Our Embryo Adoption Journey!

[@ComfortingGrace]

Our son came to us through embryo adoption as well. He Will be 6 yrs old next month. The greatest blessing of our lives. God bless you.

[@jenlowell8849]

Such an incredible blessing! Happy soon-to-be birthday for your little guy!!

[@shimmerdust281]

How long did the process take you?

[@Uber1937]

No es tu hijo y lo sabes. Dejad en paz a los hijos de otros. Comprad muñecos.

[@MPG-ub5ke]

Alot of infertile couples don't realise the existence of this great option, which is a lot easier emotionally than adopting a child

[@buddhapiyao1315]

Im glad I came across this video. I went thru 3 IVF failures and was devastated. It took me over 4 years to crawl out of depression and rethink of some way to have a baby. I was already 46. Chances of having my own baby was very bleak. consulted a few doctors and now we have thought of getting a doner egg and trying it one last time. I pray and hope that this time It will be a success. God bless you and your baby with Good health and Happiness ever after.

[@Uber1937]

No lo hagas. Los óvulos de otra, su hijo.

[@kaylastockley7072]

Yesss ! You tube needs more videos like these ! Please keep sharing your story !

[@jenlowell8849]

thank you so much for watching! I just shared my next vlog that will be part of a series taking you through our transfer process and my pregnancy :)

[@missy3300]

How did u prepare ur mind for embryo adoption?

[@JustinaP84]

We will be doing our transfer in a few months!!❤️

[@jenlowell8849]

That is so exciting!!! Best wishes go out to you on your transfer!

[@kellykebo3497]

Thank you for this. I have embryos left from IVF 12yrs ago and I’ve never had the heart to have them destroyed. Keeping them on ice forever, feels wrong.

[@kellykebo3497]

All of this sounds great. I’m curious if there’s an opening for siblings to meet if they would like.

[@jenlowell8849]

For us, our adoption with our son we have is an open adoption. Our hope is that one day he will meet his biological siblings, so there’s definitely an opportunity for it if that’s the desire for the donors and adoptees! ♥️

[@LeeLynn-vq8yq]

Kelly, my husband and I can't have our own children, but I can carry. Please, if you feel that you're ready to give someone the opportunity to raise your babies in a loving home, consider us. I wasn't planning to start the process until this Spring, but I saw your message, and thought it might give you the opportunity to talk about it. I can send you my email. No pressure. I just didn't want to miss this opportunity to connect to a mama who is still loving her snowflakes. Sharon

[@makaylacrudup8690]

Please let them live

[@NicoleStephaniepr]

We had our baby boy threw embryo adoption too! He is 5 months today ❤️❤️❤️ i also have a video on my channel about it💙🥰

[@madelinerhudy02]

Love that you share the journey of embryo adoption.It is something that I am thinking about doing one day in the near future the next 10 years.

[@jenlowell8849]

I am very happy to share about it and help others who are considering it themselves. :)

[@madelinerhudy02]

Jen Lowell I actually created an account on Instagram I was wondering if you wouldn’t mind sharing your story with me on the account if you don’t want too that is ok💛

[@ericalevingston1739]

Thanks for the info, we are considering this option now we know what to expect

[@jenlowell8849]

You're very welcome! Good luck on your journey

[@PCKA1987]

We are a family of 7 (5 kids at home, ages 4-11) and 2 adult children. We would really love to have (another) set of twins, but would like to adopt children who otherwise might not have a chance. I would also like to carry our babies to term. I heard about embryo adoption and it seems like the perfect fit. Thanks for this video! We are excited to prayerfully move forward with our own journey.

[@oneida9217]

Congratulations,God has given you a baby ,a blessing,even if the child is not your blood but he or she is ur child God is good ,Godbless you hun

[@sitcomchristian6886]

Revelation 22:21 The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all. Amen.

[@oneida9217]

I’m so excited for you ,how did ur parents and family feel about it

[@sitcomchristian6886]

Pursuing this early next year :) Btw, if you go directly through a fertility clinic (instead of an agency) there's no home study!

[@jenlowell8849]

Yes! No home study through clinics and private matches 😊 best of luck on your embryo adoption pursuit!

