Inconceivable: A Medical Mistake, the Baby We Couldn't Keep, and Our Choice to Deliver the Ultimate Gift
Language: English
Published by HarperCollins Publishers Inc, 2011
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The new life in Carolyn's womb was supposed to be her miracle - a beloved baby conceived by in vitro fertilization after years of trying for a bigger family. But on the very day the clinic phoned to confirm her pregnancy, her husband broke the news: You're pregnant, but they transferred the wrong embryos. After moving past the shock, the Savages were faced with two choices: terminate the pregnancy or relinquish the infant to his genetic parents as soon as he's born. Knowing that hidden within Carolyn's body was some other family's hope for child they decided to carry the baby to term. This riveting chronicle of the devastating discovery and the decisions that followed such as when and what to tell their other children, let alone the community at large, also depicts the touching moments Sean and Carolyn spent with the baby after he was born, before turning him over to his biological parents. A beautiful examination on what it means to bring a life into this world, the true meaning of motherhood, and the heartbreaking challenges families face when met with infertility, Carolyn and Sean Savage tell the story of how they could give the ultimate gift.…
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- Title
- Inconceivable: A Medical Mistake, the Baby We Couldn't Keep, and Our Choice to Deliver the Ultimate Gift
- Author
- Carolyn Savage
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Publication year
- 2011
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Hardback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0062004638
- ISBN 13
- 9780062004635
A medical mistake during an IVF procedure. An unthinkable situation . . . you’re pregnant with the wrong baby. You can terminate, but you can’t keep him. What choice would you make?
Carolyn and Sean Savage had been trying to expand their family for years. When they underwent an IVF transfer in February 2009, they knew it would be their last chance. If they became pregnant, they would celebrate the baby as an answer to their prayers. If not, they would be grateful for the family they had and leave their fertility struggles behind forever. They never imagined a third option. The pregnancy test was positive, but the clinic had transferred the wrong embryos. Carolyn was pregnant with someone else’s baby. The Savages faced a series of heartbreaking decisions: terminate the pregnancy, sue for custody, or hand over the infant to his genetic parents upon delivery. Knowing that Carolyn was carrying another couple’s hope for a baby, the Savages wanted to do what they prayed the other family would do for them if the situation was reversed. Sean and Carolyn Savage decided to give the ultimate gift, the gift of life, to a family they didn’t know, no strings attached. Inconceivable provides an inside look at how modern medicine, which creates miracles daily, could allow such a tragic mistake, and the many legal ramifications that ensued with both the genetic family and the clinic. Chronicling their tumultuous pregnancy and its aftermath, which tested the Savage’s faith, their relationship to their church, and their marriage, Inconceivable is ultimately a testament to love. Carolyn and Sean loved this baby, making it impossible for them to imagine how they could give him life and then give him away. In the end, Inconceivable is a story of what it is to be a parent, someone who nurtures a life, protects a soul, only to release that child into the world long before you’re ready to let him go."Synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
About the Author
Carolyn And Sean Savage's story was covered widely when they gave birth to the baby boy in September 2009, including in People magazine and on The Today Show. In this book they are telling the entire story for the very first time. Sean and Carolyn live in Ohio with their two teenage sons and two-year-old daughter.
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