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Tom and Ben’s path to parenthood

20th May 2026

In 2024, we featured a story about Claire, who became a known egg donor for Tom and Ben after having two donor conceived children of her own. Here, Tom shares their side of the story and their challenging path to parenthood. In 2016, our journey to parenthood began: I remember the evening well. We were celebrating Ben’s aunt’s 60th in Hong Kong and, after everyone had retired to their rooms, we went for drinks in the bar overlooking the skyline. It was there that we looked

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