How do donors feel after donating embryos? The story of one embryo donor meeting her recipients' son for the first time

Jennifer is a counselor, mother of twins, and donor of one frozen embryo. For years she struggled with the decision of what to do with her embryo. This is the story of the day that she met her recipients and their healthy baby boy.

Deb RobertsFebruary 19, 2019embryodonationsupport.comembryo donation, embryo donated children, embryo adoption relationships, open embryo donation, love for embryo donated children, embryo donor stories, embryo donation stories

How do I explain to my children their genetic roots, and how they’re connected to their donor-siblings?

You want to communicate but feeling ambivalent about how to break the ice? These questions of IF and HOW to tell are just as relevant for donor as recipient families. I’ve listed some ideas from my own repertoire learned from other moms, as well as book recommendations and reviews.

parenting embryo donationDeb RobertsDecember 14, 2018Embryo Connectionsembryo donated children, embryo adoption, Explaining unique family origins, telling children about IVF

Will I love my embaby just as much?

Research on donated embryo moms and their mid-childhood aged children shows that families with embryo donation are as emotionally engaged, if not more, than their counterparts