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I Didn’t Want To Date Anyone, So I Searched For A Sperm Donor On Facebook. Haters Trolled Me, But Now I’m A Proud Mother Of 5

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An Australian mother-of-five who wanted a big family since she was a child has spoken about how she turned to an unorthodox online community to get pregnant.

Brooke Withington, 28, was told by a friend about the Sperm Donation Australia Facebook group, where hopeful mothers and willing donors bypass clinics in favour of informal meetups in cafes and hotels where fresh samples are provided.

‘I booked a hotel room and he (the donor) went into the room and messaged me when he had the semen in a jar, then he left and I went in,’ Ms Withington, from the Gold Coast, told Daily Mail Australia on Wednesday night.

‘I have always been a very fertile person which I’m so grateful for, but right before I inserted the syringe I remember looking at the semen in there and thinking ‘there’s no way this will work,’ she said.

‘But I inseminated myself with the syringe and it worked first time… I was as surprised as everyone else!’ Brooke Withington is a busy mother-of-five and turned to an unorthodox online community for a sperm donor for her one-year-old Nora Ms Withington with (pictured with from left to right) Gilbert, Edward, Nora and Odette Mum-of-five opens up about choosing to find a sperm donor online Ms Withington explained that coming from a large family herself she had wanted lots of kids since she was eight years old and when she had her first born, Edward, in 2014 at 19 her ‘whole life changed’.

She welcomed her second child Gilbert in 2016 and her first daughter, Odette, in 2018 – whose father is a Japanese friend she knew from her time as an exchange student.

‘My other children were all conceived naturally but I have them 100 per cent of the time on my own so that’s why I decided to go through a sperm donor for my fourth baby.’

‘It seemed like the perfect decision for me since I was already doing it completely in my own anyway and there would be no stress or drama.’

She said she first heard about the Sperm Donation Australia from a friend just after she had Edward in 2014. ‘At first I thought it was very different and I couldn’t imagine myself choosing to go down that path but when I got to that point in my life, it actually didn’t sound so wild after all.

‘I put up a post about myself and what I was looking for and I had a few donors private message me. ‘I chose a couple of them that I felt the conversation flowed quite easily as that was really important to me so I wouldn’t feel nervous or uneasy…Click Here To Continue Reading>> …Click Here To Continue Reading>>

 

The family welcomed a fifth member just four months ago named Mabel (centre) Ms Withington pictured with donor conceived Nora who recently turned one She said she wanted an Asian donor because Odette has Asian heritage and her other children are all white.

‘When I found the right donor I told him everything I was and wasn’t comfortable with; I was personally only comfortable with artificial insemination and the donor I chose was strictly AI.’

She then had her ‘miracle’ daughter Nora who is now one-year-old before welcoming fifth child Mabel through a brief relationship.

‘I love having five kids but I’m definitely thinking about having one more child one day and if I do – I will definitely be going down the sperm donor path again.’ ‘The conception and pregnancy with Nora was the most drama and stress free experience.’ READ FULL STORY HERE>>>CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING>>>

The Gold Coast local said she would most definitely use a donor for another child if she decided she wanted a sixth She said people online often troll her – particularly with the phrase ‘tax payer dollars’ suggesting she is cashing in on welfare but Ms Withington said that couldn’t be further from the truth.

‘But I work at a great job, so I feel that I am contributing to the community, making my own money and also showing my children that working is very important.’

The man behind the online Sperm Donation Australia Group, Adam Hooper has recently taken the movement to other countries launching Sperm Donation World.

‘The standard is so good in Australia that this is the main source and way people use to (artificially) conceive children now, bypassing clinics,’ Mr Hooper told Daily Mail Australia on Wednesday night.

The man behind Sperm Donation World, 38-year-old Adam Hooper (pictured) is heading to the UK in September. He has himself fathered more than 20 children via donations and claims to have helped bring literally hundreds of more children into the world via facilitating his group.

