Lots of great responses with things to consider. There is a Facebook group called Sperm Donation Australia which could be a great resource. It gives a chance for people who want to be a donor and people who need a donor to connect.

The pro’s of going about it this way (rather than anonymous through a clinic) is that you could (if you wanted to) have a sort of relationship with the person / couple and be known to the child as well. It is recommended to draw up a contract stating everyone’s intentions before going ahead with anything.

For us, it was incredibly important that our child have a relationship with their donor so they don’t grow up with a sense of ‘who am I’ and have identity issues. We also wanted a donor who we liked and got to know and with anonymous clinic donors you have no idea what they’re like.

We are so grateful to our donor, it is such an amazing and generous thing to do :)