A baby boy has been born from the world's oldest sperm - after his dad froze it 23 years ago.
Xavier Powell, just six-months-old, has even made it into the Guinness World Records thanks to his father's decision two decades ago.
Alex Powell, from Australia, was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma at the age of 15.
He was told he needed to start chemotherapy immediately and made the decision to have his sperm frozen as the treatment was likely toleave him infertile.
That was 23-years ago and now the dad is celebrating his son's first few months of life with his wife Vi.
Happy couple: This baby boy was born from the world's oldest sperm
It was Alex's stepmum who convinced him to go ahead with the procedure after worrying about the effects of cancer treatment on her stepson's body.
Two decades later, Alex met his wife Vi and the loved-up pair decided they would like to have children.
Decision: Alex froze his sperm when he was 15 after being diagnosed with cancer
In 2013, the couplebegan IVFin the hope that they would be able to conceive a baby.
Alex admitted he was nervous before the start of treatment, adding: "When they bring those guys out, what's going to happen? Are they all going to turn left?"
Record breaker: Xavier was conceived with the world's oldest sperm
It took one year of IVF for Xavier to be conceived and he was eventually born on June 17, 2015.
Alex told Nine News: "For me, it's that sort of feeling in life you want to relive every moment if you can."
Test tube: It took the couple one year of IVF treatment before they discovered they were pregnant
Before Xavier, a baby had previously been conceived in the UK using sperm frozen for 21 years.
There is technically no upper limit on how long sperm should be stored for but it is usually between seven and 10 years.
Single-minded Kafayat Adegoke got herselfpregnantafter the mother of all deceptions.
The 30-year-old student set out to be a single mum and drew up a wishlist of characteristics she wanted in her child.
Then she set about finding a man, any man, who would oblige by sleeping with her. Once, twice, or however many times to get her her pregnant.
But the “lucky” fella would never know all she wanted was to become pregnant and that he was being used.
Once she was expecting, the “lover” was to be dumped unceremoniously and denied any chance of bringing up the offspring.
But Kafayat, whose baby is due in June, is in a lesbian relationship, insists she is not attracted to the opposite sex and went hunting for partners because it was cheaper thanIVF.
She said: “Ever since I was a little girl I have yearned for a baby. I looked into IVF and surrogacy but they both seemed quite expensive. I also felt IVF was unnatural.
“I thought logically and what I needed was a sperm donor and there were plenty of these walking the streets and I could take my pick.
“I decided to pretend I was straight and trick a man into getting me pregnant.”
With meticulous planning, she held off sleeping with her new dates until she had thoroughly quizzed them about their family background, medical history and even their blood group.
She dated three men in the process.
After a year of hunting for her version of Mr Right, her plan finally paid off when she got pregnant by a man she had been seeing for two months.
Kafayat, from Bradford, West Yorks, then ended the relationship and barred the “sperm donor” from the child’s life.
Instead, the cash-strapped user of men is hopeful that, as a single mum, she will get a council house andbenefits.
Kafayat, who is currently dating 26-year-old Aisha Atan, said: “I have always wanted to be a mum.
“As a gay woman, surrogacy or IVF were options but I couldn’t afford these and they seemed too way too much hassle.
“I decided I would have to sleep with a man and started to look out for guys that were good looking and intelligent with a sense of humour. I’d like my child to have all these attributes.
“I couldn’t have one-night stands with strangers – I needed to date them, find out about their medical and family history to see if they were suitable sperm donors.”
She added: “I was with the last guy I dated for two months but when I fell pregnant I ended the relationship straight away.
“My baby doesn’t need a father, I don’t want anything from him and I am so excited about being a single mum. I am going to speak to the local council about getting a house and some benefits. I deserve them like any other single mum.”
Kafayat realised she was attracted to women at the age of 16 but experimented with both sexes.
She says: “In Nigeria, where I grew up, people were ignorant about gay people and I had to date men to be accepted.
“I would date girls in secret but slept with two men – but I always knew I was a lesbian.
“When I moved to London five years ago I was able to date women more openly and I had quite a few girlfriends.”
