Resources for Donor Conceived People and Their Families

Donor Conceived Community
https://donorconceivedcommunity.org/

Donor Conception Network
www.dcnetwork.org

US Donor Conceived Council
https://www.usdcc.org/

Resources for Parents:

  • Modern Families: Parents and Children in New Family Forms, Susan Golombok

  • Random Families: Genetic Strangers, Sperm Donor Siblings and the Creation of New Kin, Rosanna Hertz and Margaret Nelson

  • Building Your Family: The Complete Guide to Donor Conception, Lisa Schuman and Mark Leondires

  • Mommies, Daddies, Donors, Surrogates: Answering Questions & Building Strong Families, Diane Ehrensaft

  • Mixed Blessings: Building a Family With and Without Donor Help, Olivia Montuschi

  • Telling and Talking Booklets from Donor Conception Network

  • Facebook groups: Donor Conceived Best Practices and Connections; Donor Conceived People, Siblings, Donors, Parents

  • Substack: Donor Conception Journal Club

  • Reddit: r/donorconception and r/askadcp

  • Check with your sperm, egg or embryo donor organization for parent groups to connect with genetic sibling families

Books for Young Children:

  • A Kids Book About Donor Conceived People, Taylor Hovish

  • Happy Together, Julie Marie (egg donation, sperm donation, embryo donation, same sex parenting, single mother by choice, and GC surrogacy versions)

  • You Were Made for Me, Sheri Sturniolo (embryo donation)

  • The Very Kind Koala: A Surrogacy Story for Children, Kimberly Kluger-Bell

  • I've Got Dibs: A Donor Sibling Story, Amy Dorfman

  • The Family Book, Todd Parr

  • Families Can, Dan Saks

  • Love Makes a Family, Sophie Beer

Resources for Donor Conceived Teens and Young Adults:

  • Donor Conceived Community
    https://donorconceivedcommunity.org/

  • We Are Donor Conceived
    https://www.wearedonorconceived.com

  • Podcast: You Look Like Me

  • Reddit: r/donorconceived

  • Book: The Other F-Word by Natasha Friend

  • Book: Our Extended Universe by Dane Johns

  • Documentary: Future People: The Family of Donor 5114

  • Docuseries: Generation Cryo