理查（保罗·吉亚玛提 饰）和瑞秋（凯瑟琳·哈恩 饰）因不孕而饱受煎熬。这对夫妻一心投入辅助生育和领养安排，在这个狭小领域中愈陷愈深，同时还要为维系婚姻付出努力。他们尝试了试管婴儿，情绪和财务都受到严重影响，眼看中年就要步入尾声，感觉山穷水尽之际，刚从大学辍学的莎蒂（凯丽·卡特 饰）出现并再次进入了他们的生活，一切也终于开始好转......Richard and Rachel, a couple in the throes of infertility, try to maintain their marriage as they descend deeper and deeper into the weird world of assisted reproduction and domestic adoption. When their doctor suggests third party reproduction, they bristle. But when Sadie, a recent college drop out, re-enters their life, they reconsider.