A single mum used a sperm donor and IVF to give her son a sibling to avoid a big age gap between kids. Emma Beacham, 37, conceived son Jack, four, naturally, and always wanted to give him a sibling.
The dental nurse said "life got in the way" - and finding out she had a low ovarian reserve made her "very aware of my biological clock ticking". So rather than wait for Mr Right - and have an unwanted age gap between her kids - she had IVF at a fertility clinic.
Noah was born using a sperm donor and she said she fully supports him contacting the man when he is old enough. Emma, from Bristol, said: “I love being a mum, knew I could parent well on my own and wanted a bigger family.