Saw it on a FB ad, and am just curious...would you ever donate? Part of me thinks it's wonderful to give the gift of a child to a woman who couldn't use her own eggs. Part of me can not stand the thought of having a child out there who is partly "mine" and not being able to be a part of his/her life.
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I think it is something I might do, but I would have to put alot of thought into it and be done with having my own children first (regarding a donation bank)
To a close friend or family member I would do it in a heartbeat.
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Given my history, I wouldn't feel right doing so, but if that weren't the case, I would have loved to be able to give to my BIL and his partner. If we had gone w/ IVF AND had embryos that we were not able to transfer, we were planning to donate to them.
That was the only way I would have been willing to do IVF, if any "extra" embryos could have gone to them and/or been adopted by another couple (and we would have had a say in who that couple was.)
I could not donate to a bank or to a couple I didn't know/pre-screen.
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This. If someone close to me was struggling to conceive I would definitely consider it. Otherwise, I wouldn't.
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After everything I've seen in the past several years, I'd donate eggs in an instant. I can think of several ladies who are members of the Bump for whom I'd go through the process.
That said, I am both too old and have crappy lottery-style eggs, so while the desire would be there, the results would NOT be. Which is sad.
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I have a friend going through donor IVF now - they are on the list for a donor. I WISH I could donate for her or know someone who could.
I've learned alot from others experience & if I weren't 'advanced maternal' age with my own egg issue I'd most likely consider it.
I keep wondering how they find ppl to donate.