Read all of my blog posts about; fertility, the struggle it can be to create a family and different aspects of donor conception. I am now a nurse and during my studies it dawned on me that my and my family’s experiences might benefit others and that there is a lack of knowledge on the subject.
From time to time I have been asked about my thoughts on having a family my own. Asked if I’ve thought about it, in the context of being donor conceived. And of course, this is something I’ve been thinking about from time to time. In this post I will share some of my thoughts.
To me it is important to create awareness around both donor conceived children, donors and the different family constellations that have arisen, as a result of the possibility of having children with the help of a donor.
negative emotions which at times have also manifested themselves in connection to being a donor conceived. The post is about how I have felt lonely at times.
My story is also a bit about my advice to current or future parents of donor children.
I want to focus on makeing room for different attitudes and perspectives in all respects. I think it is important that you can express your views and say what you think. That people then disagree and argue for something else is of course perfectly acceptable!
On May 3, I attended The Cryos Symposium. It was the first time I was to speak to a larger congregation. That it was even in English and something very personal did not make it any less nerve-wracking ..
I’m interested in the concept of family. What is a family and who is a part of it? What does it take to call yourself a family and how much does biology mean in relation to emotions?
The general perception in the population is that anonymity equals something bad. We want to know as much as possible about everything and everyone, and to opt out of this is for many unthinkable.
I have chosen to write this blog post around the blanks. With this I mean things that I cannot answer or know anything about because I do not know anything about my donor. These are small things that have played a part in my life.
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