Ask a Therapist: Struggling with Stored Donor Embryos
A recipient parent struggles with extra stored donor embryos and clinic restrictions.
A recipient parent struggles with extra stored donor embryos and clinic restrictions.
A parent wonders how to convince their wife that they should reach out to their sperm donors for the sake of their children.
A recipient parent wonders how to discuss donor conception with her two-year-old child.
A recipient parent wonders how to navigate questions from her child when her country mandates anonymity.
An intended parent wonders how her potential donor and brother in law would tell his children about donating sperm.
I cannot remember a time in my life that I did not know I was donor conceived. I was raised by the most amazing single mother and never lacked anything, but I was constantly reminded I did not have a dad.
A recipient parent who used a known donor wonders when to introduce their child to the donor.
I was born in London to two mums who used an anonymous sperm donor to conceive me. I was raised knowing my conception story, as it was talked about casually, and all my questions were answered to their best ability as I grew up.
A recipient parent wonders about how and when to connect their child with donor conceived siblings.
I’m sure I said, “It’s actually a ‘donor’ not a father.” I can remember my voice saying, “Our daughter doesn’t have a dad. She has two moms.” But much of that changed for me when I found out about my own donor conception experience.