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An Open Egg Donor, Now Reversing the Role

I chose my son by clicking and unclicking a series of boxes, looking for a sperm donor. Fifteen years ago, the roles were reversed: I was an egg donor. Read More...

Published Thu, Feb 02 2015 5:51 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, infertility, Adoptions, Highlights, Sperm

The Child-Averse Sperm Donor

I could lose a finger or two and still count on one hand the number of kids I’ve had more than a passing conversation with in my life. What if I can’t connect with children, even those that share my biological imprint? Read More...

Published Tue, Jan 01 2015 10:04 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Babies and Infants, Artificial Insemination, Highlights, Sperm, Sperm Donor Diary

An Over-the Counter At-Home Conception Aid

Women exploring conception aids have a new over-the-counter option. Read More...

Published Wed, Oct 10 2014 12:44 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, infertility, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Artificial Insemination, Highlights, Sperm

The Cuckoo Bird and the Baby

The cuckoo bird lays its eggs in another bird's nest, then flies off, never to return. Is a sperm donor like the cuckoo bird? Read More...

Published Tue, Jul 07 2014 6:39 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Babies and Infants, Artificial Insemination, Sperm, Sperm Donor Diary

Putting the ‘Known’ in Known Sperm Donor

The adult daughter of two mothers and a known sperm donor is candid: Much of it was great, but it is complicated. Read More...

Published Tue, Jul 07 2014 6:45 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Artificial Insemination, Highlights, Sperm, Homosexuality and Bisexuality

The Gay Mormon Known Sperm Donor From Utah

My friends used to offer up my status as a gay former Mormon as an icebreaker. Now, they’re helpfully tossing my role as “known sperm donor” out at dinner parties. Read More...

Published Tue, Jul 07 2014 9:45 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Artificial Insemination, Highlights, Sperm, Homosexuality and Bisexuality, Mormons (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints)

The No Longer Reluctant Sperm Donor

When my friends Tori and Kelly first asked me to be their sperm donor, I was reluctant. But I quickly became fully invested in their process, and far more aware of how widespread infertility is. Read More...

Published Tue, Jul 07 2014 11:51 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, infertility, Artificial Insemination, Highlights, Sperm, Homosexuality and Bisexuality, Sperm Donor Diary

The Biological Grandparent Trap

I'm thrilled that my parents are so excited about Tori and Kelly's baby, but I'm the sperm donor, and not the person raising this baby. I'm working to manage their expectations. Read More...

Published Tue, Jul 07 2014 5:40 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Grandparents, Artificial Insemination, Highlights, Sperm, Homosexuality and Bisexuality, Sperm Donor Diary

Sperm Donation Puts a New Layer on an Old Friendship

Becoming the sperm donor for my friend and her wife is changing our friendship, but we're learning (the hard way) that it's strong enough to hold. Read More...

Published Tue, Jun 06 2014 8:34 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Babies and Infants, Friendship, Artificial Insemination, Sperm, Sperm Donor Diary

At the Cutting Edge of Gay Family Law

In the past, second-parent adoptions have been standard in the gay community. But a court recently ruled that such adoptions were neither “necessary nor available” for gay married couples since a "presumption of parenthood" exists. Read More...

Published Tue, Jun 06 2014 7:05 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Families and Family Life, Same-Sex Marriage, Civil Unions and Domestic Partnerships, Adoptions, Artificial Insemination, Highlights, Sperm, Homosexuality and Bisexuality, Sperm Donor Diary, Lopez Torres, Margarita

Who’s Your Mommy? We Don’t Know — Yet

Although Kelly is carrying their daughter, we won't know until she arrives who the biological mother is. For now, it's father's baby; mother's maybe. Read More...

Published Tue, Jun 06 2014 6:23 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, infertility, Highlights, Sperm, Genetics and Heredity, Homosexuality and Bisexuality, Sperm Donor Diary

A Sperm Donor, Uncertain of What It Is to Be ‘Bio-Dad’

After a request from friends, a 29-year-old gay man explored the possibility of becoming a sperm donor. Read More...

Published Sun, Mar 03 2014 5:34 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Friendship, Surrogate Motherhood, Highlights, Sperm, Homosexuality and Bisexuality

Emailing a Sperm Donor: ‘You May Want to Sit Down’

If you (or your child) plan to contact your child's sperm donor, be honest, be yourself, be patient and be prepared for disappointment. Read More...

Published Mon, Dec 12 2013 11:29 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, infertility, Artificial Insemination, Highlights, Sperm

Six Follicles of Anticipation

I can’t believe that the doctor will take my eggs, Solomon’s sperm and actually place our embryo inside of me. That science can mimic biology like this is so incredible. Suddenly it's hard to believe something so complex actually happens naturally...

Published Tue, Sep 09 2013 9:02 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, infertility, in vitro fertilization, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Highlights, Fertility Diary, Sperm

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