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To ask my happily married baby daddy to donate sperm?

156 replies

FluentCrab · 10/10/2024 23:30

I am a single mother to a wonderful toddler who brings so much joy to my life. I absolutely love being a Mum and am desperate to have another but am not interested in having a relationship (plus it’s bloody hard to meet anyone anyway as I have my son almost 100% of the time!).
I am considering booking at a clinic and using a sperm donor to have another. However, it breaks my heart to think that one of my children will have a Daddy who they are excited to see, while the other one will not have one at all. It would be ideal if I could ask my ex to donate and I think there is a chance he would agree. But is it batshit crazy to ask this of someone when they are married to someone else? I don’t want to offend his current partner. I feel absolutely zero romantic or sexual feelings for him now but she might get the wrong idea, or she might feel embarrassed that I’m walking round pregnant with his baby if he agrees.

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Maviz · 10/10/2024 23:37

Yeah you really can't do this. He's married to someone else!

pernice · 10/10/2024 23:36

I would be pretty offended if I were his wife

Mcginty57 · 10/10/2024 23:35

Bagshit, no man or their partner on earth would agree to this.

Scutterbug · 10/10/2024 23:35

He’s married. It just wouldn’t be right to do this, it will get so messy.

Dramatic · 10/10/2024 23:33

Yes it is absolutely batshit. I can't even believe you'd consider asking him.

Pandasnacks · 10/10/2024 23:33

Why do you have your baby almost 100% of the time? This suggests he's not as interested in his child's life as he should be, so it is would be a no from me.