36 weeks and used sperm donor. Excited but occasionally sad

Ellie

My husband was diagnosed with Kleinfelters last year. He didn’t know he had it until we couldn’t get pregnant and got testing. It was devastating bc typically men with this condition don’t produce any sperm. He had a surgery to see if there was any indication of sperm growth or anything we could extract for ICSI, but there was not. We opted for using a donor. It was either that or adoption and I figured….well, I could at least carry my own child using donor sperm. I knew right away that between that and adoption, donor was what I wanted to do. My husband is very open minded and I am lucky bc most men would refuse to use donor. It was devastating for him and for me. But that was the reality of our situation and we both really wanted kids. I’m 36 weeks due on August 16th and it’s still difficult to think about sometimes. I’m so excited for this little boy, but I dwell on how he will look or how how my husband will feel when he is born. I almost feel a sense of guilt about how the baby has my genetics but not my husbands. Will he feel the same way I do about him, ya know? Will he feel that excitement and bond immediately. I think it might take longer. I still get sad wishing I was carrying my husband’s child. I know it won’t matter once he’s here and I’m sure that love will just take over but I still worry so much about the sadness my husband might still feel in the back of his mind /heart. Sigh.