She said, “You Don’t Have a Child With Down Syndrome”

But we did.

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When our first son was 18 months old, we decided it was time for a thaw. We had six frozen embryos and were ready to take them out of the freezer and try for a second child. A very technical process where, like chicken from a deep freeze, embryos are defrosted. Four were viable, cells dividing normally, and ready to be placed inside my uterus.