An IVF Alternative: Steve and Kate's Story of Embryo Adoption

The following story was written by Steve and Kate and edited by the EAAC for the purposes of this blog. 

We both knew that once we were married we wanted to have a family, but we also knew that it would be difficult to conceive our own child due to Steve's paralysis. Kate, though single, had considered traditional adoption before we ever met, and Steve was comfortable with that route as well.

For a variety of reasons we decided that we didn't want to go through the IVF process. About three years into our marriage we plunged into the traditional adoption process, and a few months later we heard about Nightlight Christian Adoptions and Snowflakes for the first time on a Focus on the Family radio broadcast.

It took us about a year to get comfortable with the concept of adopting someone else's frozen embryo, but since the traditional adoption process had not yet resulted in a child, we eventually decided to try to adopt a frozen embryo. Kate was very excited, as she really wanted to experience pregnancy and childbirth.

Initially we were matched with a couple from Maryland and their six embryos, but none of the embryos survived the thawing process. We really mourned the loss of those tiny frozen babies and the missed opportunity for Kate to be pregnant.

Because of our ages (both of us were now well into our forties) we knew we needed to get back on the proverbial horse soon, so after about three month we contracted Nightlight to seek another match. Within a month we were matched with five embryos.

What a glorious day it was when, two weeks after the embryo transfer, we found out Kate was pregnant! Our daughter is now a healthy, happy, smart, energetic bundle of joy who loves life and greets every day as the gift that it really is. We are so blessed and proud to have her as our daughter, and we highly recommend Embryo Adoption to anyone who is looking for alternatives to IVF or traditional adoption.


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