The films were made to help parents and prospective parents understand more about the experiences and perspectives of ‘real’ people, warts and all, in the context of their particular journey, illustrating not only how diverse their stories are, but what they share in common. We know how reassuring it can be to hear how other people have managed their decision-making, emotions and the practicalities over time, as they’ve navigated the many questions, doubts, challenges and moments of joy along the way. We hope these films will prove valuable.

A note on these videos

We know that families come in many different forms, and we want our resources to reflect and speak to the diversity of donor conception families in our community. The parents who agreed to take part in this video series were single women and heterosexual couples, so they don’t represent all of the family types in our membership. We hope, though, that the experiences and insights shared will be useful and meaningful to families of all kinds. We’re continuing to work hard to ensure that a wide range of family experiences are represented in our future resources.