Woman told she was infertile has baby on her own at 27 thanks to IVF

By Emma Dunn via SWNS

A woman told she was likely infertile embarked on solo IVF at the age of 27 and had a miracle baby boy - after breaking up with her boyfriend and deciding to go it alone.

Becky Bell, 27, broke up with her partner in July 2020 and decided to have her egg count checked - which revealed that she had only a few years to have a baby.

Aware her 'biological clock was ticking' and freshly single but desperate to start a family, Becky chose to use donor sperm in an effort to fall pregnant and had her family help her pick out a donor.

After spending about $10,500 US on the IVF process, Becky fell pregnant in March 2021 and she welcomed her little boy, Noah, on 24th November, weighing 7lbs.

She says she "couldn't be happier" with her choice to go it solo.

Becky, a shop assistant, from Queensland, Australia, said: "It was a big thing seeing him for the first time.

"The nose is definitely the donors but he's got my frown.

"He's the cutest little baby.

"I'd just come out of a relationship so I knew I wouldn't be able to meet someone new and go through trying for a baby that quickly.

"So, I decided to do it myself and go it alone.

"I've always wanted to be a mum.

"He's such a content and good baby."

After splitting with her partner in July 2020 Becky went to have tests done to check her fertility and egg reserve.

But results showed that she had a 'really low egg count' and she was advised she needed to try for a baby in the next few years.

Becky had been diagnosed with endometriosis when she was 16 and her new results combined with the condition meant she was deemed infertile due to her low egg count.

In August 2020 Becky decided to go ahead with IVF with a sperm donor to give her the best chance of being a mum.

"I was really shocked at the news, but I knew I needed to then try for a baby now," she said.

"I didn't have time to wait for my perfect man."

Becky selected a donor from their profiles and had her families help to narrow them down.

"I chose someone who looked like me," she said.

"But the decider was the donor's reason to do it as he had a friend who also had endometriosis like me."

In March 2021 Becky had her egg transfer.

"It was such a nervous wait," she said.

"My friends convinced me to do a test four days after and there was a very faint line, so I kept doing two tests a day from then on.

"But it took ages to actually sink in."

But when Becky's bump started to grow it, all became very surreal.

"It was crazy being pregnant," Becky said.

"I loved feeling him move.

"I felt nervous to be a new mum but not a single mum.

"I just want to be the best mum possible for him."

Becky's waters broke on the 23rd November and she started to get contractions.

She went to Goldcoast university hospital, Australia, and had to be induced when her little boy's heart rate started dropping.

After over 31 hours in labor, her baby, who she named Noah, was born on 24th November at 8.02 am weighing 7lbs with her mum, Jane, 60, and friend Alicia, 30, at her side.

"They had to sunction him out and his cord was wrapped around him," Becky said.

"They put him on me but he still wasn't crying.

"Then they pulled him off me and he started crying which was a relief.

"I was nervous to see him but he was such a handsome baby."

Becky came home with Noah the next day.

"My mum has stayed with me to help me out," Becky said.

"It feels so natural being a mum.

"I keep looking at him and thinking 'how are you mine?'

"I don't regret doing this alone at all.

"He's the best."