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Lee and Sarah tell how they prepared for life as same-sex parents and why they hope one day to be seen just like any other family
themselves sitting in front of a laptop one evening, picking out genetic raw material from one of the UK’s best sperm banks.
Lee said: “We had to decide what was important to us in a donor. The person we picked shared our values – family, learning, travelling.
“His letter was good. He didn’t talk about mum and dad.
“It was always on our mind that, if our child wants to go and meet this person in the future, we don’t want this person to be a d***head.”
Sarah added: “I wanted blue eyes. Lee’s got blue eyes. I wanted elements of her in the donor.”
They bought a vial of sperm, enough for several attempts at IUI and even a second child. Lesbian couples have to think about all of these issues. And pay for them.
The romance continues in the clinic. As soon as the birth mother is ovulating and the sperm is out of the freezer, it’s time to go. Lee was beside Sarah all the way.
As the non-birth mother, Lee was offered counselling but turned it down. She said: “I couldn’t feel more certain of Edith than if she was biologically mine. Sarah and I went through the whole process together.”
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