Avoiding stumbling hazards

Sometimes there are hurdles that seem insurmountable. Some of them are typical for a particular family constellation. You can read about what these particular hurdles are and how they have been successfully overcome by other families by reading some of the parents’ stories.

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Learn from the experiences of other family founders

  • Adriana ist Solo-Mutter und sehr froh darüber

    A family and friendship network is also very important
    My name is Adriana, I am 34 years old and the mother of a one-year-old son. I am a lesbian and a single parent by choice, I had my son through a private sperm donation.

  • “My little one is now 17 months old and is worth every trip”
    Sybille had a son through sperm donation in Switzerland

  • “With twins, a second guardian is very helpful”
    Vanessa lives with the co-father and her twins in a shared apartment
  • Ein kleiner erst 1 Jahr alter Junge entdeckt das alleine Laufen und den ersten Schnee seines Lebens während sein Papa im Hintergrund aufpasst und sich freut

    “I just didn’t know my partner long enough (…) – one year wasn’t enough”
    Nico raises his son alone
  • Vater und Mutter schaukeln ihr Baby, das auf dem grünen Gras im Park sitzt. Das Kind lacht glücklich.

    “Legally, there is virtually no basis for this family model in Austria”
    Maximilian lives in a co-parenting relationship

  • “For the first few months, the father did not establish a relationship with our baby”
    Kathrin lives in a co-parenting relationship
  • Porträt eines dreiundzwanzigjährigen Mannes in einem schwarz-rot karierten Hemd, der seinen Freund mit seinem echten Lächeln ohne jede Verstellung anlächelt. Die authentische Stimmung eines jungen Mannes auf einer unentschlossenen Reise

    “The sexual abstinence for a minimum of 12 weeks was hard”
    Ben is sperm donor

  • “Our family model is very modern and there are many critics”
    Andrea is a single parent with two children

  • “I am solely responsible, must be healthy and functional”.
    “Liebefelderin” has two children as a solo mother

  • “I moved into a great housing project”
    Stephi has a son as a solo mother

  • “There is a lot of potential for conflict in the adoption process”
    Manuela and Paula have a son from a sperm donation

  • “Not enough said about the role of the sperm donor”
    Arne is a sperm donor for a pair of women

  • “Letting go in infancy was difficult for me”.
    Christine lives as a solo mother in a co-parenting relationship