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Having a Known Donor
When people embark on their fertility journey and are seeking a donor, it’s common to use biological material from someone you know - whether family or friend.
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Donor Conception: Musing From A Woman Who is Considering Using A Donor
Using a donor is an incredible opportunity. It’s a real gift to be in this moment of history that allows people who would otherwise be infertile have the capacity to have a child.
And no matter how or when you choose to share your story with your child, you’re doing the best the can, with all the information you have right now.
And we see you. We are holding you. And we support whatever choice you make.
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Donor Conception: Using an Egg Donor for My Third Child—Overcoming Fears About Love and Connection
There are so many questions and feelings as it is when exploring donor conception.
There are even more when only one of your children is donor conceived.
Swipe to read this followers journey through overcoming her fears about love and connection 🌷
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Donor Conception: “It’s Kinda Cool To Be Made From A Donor”
As we’re hearing from more donor-conceived people, we’re sharing an excerpt from a conversation with a 13-year-old daughter of a single mom by choice. Swipe to hear some of her thoughts on being donor-conceived ➡️
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Donor Conception: Finding My Roots—Life After Learning My ‘Real’ Father is an Anonymous Sperm Donor
Swipe to read a different kind of donor-conceived story about the ramifications of secrecy.
We’re shifting gears today and highlighting some stories from the donor-conceived community 🌷
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Donor Conception: I Was Donor Conceived
We’re shifting gears today and highlighting some stories from the donor-conceived community 🌷
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Donor Conception: Building A Family As An Orthodox Lesbian Couple
Thank you to another anonymous follower for sharing her special story ❣️
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Donor Conception: A Couple’s Donor Sperm Story
Huge thanks to our anonymous couple for sharing their story with sperm donation.
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Donor Conception: “My Embryo Donation Story”-Melina
A special story from Melina @sunnysquirrelfarm about her embryo donation experience 💗
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Donor Conception: Questions For After Baby Arrives
Even once the baby is born, new questions always arise. Here are a few to think about as you continue your donor conception journey ❣️
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Donor Conception: Why People Use Donors
There are a lot of misconceptions about using donors to build your family. Here’s one of them.
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Donor Conception: Questions For Selecting a Donor
Every stage of donor conception is unique. If/when it comes time to select a donor, there are so many things to consider.
Here are a few questions/considerations that might be helpful ❣️
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Donor Conception: Mixed Emotions
Using a donor can bring mixed emotions - Joy, grief, hope, and acceptance are all part of the journey. Whatever you are feeling, whenever you feel it - it’s all normal and expected!
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Donor Conception: “I Donated My Eggs To My Childhood Friend”
Another egg donation story from one of our anonymous followers ❣️
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Donor Conception: “My Egg Donation Story: My Prayers Were Answered, Just Not The Way I Thought They’d Be”
There is no single path to motherhood 💕
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Donor Conception: What Kind of Donation Exists?
Some language that’s helpful to know as we start off donor conception week:
Sperm/Egg Donor, contributor, donor, genetic donor, helper: the man/woman/person who helped us/donated
Embryo Donors: the people who donated the embryo that became you
Birth Parents: birth mother/mom/mommy/ima, birth father/dad/papa/abba, parents
Surrogate: the person who grew you in their body.
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Donor Conception: Before You Proceed
There are so many questions to ask while exploring donor conception. Make sure you have all the tools necessary if/when you’re ready for it.
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Donor Conception: “My Daughter’s Sperm Donor Is Not Her Father”-Leora Elman
Sperm donors are not parents. Parents are parents.
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Donor Conception: Questions For After Baby Arrives
Even once the baby is born, new questions always arise. Here are a few to think about as you continue your donor conception journey ❣️
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Bonus Episode: Third Party Halachos with Rabbi Segelman
Rabbi Segelman from PUAH, joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about the history behind the laws regarding infertility, the general basics of egg donation, sperm donation, and surrogacy, and questions from viewers.