We started looking in earnest at adoption, both private and foster-to-adopt, but for a number of reasons, this way wasn't working for us. Then, a close friend told us about embryo adoption — which we had never heard of before!

We appreciated getting to really know and connect with our donors, and knowing that they felt the same way about us. Embryo Connections was great to work with and made what can be an incredibly daunting process into a safe, comfortable experience.

Our son Krew came to us through the incredible gift of embryo donation after years of infertility and loss. Our journey to parenthood was long and winding — marked by six failed rounds of IVF, eight failed IUIs, three miscarriages, countless unsuccessful transfers, and one miracle biological child conceived naturally.

I know not all fertility stories have happy endings, but for us, Embryo Connections, made possible the hopes and prayers that lay deep in our hearts, and we will be forever grateful.

Every day I gaze into Bruce’s eyes and feel the deepest sense of joy I have ever experienced. The gift of embryo adoption has fundamentally changed my life in such a profound way that I cannot help but advocate for it at every opportunity possible.

After five failed rounds of IVF and two miscarriages, my husband and I had all but given up on having a biological child of our own. While we both had infertility factors, we were never told pregnancy wasn’t possible. With each round, we were reassured that success was likely - yet it never came.