wow…. I would think you should be happy to have a child and not worry about the sex of that child.

No I don’t agree with this.

Will we see these for sale on ETSY soon? How can they tell the gender so early anyway?

That’s absolutely rediculous. I hope it never occurs.

I’m all for IVF but not for trading embryos. However it’s their decision and I don’t think this should have been put on Facebook if they didn’t want any criticism made about it. They left themselves wide open.

Absurd. If you’re at the point where you need IVF, ANY baby regardless of gender whoudl have been good enough

Mind blown… those poor embryos, being treated with such carelessness and rejection; being traded like playing cards. Just wow…

Well, I don’t think I could do it, but I hope both families the best of luck and hope they will be happy with their decision.

No, I have no understanding or compassion for this. Trading an embryo is like telling my kid is not good enough, I want/buy another one. A parent should unconditionally love their child, the traded embryo is biologically not even their own child (from their own eggs and sperm).

This is something that I wouldn’t countenance because of all the probable ramifications. What if the embryo given away doesn’t take, but the one you get does – would the owner of the first embryo want the child when it is born – it does of course have their DNA?
Think about this very carefully, people.

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  • • mom93821 replied
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  There are so many ethical and moral reasons attached to this issue.

I am not against IVF but do not like the trading of embryos for so many reasons – it is quite a complex issue.

I am all for IVF. My niece is one of them, but boy or girl, they didn’t care, as long as he/she was healthy. I am NOT FOR this though. How sad that you are not happy with the gender you have been given. Pretty sad too if something happens to either bub (God forbid), either right away or afterwards – would parents want their REAL bub back.
After seeing what what my brother went through for 16 years, you learn to realise what is important. And gender should be the last of their worries.

I really do hope it works out for these two families while making room to add another little one

Will the fact that the mother of the boy’s embryo is 49 years old, affect the chance to arrive to full term? The mother of the girl’s embryo is 12 years younger.
No, personally I don’t like the idea and I wouldn’t do it.

It makes two families happy but l wouldn’t do this at all.

You don’t need a certain gender to make your family complete. I very much doubt anyone that thinks this is a bad idea disagrees with IVF they just disagree with wanting to select your child. Would the opposite sex be harder to love? This just makes me sad.

And I have no issues with IVF, it’s great that people who can’t gave children naturally can try IVF. But I’m disgusted at these couples

Oh my god I am flabbergasted. I cannot understand the gender preference thing. I got what I was given with no qualms. What these people are failing to mention is they are trading their own flesh and blood. Giving away their own child. Thus horrifies and sickens me

She should be thankful she has a viable embryo. If she feels that way maybe she shouldn’t have any more children. Just be grateful you can have children at all. Now if she uses her last embryo the child is going to grow up knowing she wasn’t really wanted. Some people can be so heartless

Seriously! Boys being valued as more important than girls! Just sad that this thinking has not changed. Girls have suffered throughout history for the preference of male children/heirs. This horrifies and also saddens me.