Twenty years after her first child was born, it’s starting all over again for Debbie Beasley: the diapers, the middle-of-the-night feedings, the constant exhaustion. The 45-year-old registered nurse says she feels like she has children “in three seasons": a 20-year-old daughter in college, energetic 13-year-old twins who are competitive gymnasts -- and now a 5-month-old daughter who is something of a first in the brave new world of baby-making. As a two-celled embryo, Laina spent the last 13 years in a state of suspended animation, frozen in liquid nitrogen. That is longer than any other documented case where a frozen embryo has resulted in a healthy baby, according to Beasley’s fertility doctors. More...
