Lesbian couple give birth to each other’s sons: Mothers had their eggs fertilised via IVF by the same sperm donor and implanted in one another so they could be biologically connected to both babies

Oh boy! Meet Elvis, 10 weeks, and his 11-day-old brother Ezra, who, along with their mothers Emily Patrick and Kerry Osborn, made British history.

The babies, pictured here for the first time, were born to the lesbian couple via IVF. Elvis was created from Kerry’s egg that was fertilized and implanted into Emily so she could be his birth mother.

Ezra, meanwhile, was created from Emily’s egg and implanted in Kerry so she could carry him and deliver him.

It’s the first time the procedure, known as simultaneous reciprocal IVF, has been tried in Britain – and it has led to a joyful and unique Mother’s Day for the new family of four.

It is the first time the procedure, known as simultaneous reciprocal IVF, has been tried in Britain. Emily pictured on March 6, 2024

Elvis resembles his biological mother Kerry with his big eyes and button nose. Ezra resembles his biological mother Emily with his tuft of red hair (above)

“It was very emotional to see both our boys arrive and each other become mothers in just a few weeks,” says Emily, 38, a creative producer. “I was always the less motherly one, but I’ve found a whole different level of love, like a new room in my heart, for our babies.”

“I still can’t quite believe that they’re both here, that we’ve made our dream of a family a reality,” says Kerry, 35, a teacher. “We never set out to be pioneers, but we hope we have shown other people in the LGBTQ+ community that this is achievable.”

Elvis resembles his biological mother Kerry with his big eyes and button nose. Ezra resembles his biological mother Emily with his tuft of red hair. Interestingly, the women say that while they love their sons equally, they all feel a greater sense of parental responsibility toward the baby they are carrying than toward the one who shares their genes.

Ezra, meanwhile, was created from Emily’s egg and implanted in Kerry so she could carry him and free him.

Elvis was created from Kerry’s egg that was fertilized and implanted into Emily so she could be his birth mother. Kerry (left) and Emily (right) hold baby scans on December 17, 2023

Ezra (left) and Elvis (right) baby scans. The two new mothers plan to spend their first ever Mother’s Day at the beach near their home

Emily and Kerry have been together for seven years and started discussing simultaneous mutual IVF during one of the Covid lockdowns. The procedure cost them around £25,000, including the price of the anonymous sperm donor who is father to both Elvis and Ezra.

The couple are now planning to get married and live in Hampshire with their retired greyhound Dotty.

Elvis was born naturally on New Year’s Day weighing 4.5 kg. Ezra arrived via C-section on February 28 weighing 3.5kg. Kerry said: “It hasn’t been as chaotic as we expected. If you think the worst, it can only be easier!’

The two new mothers plan to spend their first ever Mother’s Day at the beach near their home.

Neither Emily nor Kerry have ever struggled with their sexuality. Emily knew she was gay in her mid-teens and came out when she was sixteen. Kerry was in college training to be a teacher when she realized she was a lesbian and came out to her equally accepting family.

In the photo: together with their retired greyhound Dotty.

Elvis was born naturally on New Year’s Day weighing 4.5 kg. Ezra arrived via C-section on February 28 weighing 3.5 kg

They first made contact in January 2017 via the dating site Tinder. Emily was working in New Zealand, where she had lived for ten years, and Kerry was visiting

They first made contact in January 2017 via the dating site Tinder. Emily was working in New Zealand, where she had lived for ten years, and Kerry was visiting.

Although they were in the same country, they were too far apart to meet in person, but embarked on an old-fashioned long-distance courtship, which lasted four months before they finally met. At the first meeting, Emily was down on one knee with a sweetheart in the shape of a ring and Kerry with a bottle of champagne in her hand.

They have been together ever since, traveling extensively throughout South East Asia and New Zealand before settling in Gosport a year ago. Now their extraordinary shared pregnancies have sealed a love story six years in the making.

Kerry was always the more motherly of the two; she knew she wanted children, while Emily hadn’t thought about it before they got together. While discussing their future during the long hours of lockdown, they came up with the idea of ​​starting a family in which they could be both biological and surrogate mothers.

Kerry says: ‘There was no big ceremony, it was a Thursday evening and we started looking through the sperm banks. The problem is once you start you can’t stop, there is so much choice. We chose a man our own age, who had two children and donated for altruistic reasons. There were people in his family who were struggling with infertility and he wanted to help others.”

The couple were able to inspect his handwriting, as well as a photo of him, about eight years old, and listened to a recording of his voice. Although the donor was Dutch-German because he gave his sperm in Britain, the two boys will be able to find out his identity when they turn 18.

Follow Emily and Kerry’s story on Instagram @twomumstwobuns.