‘I am coming to the UK in September to Launch Sperm Donation UK and hope to bring the same recipe for success that we have seen in Australia.’

Mr Hooper said that he had started the group ‘in 2015 and in 2023 ‘we’re still yet to see any headlines about this going wrong.’

‘The family court system is full of people that have rushed into relationships and had children, so this way is a logical and safer choice for people to consider’

‘You don’t pick your husband and wife of a piece of paper you go and meet them’

‘Currently, in the UK, the online donor scene is poorly moderated and run by people with not the right motives.’

‘I want to raise the standards in the UK so many women like Brooke can share their own local stories….CONTINUE READING>>


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Mother left everyone in disbelief after they heard her excuse why she left her baby alone with pit bull only for the dog to chew on the child’s hands and leave her without 5 fingers!

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The young mother, later identified as Chloe, was arrested and charged with neglect after leaving her baby daughter with pit bull. The dog reportedly chewed on the baby’s hand when she left her alone, resulting in the girl losing 5 fingers.

Three of the fingers on the girl’s left hand were fully amputated and two fingers on her right hand were partially amputated. The incident left neighbors startled and in disbelief.

The mother reportedly left her 3-month-old baby alone with the dog so she could take a shower. During and interview with investigators, the 21-year-old mom said that she was feeling ill and put the little girl in her bassinet before heading to the bathroom, per reports.

The woman then turned on the shower and turned it back off again when she heard the baby girl scream. Chloe then found the 3-month-old pit bull puppy chewing on the baby’s hands. She wrapped the baby’s hands in cloth and called 911…Click Here To Continue Reading>> …Click Here To Continue Reading>>

 

When the mother found her baby, she couldn’t look at her baby daughter’s fingers because there was soo much bl00d. ‘You never leave a baby or infant alone with an animal. READ FULL STORY HERE>>>CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING>>>

You just don’t. Thank God the baby’s still alive,’ neighbor, Kecia said. NBC2 reports the three-month-old puppy that was just brought into the home less than 24 hours earlier after the mother coming across a post for the dog on Facebook.

The mother was charged with child neglect following a four-month-long investigation. Investigators in bringing charges forward said the mother kept changing stories as to why she left the baby alone with the pit bull.

The puppy was quarantined as part of protocol following a bite. The pit bull passed the quarantine and was transferred to the Animal Welfare League.

As the baby recovers with family members, the mother, who posted $7,500 bond, was granted supervised visitation. This incident remains under investigation.

 

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6-Year-Old Boy Left In Coma After Being Sent Home From School With Headache

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Ellis Artist of Clayton, West Yorkshire was living a normal, 6-year-old life when everything went downhill.

One night, Ellis woke up in pain and screaming to his parents, 37-year-old Paul Artist and 34-year-old Sarah Girdwood.

His head and neck were in tremendous pain and he began to vomit profusely.

This all happened after a minor illness, which he seems to recover quickly from earlier that day.

Ellis’ parents rushed him to a nearby hospital, and a rash started to develop.

First, doctors thought it was meningitis, but antibiotics didn’t help and Ellis was mumbling and moaning in his sleep, unable to wake up…Click Here To Continue Reading>> …Click Here To Continue Reading>>

 

Doctors then performed an MRI scan.

The resulting diagnosis was shocking and horrifying: acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, or ADEM.

This extremely rare condition causes brain swelling, and Ellis now has repeated seizures as a result.

ADEM is a little-understood disease that can begin from even a small infection.

It causes negative reactions to the white matter of the brain, which then affects the body’s immune system.

The result is a severe allergic reaction that involves attacking the immune system and the eroding of nerves’ protective layers.

This condition tends to affect different people in different ways, meaning it is usually impossible for doctors to provide an accurate prognosis – as is the case with Ellis.

75% of those who develop AEDM are able to recover fully, but the remainder may develop significant impairments and disabilities as a result. READ FULL STORY HERE>>>CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING>>>

It is unsure whether Ellis will recover, how severe his condition is, or if he will have any long-term effects from it.

