Addison Koie Was the First Baby Ever Surrendered Under Vigo County’s Safe Haven Program, and the Indiana Mom Who Adopted Her Had Struggled for Years With Infertility

After years of struggling with infertility, Brandi Koie of Vigo County, Indiana, became pregnant with a son. She had still felt she was meant to have twins, and, as WTWO Terre Haute reported, a baby girl was surrendered under the state’s Safe Haven law the fall before her boy was born.

That baby was Addison Koie, the first infant ever surrendered under Vigo County’s Safe Haven program, according to the Oct. 30 WTWO report. Brandi Koie adopted her, and the station told the story for Adoption Awareness Month, which falls in November.

Years of Infertility, Then a Son

WTWO, a Nexstar station in Terre Haute, reported that Brandi Koie struggled with infertility before she became pregnant with a boy. The station said she nonetheless felt she was meant to have twins.

The report describes the arrival of the baby girl as the answer to that feeling. WTWO’s headline called it the story of a local mother who had her prayers for a baby answered…

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