Embryo Donation

This will basically be an informative post about Embryo Donation. It can sound much more complicated than it actually is. Here is what wikipedia has to offer about it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embryo_donation

There are several ways to go about receiving this donation.

1. From a clinic- this would be anonymous- we would know almost nothing about the family, it would be a closed adoption (no contact) and most places have a year waitlist to receive the embryos.

2. From an agency- could be any kind of adoption, however they charge a significant fee and have strong requirements, some being religious beliefs and/or years of marriage- basically we don't qualify for this option.

3.  Independent- directly from a family- any type of adoption, although you will clearly know who each other are, more affordable and the opportunity to know much more information about all the families involved.


For many reasons the "independent" option work for us. We want to know the family we receive this unbelievable gift from, we want our future children to know their story and where they came from and we don't want to be giving money to someone who could be making a profit off of this amazing donation.

We want a semi-open to an open adoption. We feel that it is important for our children to know their whole story, all their truths and that they were beyond loved, so much that they were given the best chance at becoming a person. We feel its an important part of development to know where you came from, we don't ever want our children to think we have lied to them, so we plan to tell them the truth from brith.  Of course we will do it in a developmentally appropriate way, such as a cute storybook, picture books and a child version of their story.

We are still learning about the process, but will know more as we move along. We know that we will need to sign up for some websites, some Facebook groups, and get our information out there. If we find a family that we match with, then we move on to the legal process, which we are not exactly sure what it entails, but we are excited!!