This post is part of the Ask Me Anything series I’m running on my blog. To submit your own question, use the form below. Here’s the original post that talks about what I’m looking for.
On to the questions!
What do you say to people who comment that your daughter looks like you/or who she looks like from your side?
Are you open with everyone (coworkers, etc) that your daughter is genetically different from you?
Do you know your child’s donor?
I decided to take all three of these separate questions and combine them into one post because they were all so similar.
Usually, when I am out in public and someone comments that my daughter looks just like me, I say, “Thank you.” I’ve never gotten the question from a stranger who asks who of her parents she looks more like. Personally, I think both my kids look like their daddy, especially when they give certain looks. Medical professionals and some of Olivia’s teachers know I used an egg donor, so they’re always surprised when I tell them because they always say Olivia looks like me.
So as far as being open with everyone…well, that would honestly be exhausting and probably similar to telling every person you meet what position you were in when you conceived your child. Bottom line: Not everyone has to know everything. So no, unless they’ve been following my blog or there’s a need to know basis, I don’t get into it, especially because I hardly think of my children’s conception anymore. An exception is if someone discloses to me that they’ve been in a similar situation.
And the third question is easy to answer. No, I don’t know their donor. We did an anonymous egg donation cycle.
For those of you who went through fertility treatments, how open are you about your own journey?
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