I understand this is controversial, but has anyone not declared their child is donor conceived: either to their Dr, their family, or their child?
We are exploring embryo donation due to our son having an unidentifiable genetic disorder, and also I reacted badly to stims on previous IVF cycles.
We have been discussing who we would tell if we were fortunate enough to conceive. I sort of feel that the first person to find out should be the child themselves (in an age appropriate way) and I would therefore rather we keep their genetic parentage private and leave it up to them to tell people.
Would we encounter problems with this, or have you done it and regretted it? Has anyone kept it secret even from the child?
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SidneySquid · 24/02/2021 18:46
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