You will love a DE child just as much as a bio child (children mentioned)

My bio DD was 3 yrs old when we started pursuing DE. I was 37 and tried IVF w/ my own eggs, but I never responded to stims and never produced any eggs to retrieve. I had similar worries about loving a DE child as much as my bio DD, but really wanted to have another child and sibling for DD. After hearing from women on this board w/ both bio and DE children and after meeting with an infertility therapist I felt reassured that my fears were normal and we went on w/ the DE process. To be honest, I continued to worry up until our daughter was born (it is horrible, but right after transfer I thought to myself "oh my gosh, what did I just do?). But now, we have a beautiful 9 mo old daughter from DE and I can't put into words how much I love her. I absolutely love her as much as my bio DD. I can't imagine having any other child but her and feel that she is the child I was meant to have. I do still look at her and think of our donor, but that happens less and less frequently. I also worry how she will feel about her conception when she is older, but those worries are very small when compared with the love that we have for her.
Hope this helps.
Emma