"I conceived twins with the sperm of a stranger on Facebook - it was the best decision ever"

A mother of two shares her experience of parenthood after conceiving twin girls with the sperm of a complete stranger she met on Facebook.

Sarah Mangat, 34, had been happily single and childless for almost eight years when she suddenly had a desire to have a baby in July 2020.

She looked into sperm banks but found the process "too impersonal", so she found a social media group for sperm donors instead.

After befriending a man, Sarah underwent numerous checkups and fertility treatments before conceiving in November 2021.

Sarah, from Toronto, Canada, said, "If you're thinking of doing it alone, I say do it. It's the best decision I've ever made."

Sarah suddenly felt ready to have children but hadn't found a life partner (

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So she embarked on a mission to find a sperm donor on Facebook (

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Sarah Mangat / SWNS)

Sarah had "tried every dating app under the sun" and no longer wanted to wait for the right person to come into her life.

So she started researching her options for having a baby on her own - but was turned away at the sperm banks because they wouldn't allow her to meet the donor until the child was 18.

"I wanted to know the person before that. I was already becoming an unconventional mom - why not find the donor myself?" she explained.

Sarah discovered a Facebook group called “Canadian Sperm Donors” and spoke with a few people before finding one she “clicked” with.

In February 2021, she met him in person and he agreed to undergo STI checks and genetic testing, and eventually to be her sperm donor.

"Of course, I was a little wary about meeting someone online. I got some weird messages," she explained.

"But I arranged for us to meet in public...