‘I had sperm donor child after break-up at 35 – my organic click on was ticking’
A girl fearful her “biological clock” was ticking after a break-up has had a sperm donor child by herself.
Laurie Ledger-Hardy, 37, break up from her long-term companion two years in the past and selected turning into a mum as an alternative of discovering somebody new.
She determined to get pregnant through IVF on the NHS – utilizing a sperm donor and her personal egg. The therapy, together with preliminary investigations, IVF and sperm, price £10,000.
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After present process her first spherical of IVF in October 2022, she fell pregnant. But she had “several complications” which developed throughout the being pregnant.
(Image: Laurie Ledger-Hardy / SWNS)
Her family and friends had been “very supportive” of the choice to go it alone – and are persevering with to offer her help. She gave start to her little boy Kasper, now six months, on June 19.
He weighed 8lbs 11oz when he arrived at Southmead Hospital in Bristol. Mum Laurie is profiting from each second along with her “special baby”.
She mentioned: “I always knew I wanted to be a mum and that became my priority, not finding a partner. At 35, my biological clock was ticking and I didn’t want to find myself suddenly too old to have a baby.
“Girls do not get taught to replicate on their fertility and what would possibly affect it, however in the event you’re not already a mum by your thirties it is not a nasty thought to get your fertility checked out.
“You don’t want to find you’ve run out of time and have regrets.”
(Image: Laurie Ledger-Hardy / SWNS)
The new mum began her fertility therapy on the Bristol Centre for Reproductive Medicine – and a fertility “MOT” discovered she was unable to conceive naturally.
This was as a result of her fallopian tubes had been blocked – and wanted therapy whether or not she was with a companion or not. She started to take a look at completely different sperm donors and “weighed up her options”.
Laurie checked out traits like emotional intelligence, empathy and mind – in addition to ethnicity. The donors additionally needed to full questionnaires about their well being and schooling background.
She then went by means of only one spherical of IVF – utilizing her egg and chosen donor’s sperm.
(Image: Laurie Ledger-Hardy / SWNS)
And on October 22, 2022, Laurie bought pregnant with the primary embryo switch. Her different two embryos are nonetheless frozen on the fertility clinic and can be utilized once more at any level.
She defined: “I was so lucky – I got pregnant with the first frozen embryo transfer in October 2022. I had serious complications during pregnancy but loved being pregnant – my son Kasper was born on June 19.
“I’ve nonetheless bought two frozen embryos, so who is aware of what the long run holds? But, for now, I’m simply having fun with my maternity go away and profiting from this treasured time with my pretty child.”
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