My family was created by DI and international adoption
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“As a mother for whom it took many many failed rounds of IVF and heartache to achieve my son and the process of international adoption from Africa to complete our family with our daughter, I found this series really took me back to the initial feelings of longing for a child and to be a mother and the hideous feelings of thinking it would never happen and I would never be called ‘Mummy’ or have a child reach for my hand ..... I really really empathised with this couple . What a touching and brilliant series. Now with a 13 year old and an 8 year old I now know we did manage it by hook or by crook!!!! I am writing a book about the creation of my family as people going through this really need to know they are not alone. It can be a cripplingly isolating and devastating journey. Using donor sperm to create my son is the best decision we made, though at first it seemed like it might be a terrible decision for us and the child!!! It was the best decision though. Our son is just our son ..... with his mum and dad .... 13 and caring and clever and compassionate and lovely ..... he has always known he was donor conceived and I started telling him at a few days old.... he had no issues with it at all .... it is just his story and who he is .... we will support him looking for his donor or not .... it’s no big deal at all ..... it just feels like it might be considering it before conceiving! International adoption too had been more challenging as our daughter was 18 months when we adopted her and there were a while host of attachment issues and malnutrition and institutionalisation to deal with that took many many years of consistency and lots of issues to deal with to get to where we are now. Today I am glad we made our family by these two means ...... if my husband had had sperm and we’d done it the easy way, then my son wouldn’t be here and nor would my daughter, and they are both the light of our lives. I loved this series which came out as I am doing the final edit to my own book and story. Well done and all the very very best to you both. I send you all my positivity that you will have the baby or babies you desire.
Warmest
Angela”
Flyer437 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
01/10/19
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TryingToBeMama via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
08/07/20
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“I wish there had been a blog like this when we were struggling to conceive. It’s a great overview of the options available to couples who are facing infertility with the added bonus that it’s by someone who is in that situation herself. There are so many echoes of my own experience and I think it...”Read full review »
filigree via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
11/08/18
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“Thank you so much for doing this. It’s helping me so much in a similar struggle. Thank you for being brave enough to share.”
Katy jc via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
06/26/19
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