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Ohio woman pregnant with wrong child
Talk about a nightmare situation.
An Ohio couple is preparing to deliver another couple’s child, they said Monday, Sept. 21, in an interview with TODAY’s Meredith Vieira.
The wrong embryos were accidentally implanted in Carolyn Savage through in vitro fertilization.
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The 40-year-old Sylvania resident and her husband, Sean, had two choices: terminate the pregnancy or carry the fetus full-term and then turn the child over to his biological parents.
Due to their religious beliefs, the parents of three decided to carry the baby.
Carolyn Savage is now 35 weeks pregnant and could have the baby as early as next week.
“We want a moment to say hello and goodbye,” Savage said in the Today Show interview. “That will be hard.”
Savage, who has had trouble conceiving, can not get pregnant again due to medical issues.
She and her husband will work with a surrogate mother.
“We felt strongly that we needed to give every embryo that we created a chance at life,” Savage said.
The Savages said the child’s biological parents will decide if he knows anything about what happened.
“We know that they did not ask for this,” Carolyn Savage said. ” We are not going to impress ourselves into their lives. Of course we will wonder about this child every day for the rest of our lives and we have hopes for him, but they are his parents.”
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By April
September 21, 2009 1:28 PM | Link to this
She has 3 beautiful healthy children! Why more? There are couples out there that would be thrilled to have ONE child!By adam
September 21, 2009 3:12 PM | Link to this
Don’t be an a$$, this would be a really difficult decision for anyone whether they already had children or not. I also hope the hospital responsible for putting these two families in this position is forced to make sure this does not happen again.By Caroline
September 21, 2009 3:40 PM | Link to this
Wow, April, what an ignorant post. What is your point, exactly? Are you saying people with 3 children should not have four? Or are you implying that she somehow tempted this situation by trying to broaden her family? I have no idea why they desired to broaden their family but I can make some educated guesses: perhaps they tried for a girl with #3 and were now looking to have a #4 to be of similar age. The point is—whatever their reasons, it is NONE of our business. The irresponsible clinic is the guilty party here! Not the incredibly courageous couple who chose a path that, while morally right, is fraught with incredible personal pain. By your line of logic, I suppose you condemn everyone with more than one child? Or is your bias simply targeted at the infertile? For shame.By Igor Jose
September 21, 2009 3:40 PM | Link to this
This is the result of playing God. The local “fertility factory” assembly line made a mistake, one that was made public of the many they never disclose because there is no oversight at all. She already had grown children and out of her own selfishness wanted more through IVF. And now the couple even wants to rent a womb to carry the “leftover embryos.” This is only a small sample of the world to come.By Voice of Reason
September 21, 2009 4:18 PM | Link to this
Caroline, You’re a moron! If these people were supposed to have children they would have been able to conceive naturally. Maybe, “due to their Religious beliefs” they shouldn’t be playing God! Perhaps, instead of creating a child in a lab, they could adopt one of the millions of children already on this earth that don’t have a home!By Nick
September 21, 2009 4:45 PM | Link to this
I agree with April. They had 3 already. Using that method to have another, at her age, was greed. It sounds like it might be a blessing for the biological parents of that baby, since it sounds like they were having trouble trying too.By Anthony H.
September 21, 2009 4:50 PM | Link to this
Bless this family for not taking the easy way out. They unknowinlgy helped a couple have a child. They will be blessed for this. God bless all of the familys involved.By Adopt a baby
September 21, 2009 4:53 PM | Link to this
I can not stand people who “have to have more children”. They will probably end up not affording the ones they have. People please adopt AMERICAN kids. We have so many neglected kids here it’s sickning.By elm
September 21, 2009 4:53 PM | Link to this
FIRST OF ALL AS SCREWED UP AS THAT CLINIC IS SHE SHOULD DEMAND A DNA TEST ON THE BABY TO DETERMINE IF A MISTAKE WAS MADE BEFORE HANDING OVER A BABY SHE GAVE BIRTH TOO!!!!!!! WHO KNOWS, IT MAY NOT EVEN BE THE OTHERS COUPLES BABY EITHER!!!!By Adopt a baby
September 21, 2009 4:54 PM | Link to this
I can not stand people who “have to have more children”. They will probably end up not affording the ones they have. People please adopt AMERICAN kids. We have so many neglected kids here it’s sickning.By 6th day
September 21, 2009 4:58 PM | Link to this
“A nightmare situation”???? Since when is making a beautiful baby a nightmare? Because your baby isn’t how you “ordered” it, it’s a disaster? Pathetic a s shole parents.I hope the baby comes out swinging.By Caroline
September 21, 2009 6:12 PM | Link to this
Voice of Reason: Really? I suppose then, by your logic, if people get cancer they should avoid chemotherapy as they were supposed to die. People who are infertile are infertile because of medical conditions. Medical conditions can be treated with medicine and treatments. By your faulty logic, I suppose if you were in a car accident, I should leave you by the side of the road and not seek help because it was your fate to be roadkill! Listen, people can build their families in whatever ways and means are legally available. The only person playing God here is YOU because you dare to dictate how people should conduct their family building. As for adopting, go for it. Adopt twenty kids for all I care. BUT DO NOT presume to decide people with legitimate medical conditions have a lesser right than you to have a biological offspring just because they have faulty body parts. Adoption can be a beautiful way to build a family but only if the desire comes from the parents. Proposing adoption as a consolation prize for people who cannot conceive on their own is ignorant, biased and judgmental. Oh, and if we are name calling, I believe you are the bigger moron. Learn some grammar and spelling and then get back her to sling your mud.By Caroline
