Patience through Infertility and Embryo Adoption

Patience through Infertility and Embryo Adoption

When my husband and I were married in 2013, we knew we wanted to have kids. We planned to wait a while to enjoy each other’s company before we got busy starting our family. One day I shared with my husband that I felt as if I had never experienced any serious...
Trauma within Embryo Adoption

Trauma within Embryo Adoption

It is a concern that is being voiced with more regularity: Are children who were adopted as embryos prone to any adoption-related trauma? Adoption trauma describes the trauma connected to being separated from one’s birth family. Either at the moment of birth or at...
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month

Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month

In 1988, President Ronald Reagan proclaimed October as Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month.  This month honors the millions of families who have experienced loss of children through miscarriage, stillbirth, termination for medical reasons, or infant death....
How to Talk to Your Snowflake about Their Origins

How to Talk to Your Snowflake about Their Origins

“You cannot start a relationship on a lie, and expect a high level of openness in return.” ~ An Embryo Adoption Mother It is natural to be curious about our genetic origins; and with programs such as Ancestry DNA and 23andMe, it has never been easier to get our hands...
A New Life Born from Loss

A New Life Born from Loss

This story was originally published in Pathway2Family Magazine. When Justin and Amanda decided to pursue in vitro fertilization after the birth of their first child, they always knew they would end up donating their remaining embryos. After their IVF treatment...
Five Things You Learn When Donating Embryos

Five Things You Learn When Donating Embryos

You have decided to take the plunge and donate your embryos to another family! You may think the process is simple: Choose a program, speak with a representative, sign some papers, done! There is so much more to donating embryos than some families initially realize....
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