S5: E9 Being connected to donor siblings families as a baby

In todays episode I speak to Emma. Emma is solo mum to a 9 month old daughter using sperm donation and she talks to me about her wonderful experience of being connected by her Sperm Bank to the other recipient parents who have all used the same donor. In todays episode we cover: - Being a solo mum with a very limited support system - Being connected to donor sibling families when the donor siblings are still all babies - The language we use and whether we should use the term 'diblings' - What makes a family and the importance of genetics - Ways of finding donor siblings through Facebook Groups and much more.... I mentioned being really interested in whether more sperm banks will follow what Seattle Sperm bank is doing, but actually the legislation in the UK will not allow it, so if we think this is something that should change, we would need to change the legislation in order for this to be able to happen for people who have used sperm from the UK. The whatsapp group I referred to in the podcast for people who have used Manchester Fertility / Semovo has been replaced by a Facebook group that you can access here . I have a live event planned with Seattle Sperm Bank to learn more about the programme Emma describes. You can get more information about that and how to join here . Thank you for listening to The Stork and I Podcast! I would love for you to share this episode and let me know what you think! Please take a moment to rate and review, it really helps others find the podcast which can be a great source of support! About Mel Johnson Hi! I'm Mel, The Solo Parenthood Coach and following my own journey to solo parenthood, I created The Stork and I to support others going through the same journey. I'm also on a mission to change the narrative around solo parenthood Learn more about me and the coaching I offer at Newsletter I have created a monthly Solo Parent Stork and I Newsletter that you can sign up for at (scroll down to the section where it says

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This episode was published on Apr 6, 2022.

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