“A Gadsden County couple gave birth to a healthy baby boy after adopting an embryo that had been frozen for 15 years.
Noah was donated to an adoption agency as an embryo, which is the stage before becoming a fetus.
After struggling with fertility issues, Amanda and Jeremy Lewand decided to adopt the embryo, and they gave birth to Noah in February. The couple shared their story because they hope it will inspire other couples who had the same issues they faced.
“It was all worth it,” Amanda Lewand says. “After going through infertility, we had longed for a child so bad.”
The wait was even longer for little baby Noah.
“He was frozen in August 2005, so he was 15 years old when he was put inside me!’ Amanda Lewand says.
After a decade and a half of living in a deep freeze, Noah was born at Capital Regional Medical Center in February. He spent a week in the NICU before coming home.
“He’s just a very easy-going baby,” Jeremy Lewand says.
This was made possible by a process many have never heard of before: Embryo adoption.
“They have a list of profiles online,” Amanda Lewand says.
Dozens of parent profiles are available through the Florida Institute of Reproductive Medicine, allowing people to basically “shop” for the baby of their dreams.”
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