Better news

When we found out about the silly laws in Texas and the FDA recommendations, we were pretty upset and lost. For a few days, we were pretty distraught. We didn't know how we were going to accomplish getting pregnant. We really wanted to use our known donor, but weren't sure if that would now be possible. We wanted to make sure to have him as a donor and not a father, and he wants this too. So, we decided to go about it a different way. Despite Texas law, we thought that if he would be ok with us trying to conceive at home that we could draw up enough contracts and such to keep both parties safe. So, we decided to ask him if he would be ok with that, and if not we would go with an unknown donor from one of the many cryobanks in the U.S. that will ship anonymous donor sperm to hopeful couples. I did a lot of research in preparation for a negative answer from our donor, and found many excellent resources. I am, however, very happy to report that our donor is open to trying at home and we plan to start trying in early July!! Our donor is working out of state quite a bit these days, so we have found a way that he can ship his donations to us. We have calls in to our lawyer to make sure and draw up the proper protections for us all. We can't wait to get started!!