Lesbian couple discover they’re BOTH pregnant just days apart with the SAME sperm donor
- Kat Buchanan, 33, and Taryn Cumming, 31, always knew they wanted children
- When doctors said they both had declining fertility, they found a donor online
- They they had more chance of winning lotto than conceiving simultaneously
- Both babies are due 12 days apart, but it's likely they'll be born at the same time
A lesbian couple who discovered they are both pregnant to a sperm donor they found on social media could give birth at the same time.
Kat Buchanan, 33, and her fiancee Taryn Cumming, 31, knew they wanted children from the beginning of their two-year relationship.
The couple, who live in Auckland, New Zealand, and have five cats, told Daily Mail Australia they wanted to wait until the end of 2020 to start a family.
But when doctors said they both had lower egg reserves for their age, making it difficult to conceive, they took matters into their own hands.
Kat Buchanan, 33, and her fiancee Taryn Cumming, 31, knew they wanted children from the beginning of their two-year relationship
The couple, who are living in Auckland in New Zealand with five cats, told Daily Mail Australia they wanted to wait until the end of 2020 to start a family
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'IVF is very expensive here. A straight couple can try and conceive at home and if not successful after a year they qualify for public funded IVF,' Ms Cumming explained.
'As a lesbian couple that doesn't count. We would have to have six cycles of IUI at a clinic before qualifying for public funded IVF.'
IVF in New Zealand costs $10,000 and IUI - intrauterine insemination, when sperm is injected into the uterus via a catheter - is $1,700.
Faced with declining fertility, the couple decided to look for a donor in a private Facebook group for sperm and egg donors.
By the end of 2019, they had found the 'perfect' man.
By March 28, both women had positive pregnancy tests (pictured). The babies are due 12 days apart
'We are very lucky to have found someone really decent,' Ms Cumming said.
'We know his medical history as well as family history. He goes for STD checks and his sperm was analysed, and we have a contract in place for his and our protection.'
When Ms Cumming's first attempt at self-insemination in February didn't take, Ms Buchanan tried two weeks later.
A fortnight later, Ms Cumming tried again.
By March 28, both women had positive pregnancy tests.
The couple had planned on having two children anyway so are thrilled with the outcome.
While they had planned on having a second child after the first was born, the couple are ecstatic. Pictured: The couple's pregnancy announcement
Ms Buchanan is now ten weeks pregnant and Ms Cumming is almost nine weeks
'The doctor we had a better chance of winning the lotto than getting pregnant at the same time,' Ms Cumming said.
Ms Buchanan is now ten weeks pregnant and Ms Cumming is almost nine weeks.
Both babies are due 12 days apart, but it's likely they'll be born at the same time.
'It's highly likely actually. Women feed off each other's hormones so the potential for them to be born at the same time is high.'
There will be a big gender-reveal party for family and friends, but they already have four names picked out - Luca and Nate for boys, and Piper and Blake for girls.
The coupley started a YouTube channel and Instagram account to document their experience and help other lesbian couples in their situation.
'We figured that this whole thing is really unique and with all the questions we received we decided its best to just blog about it,' Ms Cumming said.
'This way I can tell women about our experience with artificial insemination, how we did it, what tools we used, how to find a donor and what questions to ask your donor. I love helping people.'
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