Category Archives: donors

Our Visit to the Alternative Families Show

Posted on September 21, 2014 by Papa, Eden & Me

We were kindly given complimentary tickets to attend the Alternative Parenting Show, which took place yesterday at the lovely Grand Connaught Rooms in Covent Garden, London.

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The Ten Commandments of Trying To Conceive (For Lesbians)

Posted on September 14, 2014 by Papa, Eden & Me

1) Thou Shalt Learn To Like Sperm (ok… tolerate… maybe not like) As lesbians we have nothing sexually to do with the opposite sex, so it’s a little odd when you come to considering having a child – you need … Continue reading →

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An Ode to Clearblue

Posted on September 7, 2014 by Papa, Eden & Me

Reporting from cycle day TWENTY FIVE I’m usually the first to poo poo Clearblue Ovulation tests. The majority of the time as far as I am concerned they are overpriced. I still think that, but I bought some to help … Continue reading →

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Superhero Donor’s Point of View – Donation

Posted on June 19, 2014 by Papa, Eden & Me

Another guest entry from our fantastic donor. Please feel free to leave a. Comment if you enjoy these posts – I personally am finding them really interesting! ——- It may surprise you, but donors select their receipients. I started off … Continue reading →

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Pee on All Of The Things!!!

Posted on June 2, 2014 by Papa, Eden & Me

Needless to say I’ve been having me a little peestick party. Here is the first response from yesterday and today.

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We Have Liftoff! – Part Two!

Posted on May 30, 2014 by Papa, Eden & Me

This morning I was awoken to Amy shouting “it’s Today! It’s Today!” From the bathroom. It is cycle day 31 for her and no positive opk up to now, but I went into the bathroom to be greeted by this … Continue reading →

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Let The Two Week Wait Begin!

Posted on May 21, 2014 by Papa, Eden & Me

All the OPKs I have done today have still been positive, so we arranged a donation for this evening. Amy was at work, so I was left managing the dogs. That’s all fine, except for Gizmo has a massive case … Continue reading →

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Fun With Dates

Posted on May 8, 2014 by Papa, Eden & Me

Having some fun. This is all part of my positive thinking. Having a baby is going to happen for us at some point, so I’m going to do this every cycle! If we get caught this month this is the … Continue reading →

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Sperm Donation: Changing Lives

Posted on May 6, 2014 by Papa, Eden & Me

We were recently contacted by the London Sperm Bank, London’s most respected Sperm Bank, to ask if they could write a guest post for us. I’m always interested in hearing all points of view on sperm donation, so here is … Continue reading →