Mum who got pregnant first time with £25 artificial insemination kit gives birth
16.08.2022 - 17:31
/ dailyrecord.co.uk
A woman who purchased a £25 artificial insemination at-home kit has welcomed a baby boy after her very first attempt. Bailey Ennis, who was desperate to be a mum but didn't have the desire to be in a relationship, opted to get pregnant via a sperm donor September 2021.
After looking into the procedure, she found an experienced donor online who lived close-by and ordered an artificial insemination kit for £25. She fell pregnant in October 2021 and welcomed son Lorenzo into the world at 6.54pm on 2nd July 2022, weighing 5lbs 2oz.
Bailey says she "so happy" that she decided to go it alone and is now settling into life as a single mum, Hull Live reports. The stay-at-home parent said: “Having a baby by myself is the best thing I have ever done.
“Being a mum is wonderful and I am so happy I decided to go it alone. I’ve wanted to be a mum since I was a teenager and as a lesbian, I always knew it would need to be via artificial insemination.
“I didn’t have a desire to be in a relationship. I just wanted to have a baby.
“Lorenzo is amazing and looks just like me.”
Bailey had always wanted to be a parent since she was a teenager, and realised she would need to go through artificial insemination to be able to have a child. “I came to the realisation that I didn’t want to be in a relationship to have a baby,” she said.
“I knew I could just do it by myself.”
Bailey used a sperm donor website to choose her donor and sifted through profiles to find someone with lots of experience and who was healthy. "I wasn’t looking for particular features, but I just wanted someone trustworthy and as healthy as possible,” she said.
“I found someone who had a healthy medical record and had been a donor for two others before for two LGBTQ couples. I found