In the Chinese year of the Dragon, many couples are trying to have a child because it’s considered a lucky year to be born. The same applies to people who need a donor.
Bevan Chuang from Auckland is hoping to get pregnant through sperm donation and her request for a donor has attracted interest from all over New Zealand. She spoke about her desire for a Dragon Baby partly to raise awareness of the impact of a spike in the birthrate in the many countries with a large ethnic Chinese population, including the UK, and the need for public services to plan around this. She also comments:
It is due to my age – being a 30-year-old single woman; I am increasingly worried about missing my chances of having a child of my own. It is selfish for sure, however, I know children born to older women suffer more health problems. It would cost the child more in the future.
Must I have a child now? No. I do, however, want to have a child before I turn 35.
Good luck to Bevan in her wish to have a child.
So does that mean 2012 is a good year to become a sperm donor? Well, there’s no better time to become a donor than the right time for you – and all babies born through donation are lucky.