoption journey

The Awareness Center often shares stories of families who have already completed their embryo adoption in what we affectionately call ‘Testimonial Friday’. Today though, we are changing up the format a little bit to show you a blog chronicling a family currently going...

An Answer to Exhaustive Infertility Search

J.V. and Cathy had visited every fertility specialist in the area, hoping to find a solution to their heartbreak from multiple miscarriages. As it turned out, the answer came in the form of Embryo Donation and Adoption, which enabled the couple to give birth to twin...