But more than anything, she wanted to be a mum and she started hunting down unsuspecting men in 2014.
No father: Kafayat is turning to the council for support
She recalled: “One night in Nando’s I started chatting to a guy. He was a 40-year-old property developer – very good looking with blue eyes.
“He spoke very well and seemed intelligent. I straight away thought he would make a beautiful baby.
“We chatted and then swapped numbers. We started to date but as I got to know him I realised his personality wasn’t right. He had no sense of humour.
“I didn’t want this passed down to my child. I didn’t want him to be my sperm donor and ended the relationship before we slept together.”
Last June, Kafayat took a shine to a 35-year-old guy jogging in the park. She said: “I was on a health kick and had started running. He was tall and very good looking. I started to flirt and he flirted back.
“We swapped numbers and started to date. He was very intelligent and worked as a building contractor.
“After a few weeks of finding out about his medical history and family background we slept together.
“I was dreading this part. The thought of having sex with a man made me feel sick but I just kept thinking about the baby I could make.
“I bought a DIY ovulating testing kit and checked I was fertile before sleeping with him. We slept together a few times.”
The pair dated for two months but when Kafayat didn’t get pregnant she ended the relationship.
She said: “It wasn’t happening quick enough for me so I decided I needed to move on to someone more fertile.”
In September, Kafayat met her next target through her job at the time, as a TV producer.
She said: “He was a 34-year-old studio engineer, good looking, witty and intelligent.
“Again, I spent time sussing him out and asking him about his family history and even discovered what blood group he was.”
Lovers: With her girlfriend Aisha
This time Kafayat went to the doctors for a fertility check-up and advice on how to get pregnant quickly.
She said: “I started researching the best sexual positions to get pregnant in. It was difficult because I was living a double life. I was sleeping with women all the time I was seeing these guys too.”
Kafayat slept with her new man twice before she got pregnant.
She added: “I was so happy I was finally going to have a baby. I knew I had to end the relationship but I did start to feel guilty because I had grown close to him. I didn’t fancy him at all but we had become friends. I decided to tell him the truth, that I had used him to get pregnant. He was understandably furious and was shouting at me.
“I said I was sorry and made it clear I wanted nothing from him and I didn’t want him to have contact with me or the baby.”
A few months later Kafayat moved to Leeds where she is now a student at Leeds Trinity University studying film and TV.
She has told girlfriend Aisha everything and they hope to wed.
Aisha said: “I was shocked at first but when she explained I started to understand.
“She’s my girlfriend and I love her and I hope to be part of the child’s life. I will support her all the way.”
It begs the question what Kafayat will tell the child about the bizarre conception.
“I will say the father is a sperm donor and not go into detail,” Kafayat insisted.
“People have been shocked when I’ve told them what I have done – but it wasn’t easy for me. I will never sleep with a man again to get pregnant. I am happy with one child. My baby’s dad has tried to contact me a few times but I want nothing to do with him.
“I don’t regret tricking a man into getting me pregnant. All that matters is my baby.”
Coco Austin is never one to shy away from showing off her incredible body.
And on Thursday, the mum-of-one decided to put her famous curves on full display as she posed for an eye-popping selfie.
The proud new mum left very little to the imagination dressed in just a tiny pair of nude knickers, matching bra and a figure-shrinking black waist trainer that accentuated her slim waist and ample cleavage.
And she wasn’t just showing off her curves - also in the picture was tiny tot Chanel who she held over one shoulder.
“Real life candid pic… Training and watching my baby simultaneously… The coco way. Loving motherhood,” she wrote alongside it.
Coco has said she's keen to show off all the stuff she does with her daughter and last month posted a picture of her breastfeeding.
Coco also shared this breastfeeding snap "Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do in when feeding time comes up..oh, the trials and tribulations! Breastfeeding in odd places," she captioned it.
"I want to start a trend where us moms post pics of all the wild stuff we do for our little ones... #momslife."
The 36-year-old can be seen showing off her slim stomach as she lies awkwardly over her daughter’s car seat in the snap, which was met with a mixed reaction