September 21, 2009 6:12 PM | Link to this
Voice of Reason: Really? I suppose then, by your logic, if people get cancer they should avoid chemotherapy as they were supposed to die anyway?? Seriously, now…. People who are infertile are infertile because of medical conditions. Medical conditions can be treated with medicine and treatments. By your faulty logic, I suppose if you were in a car accident, I should leave you by the side of the road and not seek help because it was your fate to be roadkill! Listen, people can build their families in whatever ways and means are legally available. The only person playing God here is YOU because you dare to dictate how people should conduct their family building. As for adopting, go for it. Adopt twenty kids for all I care. BUT DO NOT presume to decide people with legitimate medical conditions have a lesser right than you to have a biological offspring just because they have faulty body parts. Adoption can be a beautiful way to build a family but only if the desire comes from the parents. Proposing adoption as a consolation prize for people who cannot conceive on their own is ignorant, biased and judgmental. Oh, and if we are name calling, I believe you are the bigger moron. Learn some grammar and spelling and then get back her to sling your mud.By paul
September 21, 2009 6:13 PM | Link to this
“adaopt a baby” who are you to judge how many kids parents should have. I have 6 boys and my wife is pregant with twin girls. it’s not fair for you to say how many kids i should have, if you don’t want any that’s fine. we are able to support all of our kids without any help from you. Having a large family has been a blessing for us.By Lynn
September 21, 2009 8:01 PM | Link to this
Voice of Reason: Do you take medicine when you’re ill? If you need heart surgery, would you get it? Would you have a broken bone set? In all probability, you would say, “yes” to these questions. At what point do you believe medical treatment is “playing God”?By shelz65
September 21, 2009 9:00 PM | Link to this
In a perfect world everyone who wanted kids would be able to conceive them naturally .. and hose who shouldn’t have kids would be the infertile ones but it does not work that way. Yes there are many kids out there that need a home but most of those that do are already damaged by people mentally, physically and emotionally or have disabilities that not every person is capable of dealing with, & that does not make them a bad person or parent. It just means they weren’t equipped to deal with those issues. In my opinion if God did not want it done this way he wouldn’t have allowed Dr’s and Scientists the ability to gain this type of knowledge to help the infertile, heal the sick or find cures for diseases .. period. I think this is a shame for these people but a beautiful thing that they chose not to abort and give the child back to the real parents. BTW .. I was told I would never have children .. but I am the mother of 3 step kids, one adopted child and at the age of 40 I became pregnant and the Dr’s have no idea how given my female problems. He was meant to be .. ALL 5 OF MY KIDS were meant to be.By shelz65
September 21, 2009 9:01 PM | Link to this
that should have said those who shouldn’t have kids would be infertile. Don’t want anyone on here thinking I was implying something else.By Nurse Jackie
September 21, 2009 9:27 PM | Link to this
Maybe God stepped in and used this couple to help the other family??? Everything happens for a reason. Good, bad, or otherwiseBy mbucha4
September 21, 2009 10:13 PM | Link to this
Wow, i can’t believe the ignorance of some people. My brother and sister in law just adopted two little boys from a very bad home, and now they are expecting their first biological child (via IVF)…it’s a BLESSING. Walk a mile in someone else’s shoes before you judge them.By Jo
September 22, 2009 8:23 AM | Link to this
I don’t understand their choices. What about children who are adopted. Do they belong to their adoptive families less than their biological ones? This whole story is disgusting. I can’t stand people who go to these extreme medical measures for “biological” children. There are plenty of damn children out there who need homes. Maybe not PURE WHITE babies but those are the only babies couples like these will accept. You reap what you sow.By Jo
September 22, 2009 8:23 AM | Link to this
I don’t understand their choices. What about children who are adopted. Do they belong to their adoptive families less than their biological ones? This whole story is disgusting. I can’t stand people who go to these extreme medical measures for “biological” children. There are plenty of damn children out there who need homes. Maybe not PURE WHITE babies but those are the only babies couples like these will accept. You reap what you sow.By Jo
September 22, 2009 8:29 AM | Link to this
This is total BS! They already have THREE CHILDREN. I don’t see the “tragedy” in it!! They can now sue the doctor’s office & never have to work again. Look at that house & neighborhood. I don’t feel sorry for them!By Becca
September 22, 2009 9:45 AM | Link to this
The tragedy is that we will never be able to fix this situation emotionally or physically for either parties. How can the money that might come from a lawsuit ever replace what this couple is going to go through. No matter how big your house or how grand your neighboorhood may be, money can not cure all situations. This couple is not looking fo anyone to feel sorry for them, or they wouldn’t have made the decisions that they have. I commend them and only hope that with God’s help both sides will eventually be able to heal. All children are a blessing from God. It doesn’t matter what color they are, or if they are conceived naturally, through IVF, or adoption. These choices should be left up to the individual who makes them and they should not be critized for them.By Judge not!
September 28, 2009 9:51 AM | Link to this
Wow! There are so many ignorant people in the world, and I think the majority of them post on here! Listen, IVF treatment is not cheap, and it is not covered by insurance. So if tis couple had the means to pay for it, and can afford another child, what makes you feel you can call them selfish? To each their own! Who made you God to decide they are wrong, or selfish for wanting another child? Grow up people and get a life!