Admiring the newly painted nursery, Kylie Evans lets out a sigh of contentment as she feels her baby kick.
She is 36 weeks pregnant with her first child, who she has already named Hudson Ray in honor of her late grandfather.
Husband Mick, who at 63 is 28 years older than Kylie, is equally delighted.
But he is not the baby’s father.
Kylie conceived using the sperm of a stranger who has the same blue eyes, bald head and average build as her other half.
Kylie, from Manchester, says: “In an ideal world, Mick would be the biological father, but that wasn’t possible.
“The fact that we have a baby feels like a miracle and he will be as much a father to our baby as I am.”
The couple met in 2008 at the pub where Kylie worked.
She was 19 and Mick, a cleaner, was 47.
“I’d never imagined an older man before, but there was something about Mick that I fell in love with,” says Kylie, who now works in a sandwich shop.
“He was the life and soul of the party and had bright eyes.
‘It wasn’t an easy pregnancy’
“I pursued him and at first he rejected my flirting, telling me he was old enough to be my father.
“He’s actually six years older than my dad.
“Eventually, he succumbed to my constant invitation to go out, but he told me he had two children and that he had had a vasectomy because he didn’t want any more.
“At that time children were the last thing on my mind, I just wanted Mick.”
Within 18 months, the couple had moved in together and although Kylie’s father Mark, 57, and mother Michelle, 56, initially disapproved because of the age difference, they soon warmed up.
Mick’s daughter Laura, 32, is three years younger than Kylie and his son Aidan, 28, is seven years younger, but they have always been accepting of Kylie.
Mick is often mistaken for Kylie’s father, which the pair find funny.
In 2015, Mick proposed while they were on holiday in Greece and last year they tied the knot at Bury registry office.
When Kylie was in her early twenties, her biological clock started ticking.
“Suddenly I desperately wanted a baby,” she says.
“It didn’t take long to convince Mick as he loves being a dad and our relationship is very strong.”
They explored Mick having a vasectomy reversal, but the doctor said it was unlikely to work.
In 2018, they asked for a referral to a fertility specialist. Kylie says:
“When the tests showed that I had polycystic ovary syndrome and was not ovulating, I started crying.
“I tried to accept that we would never have a child, but the desire became even stronger.”
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The couple had hoped to try IVF, but at the time Kylie, who is 4ft 6in, weighed almost 25 and was a size 26, so was told she didn’t qualify.
“I desperately wanted a child, so I was determined to lose weight,” she says.
“But since no diet worked, I knew I would need weight loss surgery.”
In January 2022, the couple flew to Latvia, where Kylie had a gastric bypass costing £7,000.
Within a year, she lost her 11th and was delighted when tests showed she was ovulating.
In July last year, she and Mick found a local fertility clinic that offered artificial insemination.
She says: “We chose the donor together and although you can’t see the photo, we asked for a man with the same characteristics as Mick.”
Kylie got pregnant on her first try, but had an early miscarriage.
From them next The attempt failed, but in October, and after spending £7,500, Kylie conceived.
“I was excited, but scared of miscarrying again,” she says.
“But after our 12-week scan, I finally allowed myself to believe we would be parents.
“But it wasn’t an easy pregnancy.
“I had severe morning sickness and was in hospital with kidney stones, so this will be my first and last baby.
“But we are so excited and Mick is as thrilled as I am.
“He will be Hudson’s father in every way that matters.
“And he will be good, because he is brilliant with his children and grandchildren.”
Reflecting on Mick’s age, Kylie, who is due in July, is realistic.
“I wish he was younger, but only because then he would be there for me and Hudson Ray longer,” she says.
“But he’s young at heart and would do anything for me, including letting me carry another man’s baby.
“I feel so lucky.”
Mick says: “I’m not thinking about being another man’s son.
“I knew I wanted a child with Kylie after being together for a while and now we’re going to have one, I’ve been there every step of the way.
“It will be great to be an older dad and I can’t wait to push a stroller again.”
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