Donor Nexus
April 4, 2021
Intended Parent Z became a mother of twin girls through embryo donation, and she sent Donor Nexus this announcement shortly after the birth, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Below, she describes the first days with her daughters and what it was like to deliver while hospital restrictions kept family away.
About embryo donation
Embryo donation lets intended parents grow their family with embryos that another family created during IVF and chose to donate.
With transfers at HRC Fertility, the Donor Nexus Donor Embryo Program reports a 69.5% pregnancy rate and a 49.7% delivery rate
"On April 1st at 7:25 pm EST, beautiful twin girls joined our family! I feel good for less than a week post-C-section and am enjoying the exhausting and exhilarating life of a twin mum!
COVID-19 restrictions are tight at the hospital so it was a bit harder not being able to have family be there to enjoy the birth and help. I am grateful for all the extra nurses & CNAs are having to fill in where birth partners and doulas would normally support.
Thank you for helping make our dreams come true! And thank you for helping bring some positive news to so many in my life during this uncertainty during the pandemic."
If you are considering donor embryos, you can learn how the Donor Embryo Program works, or read about donor embryo success rates and how embryo donation compares with embryo adoption.
A word from Donor Nexus
Announcements like this one are why our team does this work. One family chose to donate the embryos they were not going to use, and because of that decision, another family got to meet their daughters. If you are considering donor embryos, our case managers can talk you through eligibility, matching, and what to expect from your first call through your transfer.
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Donor Nexus
Donor Nexus is an egg donation agency, frozen egg bank, and embryo donation program based in Newport Beach, California. Since 2012 it has worked with more than 150 fertility clinics in the United States and abr…
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