Couples are primarily motivated to choose surrogacy for their baby dreams due to a strong preference for newborns and the desire for a direct genetic descendant. There are two types of couples that benefit the most from going the route of surrogacy, though both of them have the same root motivation: wanting a newborn of their very own. The first type of couple has a strong preference for newborns. This is understandable, as traditional pregnancies mean that a family enjoys the earliest days of raising a baby right from the moment of birth. Adoption means having certain choices taken away as couples adapt their needs to the children who are currently without parents. This can mean an age range of babies just a few months old to toddlers to young children that already have names, personalities, and even language preferences. Some hopeful couples prefer a complete, “fresh start” with a baby that is born just for them. The second group wants the same thing as the first group but takes it a step further. Even if a couple may not be advised or able to have a traditional pregnancy, they still want a baby that is a direct genetic descendant of themselves, as would be the case in conventional childbirth. The only way to achieve this if the woman in the partnership can’t conceive is to undergo a type of surrogacy known as in vitro fertilization. With this technique, the man donates sperm, while the woman donates an egg—or these samples are retrieved from cryogenic storage if a “fresh” donation is no longer possible—and then the samples are fertilized under lab supervision. Once confirmed and potentially screened for congenital diseases, the egg is then implanted in the surrogate mother. Once the baby is born, as with traditional pregnancy, it is 50% of the DNA of the hopeful father and 50% of the mother, exactly as with natural childbirth. In vitro fertilization is the only way couples that want a direct genetic descendant can still do so without a traditional pregnancy.