An alternative to traditional adoption...

Is embryo adoption or Embryo donation. If a woman's body can endure a pregnancy and carry it to term, maybe an embryo adoption may be something to consider.

Hundreds of thousands of embryos are sitting in storage, with decisions needing to be made about their fate. Couples that decide their family is complete, but have viable embryos stored opt to help other couples (or single women) in their quest to be parents. The couple whose embryos are stored picks the couple that will "adopt" the embryo and one or more will be implanted in the adoptive Mom. Assuming the procedure works, she may be pregnant with one or more babies that will be fully biologically related to the couples other child or children.

The adoptive Mom doesn't necessary have to tell people casual acquaintances what's going on, she can just let everyone know she is pregnant. She gets to experience a pregnancy and know she is taking excellent care of herself during the pregnancy. She gets to give birth and bring the baby home. It's a unique and amazing process to experience adoption and pregnancy almost simultaneously.

Couples storing embryos are usually middle to upper class people with good jobs and financial stability, therefore the babies that result come from desirable backgrounds and education level. I think it's an amazing way to change a couple's life and may be a viable alternative to traditional adoption. Check this website for more information or you can look up "embryo donation" or "embryo adoption" on the internet.

http://www.nightlight.org/snowflakeadoption.htm