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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Options to consider:
1) donor egg
2) adoption
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As for the lonely only, you'll have a better chance to find a nice community when she gets into preschool or elementary. [/b] My advice is seek out other  only families as they're looking for this type of friendship too, in my experience.  I don't know where you live, but it seems like there are more only families in closer-in and urban neighborhoods.  [/quote]

This is definitely true.  I have 2 kids but my DD's two BFFs are both only children.  I love watching their friendship and can see them being each others' surrogate sisters through life (I also have a DS so DD doesn't have a sister either).  They met in 2nd grade and we have become good friends with the girls parents.  Compared to other friends of my kids, I can see that this friendship is as important to her BFFs parents as it is to us and we all prioritize giving the girls time to hang out together.

I'd encourage you to continuing reaching out to make friends.  I didn't really know anyone in DC when we started our family but joined a couple playgroups through the local moms club and some of the moms from the second one are now my closest friends.  The first group I didn't connect with as well.  I also made friends via preschool, which my kids started as a 1-day/week "parents day out" when my 1st was a year old.[/quote]

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