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[quote=Anonymous]We had a long fertility journey and like a lot of people, my "line in the sand" moved repeatedly, especially because DH desperately wanted a child. We did a gestational carrier plus DE (so two different women) in the end. I really wanted to be genetically related to my child, and so I asked siblings/cousins to donate, but they refused. So we used an anonymous donor through an agency, ultimately.

We were open with family and with close friends about the use of DE. We took the research-based recommendation to start discussing LO's origins starting around age 2 -- that way it's always a part of their identity, and they'll understand more gradually as they get older.

Ironically LO looks far more like me than DH (even though I don't think the donor looks like me), so much so that everyone comments on it. And I absolutely adore LO.

I will probably always wonder what it would have been like to have my own biological children, and what a child that combined DH and I would have been like. That's a tinge of sadness, but it's just one of those background regrets -- a path not taken. In some ways, LO is probably a more awesome kid for not being related to me![/quote]

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