August 20, 2021
Children’s Books to Help Explain Egg Donation
Children are naturally curious and often begin asking questions at a young age about how they cameinto the world. For families created through egg donation, experts recommend that parents start theconversation with their children early so it simply becomes part of their story. Knowing how to bring upthe topic of egg donation can be hard, […]
July 16, 2021
Jennifer’s Story: Building a relationship with her donor
For Jenn Dunn, the decision to create her family via egg donation was an easy one. After years of trying to conceive and several failed intrauterine inseminations, Jenn says she subconsciously knew that donor eggs would be her path to parenthood. She was so sure, in fact, that she picked up several brochures for egg […]
July 8, 2021
SEEDS Promotes Ethical Standards for Egg Donation
How do you know if the egg donation agency you’ve selected adheres to ethical standards and operates with your and your donor’s best interests in mind? A good barometer for this is if the agency is a member of the Society for Ethics in Egg Donation and Surrogacy (SEEDS). SEEDS is a nonprofit organization whose […]
June 19, 2021
Happy Father’s Day to Our Intended & Recipient Dads
Our team at Egg Donor Solutions would like to wish our intended and recipient fathers a very happy Father’s Day! We are honored that you chose our agency to help you create your family. In honor of Father’s Day, we are highlighting a few of our recipient dads: Joseph Tang, Jared Charles and Alastair Power. […]
May 20, 2021
Braving Infertility Together
Located in the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) metroplex, Braving Infertility Together is a grassroots nonprofit organization whose mission is to normalize the infertility process by providing experienced-based support, encouragement and education. The organization was born from a group of local women who connected via an online search for infertility support and decided to meet in person for brunch. […]
May 20, 2021
Writing a letter to your donor
Once intended parents (IPs) have chosen a donor, and she begins the medical screening process, our coordinators at Egg Donor Solutions will ask the IPs to write a letter to their donor that will be shared with her before or at the retrieval. Receiving the letter is often a wonderful surprise for the donor that […]
May 20, 2021
Donor’s Favorite Experiences
What is the best thing about being an egg donor? This is a question we often ask our donors after they have completed their cycle. It may be surprising to some to learn that the answer is not the financial compensation. While the compensation is certainly one of the benefits of being an egg donor, […]
October 8, 2020
Recipient Parents Share How They Chose Their Egg Donors: Part 1
Egg Donor Solutions is committed to supporting intended parents throughout their journey to parenthood. We often hear from intended parents that the process of choosing an egg donor feels overwhelming. There are hundreds of profiles, and it’s hard to know where to begin. While our coordinators are always just an email or phone call away, […]
September 3, 2020
Amy’s Story: Loving your children equally but differently
“How are your miracle children?” That’s the phrase Amy Huston’s mom often uses when inquiring about her children – Eli, age four, and Hallie, age one. “And they really are little miracles,” Amy says. With a heart condition that prevents her from safely carrying a pregnancy, Amy used gestational carriers (or surrogates) for both of […]
July 28, 2020
Our family is how it always should have been
Written By: Carrie Collier-Brown At age 31, Carrie Collier-Brown was on the verge of an exciting new phase in her life. She had just graduated from law school and was preparing to take the bar exam. A newlywed, she was also looking forward to starting a family and had been trying to conceive for just […]