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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I really don't think it's anyone's business You are having a baby. Period. Congratulations. [/quote]

This is true.  But I also think I'd want to get ahead of all those "wow s/he looks so much like you, or your grandpa joe" type comments.  I'd want to ground work to be laid already to say "well, that's not possible" smile and move along.

I don't think you need to announce it to everyone, but I'd certainly let people who you see regularly know.  To avoid needing to correct people in real time, or needing to "come out" with it each time a comment comes up.

I do think you'll find many people don't realize a donor egg means you are not genetically related.  [/quote]

Well, maybe the baby will look like one or both of you. Babies can look like just about anyone - it's all in the eye of the beholder. Plus, you know how they say that spouses start looking like each other after a while -it probably has more to do with how they carry themselves, mannerisms, etc. I don't see the need to address those comments with more than a smile and a nod, or something vague, like "I love the way she holds her head", or "he is such a loud breather!" Personally, I would tell family and close friends, and of course, the kids once they are old enough to understand, in case there is a medical issue, or questions of something hereditary in the healthcare realm. Everyone else just needs to know that you are having a baby. Congrats, by the way![/quote]

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