That actually is a very cruel thing
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OMG it isn't THEIR embryo, and the mother had to SHOP for placement ffs
"Then she discovered the Snowflakes programme run by the Nightlight Christian Adoptions agency, who offered to take in her embryos. Linda had to reach out to her old fertility doctor to find their old medical records, but she knew his number by heart – and after he agreed to her request, he sent over the decades-old data, some of which was handwritten.
“I would say that over 90% of clinics in the US would not have accepted these embryos,” said Beth Button, executive director of the Snowflakes programme. But nevertheless, they put the embryos into their Open Hearts programme for “hard to place” cases, and soon enough they came across Thaddeus’ parents.
Lindsey and Tim had been trying for a baby for over seven years, and were on the verge of applying for adoption when they heard about the Snowflakes.
“We checkmarked anything and everything,” said Tim, which resulted in them getting placed in the Open Hearts programme and matched with Linda’s embryos.
“We thought it was wild,” said Lindsey. “We didn’t know they froze embryos that long ago.”
Lindsey and Tim signed up with Rejoice Fertility, an IVF clinic dedicated to reducing the number of embryos in storage. This was the same facility the Ridgeway family used in 2022 when they gave birth to twins from embryos created 30 years prior. "
"Then she discovered the Snowflakes programme run by the Nightlight Christian Adoptions agency, who offered to take in her embryos. Linda had to reach out to her old fertility doctor to find their old medical records, but she knew his number by heart – and after he agreed to her request, he sent over the decades-old data, some of which was handwritten.
“I would say that over 90% of clinics in the US would not have accepted these embryos,” said Beth Button, executive director of the Snowflakes programme. But nevertheless, they put the embryos into their Open Hearts programme for “hard to place” cases, and soon enough they came across Thaddeus’ parents.
Lindsey and Tim had been trying for a baby for over seven years, and were on the verge of applying for adoption when they heard about the Snowflakes.
“We checkmarked anything and everything,” said Tim, which resulted in them getting placed in the Open Hearts programme and matched with Linda’s embryos.
“We thought it was wild,” said Lindsey. “We didn’t know they froze embryos that long ago.”
Lindsey and Tim signed up with Rejoice Fertility, an IVF clinic dedicated to reducing the number of embryos in storage. This was the same facility the Ridgeway family used in 2022 when they gave birth to twins from embryos created 30 years prior. "
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