 'I had four rounds of IUI in total – two pregnancies, one baby,' said Kate McElroy, who welcomed a baby boy via sperm donor, at 38 years old. Kate, now 39, had always wanted to be a mum and decided if she was still single by her 38th birthday she would go it alone. She contacted Bristol Centre for Reproductive Medicine (BCRM) to find out about trying and have a baby via sperm donor. The senior marketing manager from Gloucestershire had to use her savings to pay for the £10,000 treatment and underwent her first round of intrauterine insemination (IUI) – where sperm is injected directly into the womb – to conceive in February 2022. She went for a second round at Easter and conceived, but sadly at the seven-week scan, there was no heartbeat. Kate said: 'This isn't uncommon but it's not something that's discussed much and emotionally it's quite a hard thing for a woman to go through. Baby Joshua holding Grandma's finger (Picture: Kate McElroy / SWNS) 'It was July when my periods started again so I had a third round of treatment but that didn't work. Then, in September, round four resulted in my lovely Joshua.' Kate gave birth to baby boy Joshua on June 7, 2023 at Gloucester Royal Hospital. Kate is 'loving every minute of parenthood' and said she would 'do it all over again'. Kate spoke about the start of her pregnancy journey, saying: 'I'd always known I wanted a child of my own – so when I found myself without a suitable partner in my mid-thirties, I had a fertility check to ensure I hadn't already left it too late. 'At that time a friend suggested I consider going it alone, but back then it didn't feel right. 'However, when my 37th birthday arrived, I promised myself that if I was still single in July 2021, when I turned 38, I would go for it. 'I come from a huge family – my dad, Gerard, 69, is one of 12, – so I've got lots of cousins and I've always loved babies. 'I have a very close relationship with){kind=link}
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‘I had four rounds of IUI in total – two pregnancies, one baby,’ said Kate McElroy, who welcomed a baby boy via sperm donor, at 38 years old.
Kate, now 39, had always wanted to be a mum and decided if she was still single by her 38th birthday she would go it alone.
She contacted Bristol Centre for Reproductive Medicine (BCRM) to find out about trying and have a baby via sperm donor.
The senior marketing manager from Gloucestershire had to use her savings to pay for the £10,000 treatment and underwent her first round of intrauterine insemination (IUI) – where sperm is injected directly into the womb – to conceive in February 2022.