A woman welcomed her first child after spending inheritance money from her dad on a sperm donor.<br /><br />Jayme Browning, 35, spent nearly £7k on her fertility journey after her dad Russell Browning, 66, died in January 2020. <br /><br />He left her a sizeable inheritance which she used to buy a house and start a family- despite not having a partner.<br /><br />Around a year after her dad's death, Jayme had fertility tests and settled on naturally conceiving using a sperm donor.<br /><br />The money covered three vials of sperm, medication, and appointments from the Centre for Reproduction & Gynaecology Wales (CRGW) fertility clinic, Plymouth.<br /><br />After undergoing IUI – artificial insemination – Jayme was delighted to fall pregnant on the third try, in December 2021.<br /><br />Jayme had a tough pregnancy after developing gestational diabetes had to take insulin.<br /><br />But it was “worth it” when her little girl, one-year-old Edie, arrived by c-section at Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, on 19 July 2022, 12pm, weighing 6lbs 13oz. <br /><br />Jayme, a housing officer, from Tavistock, Devon said: “Losing my dad was the moment I really took becoming a mum seriously.<br /><br />“Life is short and I’m so sad he never got meet his granddaughter.<br /><br />“I’m very lucky I had the inheritance money, and I wanted to put it towards something sensible for my future.<br /><br />“I joked with friends that if I hit 35 and was still single, I’d get a turkey baster and do it myself.<br /><br />“But I hit 34 and thought the time was right.<br /><br />“I knew I wanted a child, and I was able to afford the treatment – so I went for it.”<br /><br />Jayme’s dad Russell, who went into hospital in December 2019 with breathing difficulties, and died from suspected pulmonary lung disease a month later.<br /><br />Jayme and her brother Ryan Browning, 38, were both left an inheritance by their dad.<br /><br />With her share, Jayme, who is now in a relationship, put a deposit down on a house Tavistock, Devon, in 2021.<br /><br />She also spent a chunk of it starting her fertility journey and her GP referred her to CRGW clinic.<br /><br />Despite her mum, Jeanette Lown, 65, in customers services, being ''shocked at first'' friends and family were supportive.<br /><br />She said: "We've never really known of anyone going down this solo route.<br /><br />"I felt a bit nervous to tell people - no one really knew I wanted a baby.<br /><br />"But I never had any negativity - my friends and family were all on board."<br /><br />After undergoing fertility tests in August 2020, Jayme decided the best route for her was IUI - which involved inserting sperm directly into the womb.<br /><br />She chose a donor and received three vials of sperm - setting her back just under £7k. <br /><br />The first two rounds of IUI in December 2021 and February 2021, both sadly failed.<br /><br />Jayme took nine month break from trying, and then underwent her last round of IUI in November 2021.<br /><br />She said: "I put a lot of pressure on myself the first two times, and I don't think the stress helped.<br /><br />"I think by the third time I was more relax and in a good place.<br /><br />"But when I took a pregnancy test and it came back negative.
