https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-apmcd-138f81d
“Alot of times, donors are just viewed as genetic material.” Melissa, an egg donor for two years, shares her experience with anonymous donation. Now that she has children she wonders what happened with her donations. She wonders if the kids are alright. She expresses her willingness to be open and connect with the recipient parents and children, while also respecting boundaries.
If you’d like to learn more about how to prepare to connect, I’ve got some resources for you! Making Contact is a how-to guide to prepare for contact whether you are a donor, donor conceived person or recipient parent. Link for more: https://three-makes-baby-preparation-and-parenting1.teachable.com/p/making-contact
How do you make contact / connect if you have no contact details as in the UK identity release at 18 yr old. If the HFEA / clinic won’t give the identity. If DNA tests either don’t give the identity or do but the person does not respond ? If you use every FB page on earth set up to connect donors / recipients but you get no joy . Why would you prepare to connect if you can’t connect despite making every effort to identify the person or people on the case of double donor IVF ?