Inconceivable by Sean and Carolyn Savage: A Medical Mistake, the Baby We Couldn't Keep, and Our Choice to Deliver the Ultimate Gift

Carolyn and Sean Savage had been trying to expand their family for years. They approached an IVF transfer in February 2009, knowing it would be their last. If pregnant, they would celebrate the baby as an answer to their prayers. If they weren’t, 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.
INCONCEIVABLE: A Medical Mistake, the Baby We Couldn't Keep, and Our Choice to Deliver the Ultimate Gift chronicles the Savages’ heartbreaking decision: terminate the pregnancy, sue for custody, or return the infant to his genetic parents as soon as he’s born.

Knowing that Carolyn was carrying another couple’s hope for a baby, the Savages decided to do what they prayed the other family would do for them if the situation were reversed. They decided to give the ultimate gift...

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