IVF with Donor at 30

[MammyandAva]

Hi,

I wanted to create a thread for anyones experience please.

I am 30, daughter (7) from a previous relationship and want to try IVF with donor sperm

I have raised my daughter completely solo and after a horrific relationship with her dad I do not want to be in any new relationships but I know I'm ready for baby #2

I have started planning with the clinic and due to PCOS I have decided to go straight with mild IVF

But now... I have major worries over what people way say/think (silly I know) but I can't seem to shake that unknown worry

Has anyone else been in a similar position please? 😞

Well I have done the whole donor thing. I say "eff" relationships and do the same thing too @MammyandAva , do the whole donor thing too, maybe this is the right thing for you. First thing to get started is the Fertility MOT, have you started on this?

@mommynette I have had all of my tests and am now to the point to choose the donor. But I now suddenly have this uneasy feeling of what people will make of it all.

I'm a single mum with a planned donor-conceived baby and while it was scary saying it out loud the first few times, I actually found that my family and friends were very supportive when I told them.
My baby is 1 now and honestly, the topic rarely comes up. Other mums at baby groups were more interested in talking about lack of sleep than whether or not my baby has a dad!

If you're not comfortable talking to friends about it yet your clinic should offer free counselling sessions where you could talk about your worries.