One of the biggest concerns which patients who do donor
egg IVF have is - What will my baby look like?
They have to take a major leap of faith, because they
don't get a chance to see what the donor looks like. They major worry is - Will
my baby resemble me , or will people know that I've used donor eggs? Will my
baby be intelligent ? Will my baby behave the way I do?
It's normal to have lots of concerns, ICMR rules in India don't
allow us to show photographs of egg donors, because egg donation in India has
to be confidential and anonymous.
That's why we reassure patients, and tell them that by
using frozen donor eggs, we can match physical traits. However, at the end of
the day, it's impossible to predict what a child look like - after all, biological siblings don't looks
like each other either !
You can read more about our donor egg IVF program at http://donoreggs.in !
However, at the end of the day , your child will pick up
your behavior, your habits, your mannerisms, because you're bringing up your
child. This is why siblings resemble each other - not because of their physical
traits , but because they imitate their parents, and absorb the way they talk, smile, and behave . After
all, let's not forget that husbands and wives also start resembling each other
after some years as well !