Surrogacy, who needs a lawyer and why?
Using surrogacy to build a family is becoming more common and is, of course, legal in the UK.
Personal Stories
We are very grateful to all those who have taken the time to write about their personal experiences of donor conception and issues relating to it. These stories are invaluable in helping to share common feelings around complex issues. Reading about how others have dealt with things is often very reassuring.
Use the drop-down options to search for particular story types. And if you would like to contribute your own story, please do get in touch with us.
Legal changes for LGBT families: We will keep fighting the good fight
Fertility lawyer Natalie Gamble celebrates the legal changes that have empowered LGBT families in the UK
Carly's Story - daughter in a solo mum family
Hi, I’m Carly.
Spencer and Joel - two dad story
"... we had conversations quite early on about having children one day but first we wanted to enjoy life as a couple, build our careers, travel and enjoy life. Then my sister had kids and they were a wonderful addition to our family. I loved spending time with them and I realised how much our families meant to us and how much I wanted children."
I have always felt like the most wanted child on the planet
Growing up I have always known that I was donor conceived. We were always very open about it in my family and had talks about it whenever it occupied my mind in different stages of childhood. I have always felt like the most wanted child on the planet.
A Father's Day message
"For those men considering using donor sperm who are worried about whether they will bond with their donor conceived children. For those men with fears that their kids will consider them a fraud."
Combating loneliness as a solo mum
"It is very important to me and essential for my mental health that I still have an active social life, so I have worked hard on figuring out how best to achieve that when I am the sole carer for my daughter."
A Missing Side, with Missing Pieces
My mothers were always really open about my conception, and that is something I appreciate. That way I could form my own opinion about my conception story and the industry around it, and I could talk with them about it.
There’s so much more to being a mum than DNA
"... being a parent is not solely defined by genetics - over the past few years I’ve learnt there’s so much more to being a mum than DNA."