Woman Secretly Gets Pregnant With Her Adopted Baby After Doctor Says She Can't Conceive

Mar 15, 2019 by apost team

It's an issue millions of Americans face each year. According to the National Infertility Association, one in 8 couples in the United States struggle with infertility.

That's the spot Allison and Josiah Hillaker found themselves in when they tried to conceive shortly after getting married.

Allison had always wanted to be a mom. From the moment she met Josiah, she expressed the desire to have a son and name him Jeremiah. After falling in love with Allison, Josiah quickly realized that her dream was now his dream.

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Once they got married, the couple tried unsuccessfully to conceive.

According to WXYZ-TV, they both underwent testing and discovered that Josiah was infertile, crushing the pair's dreams of having a biological child.  Josiah and Allison didn't lose hope, however, researching their options before settling on adoption. They then received more unfortunate news.

According to WXYZ Detroit, 1 million Americans are interested in adopting a baby each year, approximately 18,000 children are available for adoption. That information made their dream of adopting a baby seem nearly impossible.

That was, until, the couple heard about a program called the National Fertility Support Center. This program unites prospective adoptive families with frozen embryos which were unused during the In Vitro Fertilization process.

Families that don't use all of their frozen embryos have the option of selling them to another couple who wish to adopt it. That embryo is then implanted in the adoptive mother's womb. Babies born in this manner are referred to as "snow babies" because they are frozen prior to adoption.

Allison and Josiah were ecstatic upon learning this news and were quickly connected with another couple who were looking to sell seven embryos that were frozen in 2005.

The Hillaker's adopted all seven and went on to have three implanted a short time later.

One of the embryo's survived, meaning Allison was pregnant with her adopted child. The couple welcomed a son, Jeremiah, who is now a healthy, happy two-year-old.

They hope by sharing their story, they will help other couples struggling with infertility find other viable ways to expand their family. The cost of embryo adoption is roughly one-third of the cost of In Vitro Fertilization.

Watch their emotional story in the video below:

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