Even though she hadn’t met the right guy, Vanessa decided that, aged 34, the time was right to start a family. On seeking a sperm donor, she found the clinic prices were prohibitive and looked for cheaper routes online.
On one website called Desire for a Child, she came across the profile of Jonathan Meijer, a thirtysomething Dutch musician who said he had signed up to donate after seeing his own friends struggle to conceive.
