sarahstarfish
17-06-2006, 10:20 PM
..in my humble opinion of course!!
This is the link to articles on the UK's Donor Conception Network website - written by recipients mostly, really gives you an peek into what actually goes on in families who use DC to conceive, how they tell their children, what they see the issues are etc...really is fantastic reading and worth the visit.
http://www.dcnetwork.org/ and when you get there, head for "Personal Stories".
How's this to whet the appetite....honestly, an infomaniac's dream come true!
ARTICLES
* NEW Ted's Story
* NEW Banish the Ego - Paul's story
* NEW DC and the Meaning of Life
* NEW ’You’re not my father anyway.....
Olivia Montuschi offers some supportive insights into the fear that haunts parents of donor conceived children....
* NEW Just open your mouth wide please… DNA Testing
* NEW Genetic Origins
* NEW One woman's attempt to work through 'genetic bewilderment'
* NEW Noodle Granny tells how it is - Talk given at National DCN meeting
* NEW Why donor offspring need to know the truth
* NEW Donor Conception: Transition times are never easy
* NEW Feeling Good: What helps children & teenagers feel good about themselves as donor conceived people?
* NEW Meeting the Half Sibling: A mother describes the experience of discovering and meeting her children’s half sibling
FOR MEN
*Ted's Story
*Banish the Ego - Paul's story
*DC and the Meaning of Life
*A letter from Walter to would-be DI Dads
*Fears & Concerns
*Our Friends The Donors (Australia)
*From Down Under Richard's story
*Parenting DC Teenagers
*Parenting children conceived using donated eggs or sperm: is it different?
*You're not my father anyway..
PERSONAL STORIES
*Patrick is a Star
*A quest for donor records
*Recalling the Rawness
*Just open your mouth wide please… DNA Testing
*Genetic Origins
*Are they swimming?
*Known Donor Issues in DCN
*Article by Rachel Sargent
*Doubts, fears, hopes and laughs
*Explaining how our family came into being
* Our story - Sue and Don
*Our two boys
*Richard's Australian story
*Telling Benjamin
*Telling Tom
*The American alternative
*The day the goldfish died
*Meeting the Half Sibling
ETHICAL ISSUES
*Towards the end of anonymous donation: Your questions answered
*Donor Conception: Transition times are never easy
*Why Ending Donor Anonymity is the Right Thing To Do
*About anonymity
*Imagining 2010
*Is it ethical?
*Why children need to know
*Why truth is important
*The Rights of Children
*The issue of Language
OFFSPRING REFLECTIONS
*Why donor offspring need to know the truth
*One woman's attempt to work through 'genetic bewilderment'
*Bill Cordray Reflections of an Adult Offspring
*Rabbi Dan
*A personal story of blood and belonging
*Susannah interviews
NATURE NURTURE AND GENES
*Does it matter who donors are?
*Earlobes, germs and DI
SOLO PARENTING
vThe "ideal" family
vIVF - the decision to go it alone
OUR FRIENDS THE DONORS
*A Donor Story - a sperm donor reflects
*An Australian donor reflects
*Confessions of a sperm donor
*Every sperm is sacred
*Hello sperm donors
*Contacting the Donor
EGG DONATION FAMILIES
*IVF with donated eggs - our family
*The Things Children Say - Bristol National meeting
FIRST TIME AT A NETWORK MEETING
reflections of new members
*Still waiting….
*Fears, concerns and coming to terms
*Taking the plunge
PARENTS AND PARENTING
*Parenting books
*Families’ Experiences of Sharing Information about Donor Conception
*Noodle Granny tells how it is - Talk given at National DCN meeting
*Being a Family: Raising children well
*Parenting DC Teenagers
*Reality check on the joys of parenting - (Rachel Sargent)
*The issue of Language
*Parenting children conceived using donated eggs or sperm: is it different?