[@jyotijoshi3474]

What is the difference between embryo adoption and egg donor?

[@Mama_Toby]

Thank you so much for this. My boyfriend and I started trying before we were going to get engaged and married bc I'm 32 and having fertility issues. He has 2 from an previous marriage and we are trying for our first together. The fertility doctor said I can get pregnant but the chances of me conceiving are low and then he gave us IVF options and embryo donation options. I was just told this yesterday and I've been trying to wrap my head around it. I'm glad I found you .. so I can ask questions and things of that nature. Do you have to have a adoption where the biological donors are in the child's life or can it be anonymous or closed adoption process?

[@jenlowell8849]

I am always here for any questions you may have! If you have Instagram, I am easy to reach on there. @_jensjourneys_ The agency we went through you can choose open, semi-open, or closed adoption. Then both parties just have to come to an agreement on the type. But I know with many other organizations that you can get donated embryos from you can very easily have a closed adoption. We do not personally know what it will look like for our son yet as he grows up with a physical introduction to our donor family, but I talk to our donor mom semi-frequently and absolutely love her. There's no "right" way to go about things, just go with your guy but also keep an open mind is my best advice. :)

[@Mama_Toby]

@@jenlowell8849 thank you so much. I will message you. What times are you available to chat? I dont want to message you when you are busy.

[@jenlowell8849]

@@Mama_Toby just shoot me a message anytime and I will respond whenever I can :) I'm currently working minimally and just on baby duty as our little guy is now 5 weeks old.

[@Uber1937]

​@@jenlowell8849 Madre, solo hay una: donde la naturaleza puso el óvulo. No hay más.

[@rb7454]

What christian organization did you use for embryo adoption?

[@jessicarodriguez8784]

Did you have any issues convincing the doctors to allow implantation during a natural cycle? Anything you had to do or prove in order to do it with a natural cycle?

[@jenlowell8849]

I did not. My doctor's had seen through all of my tests and procedures that I have a healthy uterus and was ovulating on my own already, so they didn't have any concerns or believe I needed to do all of the injections. Unless you have a medical condition that makes the injections of those hormones necessary for your body to be prepared for a transfer, the only "benefit" of the hormones is in scheduling of the transfer. When preparing to transfer on a natural cycle you run a greater risk of having to cancel the cycle if your body ovulates on its own early. But I was under a lot of supervision with ultrasounds monitoring follicle growth and my lining thickening.

[@jessicarodriguez8784]

Jen Lowell thank you! That’s very helpful to understand. I don’t have any known issues and have been a bit concerned about all the extra hormone injections. I’ll look into this further, thank you!

[@lovelywarrior874]

What is the name of your agency?

[@brooklyntiara]

Are these donor couples specifically creating an embryo to be adopted, or are the “extra” embryos from previous IVF cycles? Genuinely curious.

[@jenlowell8849]

The embryos are ones remaining after a couple’s IVF cycle 😊

[@ericalevingston1739]

Update us when you can honey.

[@missy3300]

How did u prepare ur mind for embryo adoption?

[@jenlowell8849]

A lot of prayer happened throughout all of our doctor's appointments and tests that led us to knowing that we would never have biological children. I believe our hearts were being prepared that entire time to be led to adoption and when we found embryo adoption it was the greatest blessing that we would be able to both adopt and experience a pregnancy.

[@missy3300]

@@jenlowell8849 it's so very hard even to listen the suggestion of embryo adoption to me. . I feel lik losing genetic material. .

[@jenlowell8849]

@@missy3300 it isn't for everyone and that is okay too. Families are built in all kinds of different ways. I had to grieve the fact I wouldn't ever have a son or daughter that carried my husband and mine's genetics, but am SO thankful for the blessing embryo adoption is in our lives and that it is bringing us our son.

[@oneida9217]

Jen Lowell that’s awesome,a blessing from God ,congratulations love 💕

[@buddhapiyao1315]

excellent question. preparing your mind to accept a different genetic material and accepting that its not yours and not your genes is not an easy task for everyone. and more so it needs accepting that the hope to have their own baby with their own eggs and sperms is not possible for whatever reason and then moving on to accept an alternative.