Did you/would you tell your child you used a donor egg?

[Anonymous]

This is an ancient thread, and the post that rekindled it is incorrect - all clinical research and opinion points to full disclosure being in the best interest of the individual for whom it is critical information.

I have kids from DE. I started talking w/ them about it when they were less than 3. I need to restart that conversation periodically to make sure they grow up knowing it as part of their history, and part of the story of how very much we wanted to be their parents.

Any discomfort around any of this is for their parents to bear and manage - not them. And I include in that difficult family opinions or judgments. My kids will feel no shame about being the product of the full capability of modern science, and they will perceive no shame from their mother about how they were perceived. They are a wonderful blessing and I thank god that I live in a time where i was able to have them, despite biological challenges.

[Anonymous]

I've talked to my kid about it since he was very young (like 2). We did a semi open donation so that he will have the option of contacting his donor when he is 18. I figured that at the very least for medical history reasons, it was important for him to know.