Welcome to The Embaby Blog!
This blog is my attempt to raise awareness about, and share
my experience with, pregnancy with a donor embryo. Follow along as I
journey from baby fever to embryo transfer to baby bump to newborn and beyond!
Along the way, there will be plenty of blood, sweat, and tears as I grapple
with the options for growing a family, get matched with an "embaby," overcome
pregnancy complications, give birth in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic,
and get treated for a postpartum emergency. And after all of that, I decided to do it all again! I am now expecting my second embaby.
A little background about my family: I am the mother of two
teens from my first marriage, but after remarrying, my husband and I decided we
wanted a little one of our own. Faced with diminished fertility, we sought
out several specialists. Each one had their own recommendation for how to help
us make a baby, but none of the options fit us quite right.
Then I found out about donor embryos. I was surprised no one
had suggested this route to parenthood before given its high success rate and
financial accessibility. We applied to a program, were
matched with an embryo, and I got pregnant with our embaby. We are now the awestruck parents of a bright-eyed, beautiful girl and are awaiting the arrival of her little sister.
Embry donation wasn’t our first choice, but it was our best
option, and we wouldn’t change a thing about how our daughter(s) came into the
world. If you are experiencing fertility challenges and haven’t considered
using a donor embryo, I hope my story will open your mind and provide information
as you explore this life-changing alternative form of baby-making.
