Seeking a wonderful sperm donor

Hi all

My partner and I have been trying for some time to start a family of our own. Unfortunately, as a same-sex couple, having a baby is a bit complicated (who knew that sperm was in such short supply?! :(). We're currently on the waitlist for a sperm donor at Fertility Associates, but while good things do take time, 18 months just seems like forever.

So we're seeking a wonderful guy who would be willing to be our donor. Would you (if you're male, obviously!), your significant other, or someone else you know, be willing to help us build our family?

A little bit about us: We’re both in our 30s. We’ve been together almost 10 years, and are spectacularly normal (boring?). We both have professional jobs – I’m a doctor, my other half is a software engineer . I love to cook and create dishes that I make my wife critique as if we’re in the Masterchef kitchen. She loves running and gets up at a ridiculous hour to lace up her shoes and hit the road. We have a wonderful life together that would only be enriched with the addition of a wee girl or boy to our family. Any child we're lucky enough to have will grow up surrounded by people who will love and support them.

If you might consider helping to create our family, please contact our donor co-ordinator Jenny at Fertility Associates (Phone 09 925 5938), and be sure to quote our reference: GROVE You don’t have to decide anything on the spot, she will answer any questions you may have.

We've also started a little web page with some info about us. Please do check it out if you think you might possibly be able to help http://ourlittlebaby.net

We can't thank you enough

Thanks very much for the well-wishes :) 6 months!! That's amazing! When were you and your partner on the waiting list? We're in Auckland, but if the difference is that drastic perhaps we should be flying down to Welly for appts!

The FA nurse told us that demand always outstrips the supply. Also, donors can specify what type of person they want their donation to go to, and a certain proportion are not comfortable donating to lesbian couples
I do know the waiting list for IVF is shorter than for DI, perhaps that's the difference?

Thanks for the lovely message. Yes, if you could pass the request along to any altruistic male friends, we'd be very grateful :)

Hi
my partner and I are on the waiting list at fertility associates for a donor we have been since jan 2014 and still have a few more months wait to even choose a donor yet, they say 18 months wait for a donor as not many men in nz donate. Before we went to our first appointment didn't hear much about donation etc. hope you find someone soon, I have lost count of how many forums that I have joined in the hope to find a donor :)

Hi
we have had our first counselling session they told us as nz is a small country doesn't help with donation either, the counsellor said we could try and find someone but they would still have to go to FA for everything as we want anonymous donor.