Hi there. We are Jess and Jenna, a new couple here .

We are in Sydney at the moment, but will be moving back to Perth in June. Since I was a young girl, I have known that I wanted to be a mother. I dont think that the fact that I am gay should be able to dictate whether I should be able to fulful this dream.

I have decided to begin researching the procedures and different measures of us becoming pregnant for future reference. I am 19, while Jess is 24, and so are not rushing into anything as yet, just hoping to gain an insight into other lesbian families, like we hope to have one day.

I have a few things I would like to know. I was wondering what the most leanient state is for same sex conception and parenting? Are WA and NSW on the same wave-length?

Jess and I have discussed how we would like to go about having a child/ren. I will be the mum to carry (i like the term tummy mummy!) I know that I would like to use an UNknown donor (personal preference), but would like to use the SAME donor for multiple children. I feel justified in this, that our children will be partly biologically related.
What I would like to know, is if it is possible for an UNknown donor to be contacted by the child if they wish to, when they are at a certain age? Or is an unknown donor just that, a donor? I worry that our child may wish to contact their "father" when they get to a certain age... Do you think having many male role models in their life would would affect this decision? Our child/ren would be around a lot of males.

I also have considered the fact that I would like to conceive with Jess's eggs as well as mine (same donor). How do we go about that procedure?

I would like to know from personal experience, if having a child who is not biologically yours, but the other mothers, means that the bond is not quite as intrinsically strong as with the egg mummy? I do believe love it what bonds, but just wondering about intrinsic connections with biological parent/s.

As I said, I have only just began to research methods such as these, I am a novice right now! So any information or personal experiences would be greatly appreciated :]
Sorry If i sound like a bit of a beginner, but have to start somewhere!

Thank you, Jen+Jess.