Supporting donor conception families for over 25 years
We are a supportive network of more than 2,000 mainly UK based families with children conceived with donated sperm, eggs or embryos, those considering or undergoing donor conception procedures; and donor conceived people.
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If you are pregnant or already have children of any age conceived through donor conception then this is the section of the website for you. You may hav e used sperm, egg, double or embryo donation to conceive and possibly also a surrogate. Whereever you have had treatment we are there to support you and your family.We have divided the information depending on who is parenting the child – a heterosexual couple, solo mum, solo dad, lesbian couple or gay male couple.
The Our Story series of children's books explains in simple, age-appropriate way the story of how a child was conceived. We have books for all family situations.
Our Telling and Talking series of books give lots of help and information on they why, when and how of talking to children and our Telling and Talking workshops are great opportunities to get confident with talking about your family story.
If you have older children you haven't told yet we can help Telling Older Children and Adults.
If you are contemplating donor conception or are having treatment we have lots of support and information for you. We can help you think through some of the questions you might have; just click on the famliy situation that fits.
You might be a heterosexual couple, a single woman or single man, or a lesbian couple or gay couple. You might be considering egg, sperm, double or embryo donation. You might be considering treatment at a UK clinic, or abroad or in a private arrangement. Perhaps you already have a child who was conceived without help and are now thinking about donor conception. Whatever your situation we are here to support you.
Our Preparation for Parenthood workshops and Thinking Things Through sessions (listed here) are designed for anyone at this stage up to the point of conception.
Read some of our Personal Stories here and the Letter to would-be parents appropriate for your personal situation here.
And sign up for membership to receive more benefits and opportunities for contact with others SIGN UP HERE
Look under Events/Workshops for details of our 2018 programme.
Our last conference was held in Bristol on 14th October. We had around 120 adults and 25 children in the creche as well as 13 doing our children's groups for 8-12yr olds.
We're looking forward to participating in the next AFPO (Association of Fertility Patient Organisations) meeting.
We have completely revised and updated our guide for parents wishing to talk to their adult offspring about the fact they are donor conceived.
National Conference
Our next conference on 29th April is full. Join now to make sure you get an invitation to the autumn conference which will be held in Manchester on 6th October 2018.
Primary Schools Resources
We have produced a special resource pack to support donor conception families with primary school aged children.
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