About sperm donors?

[needingdonorsperm]

AIBU to wonder if there is a way of having a child using donor sperm but not fertility treatment?

I am gay, my child won't have a father. So are you suggesting that children of lesbian parents will have mental health concerns

Same.

Plenty of children have fathers who are great, or abusive. I would rather my child have 2 mums that adore him than a crap dad. I am pregnant by the way, with donor sperm. Done through a fertility clinic

@juneybean
Yes the research would include children born to same sex parents. I'm not saying that ALL children without a father will have mental health concerns but a significantly higher portion will have issues with their identity than those that at least know who their father is no matter how crap they might be

But that's the unfortunate consequences of the choice you made - i just get the sense that a lot of women with fatherless children choose not to see it because they are resolute in their pursuit to have a child no matter the cost

In that case why does the research into donor conceived children suggest the opposite?

@Abitmorethanusual
There are lots of studies - some suggest there is an impact some suggest there isn't

I don't think anyone will truly know for another 10-15 years

However if you ask most adult children born without a father/mother - the majority have said they have suffered with their identity because of it

Usually when the individual left or died.

Unfortunately at least 25 percent of the population have mental health issues. In addition to this, there are many who do not have insight into their problem so do not get a diagnosis/help. Mental health issues arise from childhood trauma associated with attachment difficulties and neurobiological changes. Not having a male parent does not equate to a mental health problem. However social constructs (i.e. "single parents can't do as good a job", homophobia and stigmatism) contribute to the child's sense of worth and identity. This is traumatic, and it is society that needs to adapt to accept differences.