Oh boy! Meet Elvis, 10 weeks, and his 11-day old brother Ezra, who have made British history along with their mums Emily Patrick and Kerry Osborn.
The babies, pictured here for the first time, were born to the lesbian couple via IVF. Elvis was created from Kerry’s egg which was fertilised and implanted in Emily so she could be his birth mother.
Ezra, meanwhile, was created from Emily’s egg and implanted in Kerry so she could carry and deliver him.
It’s the first time the procedure, known as simultaneous reciprocal IVF, has been attempted in the UK – and it has led to a joyous and unique Mothers’ Day for the new family of four.
Meet Elvis, 10 weeks, and his 11-day old brother Ezra, who have made British history along with their mums Emily Patrick (right) and Kerry Osborn (left)
It’s the first time the procedure, known as simultaneous reciprocal IVF, has been attempted in the UK. Emily pictured on 6 March, 2024
Elvis with his big eyes and button nose looks like his biological mother Kerry. Ezra, with his tuft of ginger hair, resembles his biological mother Emily (above)
‘It’s been very emotional seeing both our boys arrive and watching each other become mothers in the space of a few weeks,’ said Emily, 38, a creative producer. ‘I was always the less maternal one but I’ve found a whole different level of love, like a new chamber in my heart, for our babies.’
‘I still can’t quite believe they’re both here, that we made our dream of a family a reality,’ said Kerry, 35, a teacher. ‘We never set out to be pioneers but we hope we’ve shown other people in the LGBTQ+ community that this is achievable.’
Elvis with his big eyes and button nose looks like his biological mother Kerry. Ezra, with his tuft of ginger hair, resembles his biological mother Emily. Interestingly, the women say that while they love their sons equally, they each feel a greater sense of parental responsibility towards the baby they carried rather than the one who shares their genes.
Ezra, meanwhile, was created from Emily’s egg and implanted in Kerry so she could carry and deliver him
Elvis was created from Kerry’s egg which was fertilised and implanted in Emily so she could be his birth mother. Kerry (left) and Emily (right) holding baby scans on 17 December, 2023
Ezra (left) and Elvis (right) baby scans. The two new mums plan to spend their first ever Mothers’ Day on the beach near their home
Emily and Kerry have been together for seven years and started to discuss simultaneous reciprocal IVF during one of the Covid lockdowns. The procedure has cost them around £25,000, including the price of the anonymous sperm donor who is father to both Elvis and Ezra.
Now planning to get married, the couple live in Hampshire with their retired greyhound Dotty.
Elvis was born naturally on New Year’s Day weighing 8lbs. Ezra arrived by emergency Caesarean section on February 28th weighing 7lbs 1 ozs. Says Kerry: ‘It’s not been quite as chaotic as we had anticipated. If you think the worst then it can only be easier!’
The two new mums plan to spend their first ever Mothers’ Day on the beach near their home.
Follow Emily and Kerry’s story on Instagram @twomumstwobuns.