The Adoption Law Firm Podcast
The Adoption Law Firm Podcast
S2: E3: Our Embryo Adoption Story | Dr. Chris and Lee Ann Duggar
Publish Date: May 18, 2021
Show Notes: Today Sam and Mary Beth McLure chat with Dr. Chris and Lee Ann Duggar about their experience and success with embryo adoption. Dr. Chris and Lee Ann are a loving couple who wanted to grow their family, but were having a difficult time getting pregnant. In the process of growing their family naturally, they were also open to adoption. The adoption option that interested them the most was embryo adoption.
There’s an astonishing number of frozen embryos left over from in vetro fertilization that other couples have made available for adoption. This meant Lee Ann could carry and give birth to the baby they adopted!
Show Highlights:
1:17 – Mary Beth asks Chris and Lee Ann about a hilarious moment in the Duggar family when one of their children called the police because someone was cheating on Monopoly.
4:21 – Sam explains why he loves embryo adoption.
4:44 – Dr. Chris shares highlights from when their were first having kids and becoming interested in adoption.
7:14 – Lee Ann talks about what it was like for her as a new mom to also consider frozen embryo adoption.
11:04 – Sam, Mary Beth, Chris and Lee Ann talk about some of the unique variables of embry adoption because embryos are “Frozen in time”.
12:34 – Sam talks about the motivation behind embryo adoption.
14:44 – Dr. Chris talks about three advantages of embryo adoption.
16:07 – Lee Ann shares more of her story of what it was like to get started with embryo adoption, and how quickly the process can actually go.
20:52 – Lee Ann shares what it’s like having her children grow up and knowing that one of their family members was adopted as an embryo.
24:00 – Sam and Chris talk about how they believe life begins at conception.
Helpful links:
What is Embryo Adoption?
https://nightlight.org/snowflakes-embryo-adoption-donation/what-is-embryo-adoption/
Blog Article: Did you know that you can place your embryos for adoption?
Embryo Adoption
https://www.theadoptionfirm.com/domesticadoption/embryo-adoption/