One of Britain's first single dads by surrogate: Teacher, 42, shows off his six-month-old son
A gay teacher has become a single father by choice after using a surrogate and anonymous egg donor. David Watkins, 42, from Southampton, Hampshire, is one of the first single men in the UK to have a surrogate baby after a law change in January 2019. He welcomed his son Miles, now six months old, into the world on July 19 2020. David met his surrogate Faye Spreadbury, 37, from Leicester, East Midlands, at a social event. They clicked and Faye, who is a mother-of-two, reached out to David and volunteered to carry Miles. David chose an anonymous egg donor who had similar characteristics to hi...