Building Your Family

Fertility & Donor Conception Education and Support

Building your family with the assistance of donor eggs or sperm involves deeply personal decisions and complex emotions. To support you through this process, Fairfax Egg Bank is pleased to offer access to Building Your Family, an expert‑led education and support platform created for individuals and couples undergoing donor conception.

This program is a specialized educational and support resource that you can use on its own, or alongside your own trusted providers.

Why Building Your Family?

Building Your Family was created by therapist and researcher Lisa Schuman, LCSW, who has worked in reproductive medicine for more than three decades and has seen thousands of individuals and families like you. Lisa has won awards for her research in the field, authored a trusted book on donor conception and third‑party reproduction, and hosts the Building Your Family podcast.

The Building Your Family platform is designed to complement your medical care by providing clear, practical education and support, not generic information.

Patients undergoing fertility treatment who want structured education and support

Patients considering, or using, donor eggs or sperm

Individuals and couples experiencing mixed or changing feelings about treatment or donor conception

Parents wondering how and when to tell their child about their donor conception story

Families thinking ahead about disclosure to the child and others, parenting, and long‑term questions unique to donor conception

What you can learn and access inside Building Your Family

The program focuses on education and support through:

How to thoughtfully choose a donor and what really matters vs. what feels urgent in the moment
How to talk to donor‑conceived children at different ages
Developmental milestones and emotional needs for donor‑conceived children over time
How to understand epigenetics and what it may mean for your family
Specific guidance for queer and single parents‑to‑be
Guided meditations and reflective exercises to help regulate emotions
Downloadable materials and checklists you can revisit over time
A curated YouTube playlist and other resources for deeper learning
Live workshops where you can have questions answered in real time
Chat rooms / community spaces organized by journey (e.g., donor conception, surrogacy, single parents, LGBTQIA+ couples, pregnancy and parenting)

And more…

Benefits exclusive to Fairfax EggBank patients

Fairfax EggBank patients receive TWO WEEKS OFF their first 3‑month term of access to the Building Your Family platform.

Visit Building Your Family with your Fairfax EggBank discount