A WOMAN who longed to be a mum has conceived "naturally" with the world's most famous sperm donor - after seeing images of his 53 other "beautiful" kids online.
Swimming coach Alina Iakushyna, 30, found serial baby-maker Kyle Gordy on Instagram.
At only 31, Kyle has fathered 53 children around the world and has an inbox full of women requesting his freelance services.
Their match was a quick success and her "long-awaited baby", David, was born in February of this year.
"It was the happiest day of my life," said Alina, from Florida, US.
However, her journey to motherhood was far from an easy ride.
After moving to the US from Ukraine in 2015, Alina and her then-partner tried unsuccessfully to have a baby of their own before their relationship broke down.
Still "desperate" for a baby, Alina visited a local sperm bank and after two failed attempts costing thousands of dollars she was left feeling “hopeless”.
“In my heart, I didn’t give up and continued to look for ways," said Alina.
She found Kyle Gordy online and was immediately taken with all of his "beautiful" children and wrote to him.
“I was a bit worried at first, as I wanted to get to know him better, but we talked for a long time and I really liked him," admitted Alina, however she wanted her baby to know who its father was.
Kyle said many of the women he helps conceive is by artificial insemination.
But after meeting up in Miami, they chose to go down "the traditional route" and conceive the baby naturally.
"At first, I was nervous, but after meeting Kyle and talking for some time, I was made to feel very comfortable and it was such a positive experience," said Alina.
"He's such a funny guy and while I was unsure I was going to be pregnant [at the end], I felt so confident with him, as he knew exactly what he was doing," she added.
Alina had planned to give birth back in Ukraine but was forced to cancel when her baby came early.
As he was born on February 22, 2022, she cried tears of happiness -- unaware of the horrors descending on her home country as Russia launched a bombing blitz and then invaded two days later.
“I woke up after giving birth and saw my phone was empty, without any congratulations, so I asked my grandmother and in short, she said they were losing connection.
“I had mixed feelings, insanely joyful yet in so much pain, because I had a lack of understanding about how much trouble they were in."
Fearing constantly for her family's safety in Ukraine, she says her new "miracle" baby helped her to "cope" with the trauma she was experiencing.
“I hope I will one day go to Ukraine with David and be with my family – but for now, I’m thankful to Kyle for making my dreams come true.”
