How I’m building my family with donor eggs and sperm
?I think I found her! I found my egg donor! She is smart, gorgeous, incredibly fertile and open to meeting the kid later!?
I stared at the text I?d just sent my mother and couldn?t help but laugh. I was surprised by the uncomplicated joy I felt at finding her, the woman whose genetic material I might use to create my second child. For the next few weeks, I paraded her photos in front of my friends, gushing over her big, beautiful eyes, commitment to social justice and intelligent responses to the questions on her application.
Five years ago, my feelings about using an egg donor were quite different. As long as I can remember, I?ve longed to be a mother. ?When I grow up, I want to be a mommy, an astronaut and a firefighter!? I pronounced at age four. I set out to find that perfect combination of soulmate and co-parent in my 20s and early 30s. I dated anyone and everyone, kept my mind so open that my brains nearly fell out and even went to therapy to see what I might be doing wrong. But no matter who I dated, I didn?t meet Ms Right before the sound of my biological clock grew deafening. At the age of 36, I realized that the relationship I was in wouldn?t make either of us happy and was tired of waiting for the right partner to begin my family. Although I was heartbroken, I felt a surprising sense of relief: I wouldn?t have to wait one more day to start making a family; I could do it on my own. I broke up with my girlfriend and made an appointment with a gynaecologist.
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