“It’s the miracle of life and it’s a miracle of science and it’s a way to help people who would love to be pregnant but can’t, and would love to have a baby but can’t.”
As many of you know, our sound engineer is currently out because he and his wife just had their first baby. Today we honor him and parents everywhere with an episode all about babies and the interesting ways we can have them. Many prospective parents face difficulties when trying to get pregnant. Today’s guest, Katie Cline, will explain the various options available today to have a child. We’ll take a deeper dive into Katie’s forte, embryo adoption, and how this relatively new procedure is helping struggling couples have children of their own.
“There’s an estimated 28 couples waiting for every baby available for adoption in the United States.”
“We wanted to make a way that the prospective parents and the embryo donors could really get to know each other. ”
Interview Contents
2:00 - What is embryo adoption?
3:20 - The number of embryos made during IVF.
5:00 - Embryo adoption vs. IVF.
6:50 - Giving birth to your adopted baby.
7:50 - Frozen embryos and getting them in the mother to be.
10:30 - Having trouble getting pregnant vs. carrying a baby.
15:20 - The process for donating embryos.
18:20 - Benefits for the donor.
22:30 - The process for the adopter.
25:00 - Differences between embryo adoption and traditional adoption.
29:00 - Donors and Adopters getting to know each-other.
31:00 - Common questions Katie gets from donors and adopters.
33:00 - Negative pushback that Katie gets.
39:30 - The start of NRFA.
44:00 - Advice.
Links
Prebornkids.com/halfhourintern
THIS EPISODE WAS MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF
Kevin Cole
Marcus Batson
Roxanna
Michelle & Jim Wortner
Janelle Swanson
Jimmy Seymour