After the AEDM diagnosis, Ellis was placed in a medically-induced coma and rushed to the Leeds General Infirmary.

A week later, another scan revealed that the swelling was no longer just in Ellis’ brain – it was beginning to make its way down his spine.

He was also having mini-seizures due to the brain swelling. But it’s not all bad news – after a while of being on a ventilator, Ellis is able to breathe on his own again.

The Sick Children’s Trust has put up Ellis’ family, including his three brothers, the youngest of which still doesn’t know what is really happening to Ellis.

Ellis, meanwhile, is still in a coma with his parents by his bedside as he receives the 24/7 care that he needs.

It is still unknown whether Ellis will recover fully or not, but doctors are doing everything they can to provide information to his worried family.

It’s expected that Ellis will be at the hospital for at least a couple of months, and will then need constant care at home once he is able to leave.

In order to ease the financial strain, family and friends, as well as Ellis’ school Clayton St John CE Primary School, have been working hard to raise funds for the family.

Ellis is a strong, tough boy and everyone is rooting for him and hoping for his recovery.

A fundraiser for the family with a £5,000 target goal has been set up, and around 92% of funds have been raised at the time of writing.

If you’d like to donate to the cause, you can do so at their JustGiving page.

 

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Did An Angel Save Girl From Dying In Hospital?

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Losing a child can be a devastating event, no matter what age.It is, however, universally agreed upon that it is worse when the child is lost at such a young age.

Sadly, this sort of early death is expected for some families, due to the circumstances that their child is involved in.

Despite the advancement of modern medicine, there are still plenty of children who suffer from severe health problems from either a young age or even from birth. These children are often predicted to not survive very long.

In a way, their passing can be considered them finally having rest and relief from their life, which has been an uphill battle all the way…Click Here To Continue Reading>> …Click Here To Continue Reading>>

 

Most of these children and their families, however, find themselves with plenty to live for.

They fight, they strive, and they try to use everything at their disposal to push forward and see another day.

Alas, this is a war, and sometimes, the inevitable happens.

In the case of North Carolinian Chelsea Banton, she wasn’t expected to see her third day.

A premature baby born five weeks early, Chelsea had a major problem – she had to deal with excessive fluids creating pressure against her brain.

The doctors gave her at most 36 hours to live.

However, the baby girl would defy all odds, and would live to grow up.

Her life, however, did not get any easier after that first major hurdle.

The girl would spend the following 14 years of her short life fighting against one health problem after another.

Infections, life-threatening viruses, fluid retention, shunt revisions, hydrocephalus – you named it, she suffered it at some point.

In the fall of 2008, Chelsea was struck by yet another round of advanced pneumonia, which had developed from a bad cold she caught. READ FULL STORY HERE>>>CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING>>>

This latest bout of illness seemed to be the last one she could handle – the girl was forced to stay in the hospital for seven weeks, completely dependant on life support.

It was at this point that Colleen Banton, her mother, was forced to make a heartbreaking decision.

In the interest of not prolonging her daughter’s suffering, she opted to keep the ventilator off the next time her daughter was strong enough to breathe on her own.

It was essentially plugging the plug for the girl – by this point, Colleen had decided that should her daughter’s time had come, then there was no use in delaying the inevitable.

While praying with friends and family who had come out to support this mother, Colleen was suddenly called over to a nearby monitor by the pediatrician nurse.

There, her attention was directed to the bright light that had appeared in front of the door to the pediatrician unit.

Astonished, Colleen took a quick photo of it with her camera, then went to check this strange light in person.

Oddly enough, it wasn’t there physically.

A miracle occurred shortly thereafter – three days later, Chelsea was well enough to return home once again.

Colleen is convinced that the figure was an angel who helped her daughter.

Chelsea would then go on to live for another 7 more years before passing away in 2015, at the age of 21.

Her story is one for the ages!

 

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