Bless you Sushee and Bellybelly, and lovely Suzi and Anney who have been campaigning behind the scenes...we can already see that this area is something most of us know so little about until we need/want to dip our big toes in for a lookysee, and how wonderful to be able to have a DC forum right here. When I first started looking for information it was just so hit and miss, but to have a collection of brainstrust in one area on a popular forum is pretty hard to beat!
Sushee, there are some great links out there that would be very useful to include, will PM you for a chat to see what you do/don't want on the site. Am very mindful that this area is for discussion purposes only and hope everyone adheres to the rules so the forum continues running.
My name is Cindy, I have donated three times and my first recipients have three children from that donation, the other two donations were unsuccessful. When I first looked into donating, I had to do a donation where I could satisfy myself that any lives born would have access to me and my children down the track if they wanted to, that my recipients would be very comfortable with the whole donor conception 'thing' and that that would translate to them being open and comfortable with discussing it with their children, so it was just another part of who they were, rather than an uncomfortable and possibly damaging family secret. Amazingly, I found three recipients who felt the same way and have had three very rewarding, although not all successful, experiences. I think from a donor's point of view the key to a great donation is to research, research, research and talk, talk, talk and think, think, think as the decision could be a life long commitment to a real live person. Forums such as this are wonderful for sounding out your thoughts and feelings and concerns and I would have probably not donated at all if I hadn't found support and information and kindness somewhere just like this. Anyway, I have been an extremely fortunate donor in that my first recipients keep in constant contact and were kind enough to share so many of the special moments of their pregnancies with me, really I have been blessed.
Anyway, so much to talk about and so many tummies growling here so best get lunch!
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