Deciding you want to have a baby is one of the most exciting decisions a couple can ever make – but it can also be a complex one.
For Ali and Katie from Harwich, they always knew they wanted a little one but when it came to getting started, they didn’t really know where to begin.
“We both knew that we wanted children but being in a same-sex relationship we just didn’t know how you went about it,” said Katie.
“We knew that women used sperm donors but we didn’t realise you could do it ‘officially’ and assumed it was all a bit of a taboo thing and that we would have to go ‘underground’ to find a sperm donor and try and get pregnant.”
Initially, the couple assumed that treatment at a UK clinic would automatically be IVF and would be incredibly expensive.
They decided to give – what they have coined the ‘DIY option’ – a go, after seeing a TV documentary with women who self-inseminated from home.
‘We spent around £3,000’
Using the DIY kits, Katie and Ali tried three times, using a donor…
