O’Mahony, who is an animal lover, decided to become a dog walker at DWDC (DogWalkingDC) to utilize a more flexible work schedule.Īs the couple got into the swing of parenthood, they realized they wanted to expand their family. They realized that working 13-15 hour days 365 days a year made parenting difficult. Both embryos took and the couple became fathers to twin girls, Claire and Violet, in 2016. This way all of the children would be half siblings. They found an egg donor, who was not the surrogate, and used sperm from Koporulin and O’Mahony with the same mother’s eggs. The process involved a lot of components. They also went to Shady Grove Fertility Clinic where O’Mahony says they didn’t have a great experience because, “They just have dollar signs on their faces.” Koporulin and O’Mahony found their surrogate, whom they now call a friend, through an agency. The best option for Koporulin and O’Mahony became clear. Koporulin says his father was close with them both and wanted them to have biological children. It’s not healthy for them or us.”Īnother factor in their decision was Koporulin’s father who died in Russia in 2012. “It doesn’t make any sense to us because you can love a child and take care of them for three months and then you have to give them back. “We don’t like foster care because it’s meant to get the parents back on their feet and then you have to give the children back” O’Mahony says. They also knew foster care wasn’t for them. The couple says they first considered adoption but found the process difficult. John O’Mahony, on left, and Yaroslav Koporulin with their children.
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