BOOK REVIEWS
*Helping the stork: Vercollone, Moss and Moss
*Choosing Assisted Reproduction: Cooper and Glazer
USING A KNOWN DONOR
*Deciding to use a known donor
Love
Cindy
This is the link to articles on the UK's Donor Conception Network website - written by recipients mostly, really gives you an peek into what actually goes on in families who use DC to conceive, how they tell their children, what they see the issues are etc...really is fantastic reading and worth the visit.
http://www.dcnetwork.org/ and when you get there, head for "Personal Stories".
How's this to whet the appetite....honestly, an infomaniac's dream come true!
ARTICLES
* NEW Ted's Story
* NEW Banish the Ego - Paul's story
* NEW DC and the Meaning of Life
* NEW ’You’re not my father anyway.....
Olivia Montuschi offers some supportive insights into the fear that haunts parents of donor conceived children....
* NEW Just open your mouth wide please… DNA Testing
* NEW Genetic Origins
* NEW One woman's attempt to work through 'genetic bewilderment'
* NEW Noodle Granny tells how it is - Talk given at National DCN meeting
* NEW Why donor offspring need to know the truth
* NEW Donor Conception: Transition times are never easy
* NEW Feeling Good: What helps children & teenagers feel good about themselves as donor conceived people?
* NEW Meeting the Half Sibling: A mother describes the experience of discovering and meeting her children’s half sibling
FOR MEN
*Ted's Story
*Banish the Ego - Paul's story
*DC and the Meaning of Life
*A letter from Walter to would-be DI Dads
*Fears & Concerns
*Our Friends The Donors (Australia)
*From Down Under Richard's story
*Parenting DC Teenagers
*Parenting children conceived using donated eggs or sperm: is it different?
*You're not my father anyway..
PERSONAL STORIES
*Patrick is a Star
*A quest for donor records
*Recalling the Rawness
*Just open your mouth wide please… DNA Testing
*Genetic Origins
*Are they swimming?
*Known Donor Issues in DCN
*Article by Rachel Sargent
*Doubts, fears, hopes and laughs
*Explaining how our family came into being
* Our story - Sue and Don
*Our two boys
*Richard's Australian story
*Telling Benjamin
*Telling Tom
*The American alternative
*The day the goldfish died
*Meeting the Half Sibling
ETHICAL ISSUES
*Towards the end of anonymous donation: Your questions answered
*Donor Conception: Transition times are never easy
*Why Ending Donor Anonymity is the Right Thing To Do
*About anonymity
*Imagining 2010
*Is it ethical?
*Why children need to know
*Why truth is important
*The Rights of Children
*The issue of Language
OFFSPRING REFLECTIONS
*Why donor offspring need to know the truth
*One woman's attempt to work through 'genetic bewilderment'
*Bill Cordray Reflections of an Adult Offspring
*Rabbi Dan
*A personal story of blood and belonging
*Susannah interviews
NATURE NURTURE AND GENES
*Does it matter who donors are?
*Earlobes, germs and DI
SOLO PARENTING
vThe "ideal" family
vIVF - the decision to go it alone
OUR FRIENDS THE DONORS
*A Donor Story - a sperm donor reflects
*An Australian donor reflects
*Confessions of a sperm donor
*Every sperm is sacred
*Hello sperm donors
*Contacting the Donor
EGG DONATION FAMILIES
*IVF with donated eggs - our family
*The Things Children Say - Bristol National meeting
FIRST TIME AT A NETWORK MEETING
reflections of new members
*Still waiting….
*Fears, concerns and coming to terms
*Taking the plunge
PARENTS AND PARENTING
*Parenting books
*Families’ Experiences of Sharing Information about Donor Conception
*Noodle Granny tells how it is - Talk given at National DCN meeting
*Being a Family: Raising children well
*Parenting DC Teenagers
*Reality check on the joys of parenting - (Rachel Sargent)
*The issue of Language
*Parenting children conceived using donated eggs or sperm: is it different?
BOOK REVIEWS
*Helping the stork: Vercollone, Moss and Moss
*Choosing Assisted Reproduction: Cooper and Glazer
USING A KNOWN DONOR
*Deciding to use a known donor
Love
Cindy