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Wales Online
Nisha Mal

'I used a sperm donor to avoid a big age gap between my kids'

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.

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