{"id":78336,"date":"2024-08-27T11:26:42","date_gmt":"2024-08-27T04:26:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/?p=78336"},"modified":"2024-08-27T11:26:42","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T04:26:42","slug":"mother-uses-embryo-that-is-just-a-year-younger-than-herself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/mother-uses-embryo-that-is-just-a-year-younger-than-herself\/","title":{"rendered":"Mother Uses Embryo That Is Just a Year Younger Than Herself"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Modern medicine has made some astounding advances including helping families have babies where they may biologically struggle.\n</p><p>One example is a woman born in 1991 who gave birth to an embryo frozen in 1992.\n</p><h3>Old Frozen Embryo Develops New Baby\n<figure style='\"width:' class='\"wp-caption' aligncenter><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/truth-here.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/08%5C/em-1024x392-1.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"1024\"' height='\"392\"' title='\"\"'><figcaption class='\"wp-caption-text\"'>Image Credit: GMA\n<p>Tina Gibson lives in Tennessee with her husband Benjamin. The pair were married for over 5 years but couldn\u2019t conceive. \u201cMy husband has cystic fibrosis, so infertility is common,\u201d Tina explained. \u201cWe had decided that we were more than likely going to adopt, and we were fine with that.\u201d The couple became foster parents, until a frozen embryo changed their lives, forever.\n</p><p>Emma Wren Gibson was born on November 25, 2017, weighing 6 pounds and 8 ounces. Although she was born healthy, her case was extraordinary as she was born from a frozen embryo donated in 1992, just one year after Tina was born.\n</p><h3>Hesitant to Consider a Frozen Embryo\n<figure style='\"width:' class='\"wp-caption' aligncenter><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/secretlifeofmom.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/06%5C/gma-1024x423.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"A' close up of a newborn baby. width='\"1024\"' height='\"423\"' title='\"\"'><figcaption class='\"wp-caption-text\"'>Image Credit: GMA\n<p>The couple was hesitant to consider a frozen embryo as an option but were introduced to the idea by Tina\u2019s father. \u201cI was like, \u2018Well, that\u2019s nice, Dad, but we\u2019re not interested. We\u2019re knee-deep in foster care right now. I kind of blew it off. I had no interest in it.\u201d Tina recalled, sharing the thought had somehow resonated with her. \u201cIt was playing in my mind over and over and over,\u201d she said. Luckily, when she shared her thoughts with Benjamin, he told her he\u2019d been thinking about it too.\n</p><p>As the pair drove home, Tine thoroughly researched the option of giving birth to a frozen embryo, noting that the National Embryo Donation Center was in Knoxville and could perform the scary yet thrilling procedure. Several weeks passed before the couple officially decided to \u201csubmit an application for embryo adoption,\u201d Tina said. \u201cOn a whim, we filled out an application and submitted it that night.\u201d\n</p><h3>Thoughtfully Submitting an Application\n<figure style='\"width:' class='\"wp-caption' aligncenter><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/secretlifeofmom.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/06%5C/fam-1024x583.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"Happy' parents posing with their new baby against a dark wooden background. width='\"1024\"' height='\"583\"' title='\"\"'><figcaption class='\"wp-caption-text\"'>Image Credit: Southern Charm Portraits\n<p>After months of testing Tina\u2019s physical abilities to respond to treatment, the application process was similar to parents wanting to foster or adopt. First, a state worker visits the home to ensure a good environment for a new baby. \u201cJust the standard home study that mimics any home study that anybody would go through in a traditional adoption process.\u201d Explained Mark Mellinger, the marketing and development director at the NEDC. \u201cVery rarely does a review find a red flag,\u201d he added. After they were approved, the couple was given a list of possible frozen embryos, with all the information about their family medical history and academic or professional achievements.\n</p><p>\u201cWe literally had two weeks to go through 300 profiles,\u201d Benjamin said.\n</p><h3>Frozen Embryo Statistics\n<figure style='\"width:' class='\"wp-caption' aligncenter><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/secretlifeofmom.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/06%5C/sfna-1024x682.