Couple’s family expanded to include 4 babies in just 3 months after 8-years of infertility

A Pennsylvania couple who had been trying to conceive for eight years through the help of a fertility specialist was blessed with four babies in three months.

Zac and Brittney Wolfe adopted baby Charlie on July 27, 2023.

Then, only four months later, on October 19, Brittney, who is 32, gave birth to triplets: two girls and a boy.

These triplets were conceived through embryo adoption.

“We always talked about a big family,” Zac, 31, said. “That’s something we dreamed of.”

The Wolfes started trying to have a baby after getting married in 2015, according to ABC News.

After a year of no success, they sought help from a fertility specialist.

Despite trying methods like intrauterine insemination (IUI), they didn’t conceive.

They then turned to in-vitro fertilization (IVF), where eggs and sperm are combined in a lab to create embryos.

Zac and Brittney were both working full-time and had to travel long distances to the fertility clinic during that time.

Additionally, Brittney had to handle injections and medications for the IVF process.

Zac described it as tough, as they had to balance work schedules with clinic visits, causing stress on them individually and on their relationship.

The Wolfes were happy when they got pregnant after the second IVF try.

But their joy turned to sadness when they had a miscarriage just a few weeks later.

They took a break to heal, then started IUI and IVF treatments again in 2020. Sadly, they didn’t have success.

Doctors told them they had “unexplained infertility,” which means there’s no clear reason why they’re having trouble getting pregnant.

“We weren’t sure at the beginning if it was because of my injury as well,” said Zac. “We had to have all my tests done, and it was very hard.”

Facing ongoing struggles with infertility, the Wolfes began looking into adoption.

They prepared by taking classes and undergoing home study.

They created a website to document their journey, hoping to find a child.

Despite getting responses on social media and their website, they didn’t find a child to adopt.

Then, they considered embryo adoption after a relative’s suggestion.

Embryo adoption lets people choose donated embryos to carry the pregnancy themselves. Donors are those who have leftover frozen embryos from IVF.

So, the couple visited an embryo donation center in Tennessee in 2022.

“We got access to their database of embryos and had our first transfer in December 2022,” Brittney said.

After learning of Brittney’s pregnancy following the embryo transfer, the Wolfes faced disappointment when she experienced another miscarriage soon after.

However, they decided to pursue another round of embryo adoption through the help of a fertility specialist.

Meanwhile, they received an unexpected call from a neighbor about adoption.

They confirmed their interest and were introduced to a pregnant local woman who wanted to pursue adoption.

“We met with her, and she asked us if we would adopt her baby,” Brittney said, recalling their first meeting with the woman in March.

The couple joined the pregnant woman midway through her pregnancy.

Brittney accompanied her to the 20-week ultrasound, where they learned it was a girl, and she supported the expecting mother through all her appointments.

The Wolfes remained enthusiastic about adoption while also continuing to pursue embryo adoption.

They understood that both options might not succeed, given their previous experiences.

Despite this uncertainty, they were willing to take the chance and pursue both paths.

In April, the Wolfes returned to the fertility specialist in Tennessee for another embryo transfer and were thrilled to discover that it resulted in a pregnancy.

Despite being told of a less than 1% chance of triplets due to the embryo quality, they were surprised to learn during the first ultrasound that they were expecting three babies.

Brittney described the joyful moment when they realized they were having triplets during the ultrasound appointment.

Zac almost fell out of his chair, while Brittney felt her whole body go limp when they learned they were expecting not one but three babies.

Brittney’s pregnancy was scheduled to coincide with her adopted daughter’s birth mother’s pregnancy, with a 20-week difference.

Moreover, Brittney’s pregnancy with triplets proceeded without any complications despite previous miscarriages.

“When you’re going through this, you’re so stressed out,” Zac Wolfe said. “And when Charlie came to us, I think that we weren’t stressed as much, and Brittney’s pregnancy went so good because we weren’t focused on the negative. We got Charlie. We were so happy, and Brittney’s pregnancy went amazing.”

Brittney Wolfe delivered the triplets, named Knox, Noa, and Navie, via C-section on October 19, 30 weeks into her pregnancy.

Currently, the Wolfes are now sharing their touching adoption journey, celebrating the life-changing moment when they welcomed baby girl Charlie and triplets Knox, Navie, and Noa through their Facebook page and YouTube channel.

They are hoping to inspire others to consider adoption as a beautiful family-building method.

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