A London-born Australian woman who had a child through IVF,
traced her anonymous sperm donor and ended up falling in love and
getting married to the biological father of her daughter. Aminah Hart's
love story with 45-year-old Scott Andersen began when her daughter,
Leila turned one.
Hart, 45, had chosen Andersen, an Australian cattle farmer from the south coast, out of five possible sperm donors after reading his IVF
register description as being "happy and healthy". Soon after giving
birth to their daughter, Hart began Internet searches to track down the
Australian farmer. Eventually, she ended up reaching out to Andersen
through the official IVF register.
Andersen who has previously been married twice and has four
other children, was not legally bound to meet Leila until she was 18. He
gave in however, after seeing a photo of Leila who greatly resembled
him. The biological father and daughter were united four days after
Leila's first birthday in Melbourne.
"Neither of us expected it to happen. I fell in love with
Leila before I fell in love with Aminah. It was all odd at the start.
But Leila's beautiful," said Andersen, reported MSN.
"We arranged to meet once a month. Aminah and I became quite friendly
and Leila started calling me Daddy and coming to me all the time."
Hart has also previously been married once, but lost both
her earlier sons due to a rare genetic disorder that affects boys. At
42, she decided to try IVF and little did she know that her anonymous
sperm donor would sweep her off her feet.
Hart's back to front love story has been documented in a
memoir titled 'How I Met Your Father'. First copies are to go on sale
starting 1 April and it is believed that a movie based on the book is
also in the works.
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