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"A' close up of a microscope. width='\"1024\"' height='\"682\"' title='\"\"'><figcaption class='\"wp-caption-text\"'>Image for illustrative purposes only. Image credit: kkolosov | Pixabay\n<p>Finally, the couple picked their frozen embryo, the future Emma Wren Gibson. While it\u2019s presumed that Emma\u2019s embryo was from a donation in 1992, the medical experts who performed the procedure note there\u2019s no way to know for sure. Three frozen embryos were used for the procedure and no one can be certain which embryo took.\n</p><p>\u201cIdentifying the oldest known embryo is simply an impossibility,\u201d said Dr. Zaher Merhi, director of IVF research and development at New Hope Fertility Center. Although the facility didn\u2019t take part in the Gibson case, it\u2019s familiar with similar practices and procedures. Merhi notes that American companies are not required to report to the government the age of an embryo used. As such, \u201cnobody has these records.\u201d\n</p><h3>Thrilled over the New Baby\n<figure style='\"width:' class='\"wp-caption' aligncenter><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/secretlifeofmom.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/06%5C/rrr-1024x692.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"A' baby hand holding the finger of an adult. width='\"1024\"' height='\"692\"' title='\"\"'><figcaption class='\"wp-caption-text\"'>Image for illustrative purposes only. Image Credit: RitaE | Pixabay\n<p>Benjamin couldn\u2019t have been happier although he doesn\u2019t share his daughter\u2019s genes. \u201cAs soon as she came out, I fell in love with her,\u201d he said. Meanwhile, Tina was equally thrilled.\n</p><p>\u201cWe\u2019re just so thankful and blessed. She\u2019s a precious Christmas gift from the Lord. We\u2019re just so grateful.\u201d She said. \u201cWe wanted to adopt, and I don\u2019t know that that isn\u2019t going to be in our future. We may still adopt. This just ended up being the route that we took.\u201d\n</p><h3>The NEDC\n</h3><p>The National Embryo Donation Center is a faith-based organization founded in 2003, according to Mellinger. \u201cWe say that our reason for existence is to protect the sanctity and dignity of the human embryo.\u201d He explained. \u201cWe are big advocates of embryo donation and embryo adoption.\u201d\n</p><p>\u201cWe will contact the fertility clinic where the embryos are stored, and they are happy to work with us.\u201d He added. \u201cWe will adopt out an embryo whenever. Sometimes, embryos have been in storage for a few weeks, maybe a few months. Sometimes, it\u2019s literally been decades.\u201d The fees are generally around $12,500 and are paid by the adopting couple, for a \u201cfirst try.\u201d\n</p><h3>Alternative Roads to Parenthood\n</h3><p>Business decision making and the way to success. Choosing a strategic path to move forward. Alternative options and business solutions. Paper plane with arrows pointing different directions.\n<figure style='\"width:' class='\"wp-caption' aligncenter><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/secretlifeofmom.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/06%5C/shutterstock_2255670075.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"Business' decision making and the way to success. choosing a strategic path move forward. alternative options business solutions. paper plane with arrows pointing different directions. width='\"1000\"' height='\"733\"' title='\"\"'><figcaption class='\"wp-caption-text\"'>Image for illustrative purposes only. Source: Shutterstock\n<p>Although many people prefer to have biological children, that isn\u2019t always an option. Luckily, there are other options and supports available to help facilitate a couple\u2019s desire to have a family. While using a frozen embryo is a possibility other options are also available.\n</p><p>For example, becoming a foster parent is advantageous for adults and children. Thousands of kids in the U.S. are in foster care, in need of loving and supportive environments. This is a great option as the government also helps relieve some of the financial burden that comes with the responsibility of caring for another human being.\n</p><p>While also costly, surrogacy is another option for parents struggling with fertility. A woman is selected to carry and deliver a baby for a couple hoping to have a child of their own or closely related genetic makeup.\n</p><p>Lastly, consider adoption. Thousands of children in the U.S. and likely millions worldwide need access to a better quality of life to thrive. If you\u2019re hoping to become a parent but are struggling with fertility adoption may be a great choice as it\u2019s an opportunity to make the world and your life a little brighter.\n</p><p>Source: truth-here\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"</p><p>Modern medicine has made some astounding advances including helping families have babies where they may biologically struggle. One example is a woman born in 1991 who gave birth to an embryo frozen in 1992. Old Frozen Embryo Develops New Baby Tina Gibson lives in Tennessee with her husband Benjamin. 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