A Texas couple experienced a sweet moment when they met babies born from frozen embryos donated 20 years ago.
Brooke and Chris Martin struggled with infertility in their late 20s and eventually resorted to in vitro fertilization (IVF) to get pregnant. The couple, who lived in Tennessee at the time, went to a fertility clinic in Nashville to begin the procedure.
The Martins ended up with two implanted embryos, and their twin boys Matthew and Christopher were born later. He still had eight frozen embryos left and had to decide what to do: use them, let them thaw, donate them to science or give them back to the fertility clinic.
Fast-forward nearly 20 years later and the Martins are told by a family member that a boy, who may be their son, has been found and reached out.
Thomas Monroe, one of the three, called a family member and said something like “Hey, I’m on your family tree. I don’t know if you know anyone in your family who may have donated embryos or some children.” Have given
“I saw her picture and my husband and I burst into tears and said it was our baby. No doubt, he looked exactly like our boys,” said Brooke.
This is when the Martins learned that Thomas was a triplet, meaning they had three biological children in the world two decades after they decided to donate their embryos. The now 18-year-old triplets, two boys and a girl, grew up in Nashville with their loving parents Trey and Becky, who taught the kids about embryo adoption when they were young.
After losing Becky to cancer, Trey decides to fulfill Thomas’ wishes for a DNA test and presents her on his 18th birthday. Trey said, “I was a little nervous, but I also had a history of finding my own biological family through DNA testing and it was nothing but wonderful, so I was positive it could work very well.” “
Brooke said that even though the kids grew up differently, all five of them have similarities, from interest in music to athletics, to having a similar posture when walking.
Brooke said she wants to make sure people are aware of the option of adopting embryos: “Now, you can actually go through an official adoption where you can choose the family that will adopt the embryos.” Adopts and goes in vitro, so it’s a lot more technical now.”
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