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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My friend ended up using embryo adoption to have her child.  Multiple rounds of IVF plus the eventual embryo adoption & implantation was definitely north of $100k but that little girl is pure sweetness and light and worth every penny and every tear it took to get her here.  Biologically she isn't related to either parent and not everyone knows -- so comments like "she has your nose" or "she's going to be an athlete like you" can sting (good reminder to us all to watch our words -- we can no longer assume that having been pregnant with a child means he/she was biologically created by you).  [/quote]

She is not related genetically to the child  but biologically she is related through gestation and pregnancy.  So much fascinating work out there about the biological relationships between gestational mother and fetus including epigenetics, microchimerism, etc.  Gestational environment does determine a lot of gene expression and also is important for future disease risk, etc.  While you obviously need the genetic blueprint, the child is literally biologically created during pregnancy and the gestational mother is doing the creating!!

I have a friend who looked into adoption and surrogacy and is going with surrogacy because it is actually easier than adopting! She will be a great parent!

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