Things I Wish I Knew About  Donor Eggs That I Know Now
                     Things I Wish I Knew About  
Donor Eggs That I Know Now
By - Rite Options
THAT THE TERMINOLOGY 
WOULD BE SO CONFUSING 
In the very beginning, when Flo was a newborn, I referred 
to our donor as Egg Angel, and then I realized that 
although the act of her donating to us felt angelic, it could 
paint a false image of who she actually is to my daughter. 
HOW IMPORTANT IT WOULD BE 
FOR ME TO CONNECT AND LEARN 
FROM DONOR
I’ve been so fortunate to have connected with so many 
different donor conceived adults, I wish I had this 
exposure and experience prior to pursuing donor eggs, 
because I definitely would have pushed for a different 
agreement with our donor. Listening to these voices has 
taught me so much about how to best support.
THAT THE TERMINOLOGY 
WASN’T CLEAR ON HOW TO 
REFER TO MY ROLE AS A 
MOTHER VIA DONOR EGGS
This one really took me by surprise. I remember signing 
the first legal agreement as the “intended parent” which 
made sense at the time, before we had any embryos or 
pregnancies - I had an intention to parent. Once I became 
a mother, I started hearing the term “recipient parent”, 
and if I’m being honest, that label just feels.
THAT I WOULD NEED THE 
SUPPORT OF OTHER RECIPIENT 
PARENTS 
This is a huge one! I had no idea how much I would need 
to lean on other recipient parents (ugh, I used the R word 
again). As much as I would like to lean on my friends that 
are genetic mothers to their children, they just don’t truly 
understand - and it’s not for them to understand. 
THAT IT WOULD BECOME SO 
COMFORTABLE TO TALK ABOUT 
OUR DONOR
I used to dread the day I was going to have to tell my child 
their story, because I was so worried about rejection. I 
forced myself to do it the first day of her life and almost 
every day after that for the first year. I cried each and 
every time and would say things like “I hope you don’t 
hate me for it. 
 HAVE A CONNECTION WITH 
OUR DONOR
When I first pursued donor eggs, all I could think about 
was getting pregnant and becoming a mother. I wanted to 
choose a donor that could give me the best possible 
chance of becoming a mother, and wanted to find 
someone who I could relate to in some way. I wasn’t 
thinking about the importance of having access to the 
donor, once the baby was here, and later in life. 
THAT I WOULD BE SO 
GRATEFUL THAT MY EGGS 
DIDN’T WORK
Aside from the fact that my soul baby was born via 
someone else’s eggs and that without Flo, I honestly don’t 
know who or where I’d be, I am also grateful that she 
doesn’t have to deal with some of my family's genetic 
issues. The older I get the more I am learning about the 
genes in my family and feel really grateful that she won’t 
have to deal with some of the things.
Thank You
If you are interested in using donor eggs, then Rite Options is the 
best egg donor agency in USA. Visit their website for an extensive donor 
prcocess and other needful information.
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