I bought sperm on the internet - now I’m finally a mum … with Liv Thorne

Should I Delete That?

Alex Light & Em Clarkson

Society & Culture, Unknown

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 3 August 2025

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

When Liv reached her mid-thirties as a single woman, she made a decision that would change her life: to have a child on her own. In this episode, she talks to us about navigating fertility clinics, buying sperm from Denmark, and the emotional rollercoaster of choosing solo parenthood.

Liv shares the grief she carried through her twenties and thirties watching people around her start families, the moment she decided to go it alone, and the incredible journey that brought her son Herb into the world..

We chat about the impossible task of choosing a donor, the challenges of doing it all solo, and what’s surprised her about Herb as he’s grown up.

Plus - Herb joined us in the studio, and honestly, it melted our hearts!

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Should I Delete That is produced by Faye Lawrence

Studio Manager: Dex Roy

Video Editor: Celia Gomez

Social Media Manager: Sarah English

Music: Alex Andrew

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Transcript

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0:00.0	I don't know anything about my life other than I wanted to be a mum.
0:07.4	My issue was that I didn't have a partner. I didn't have direct access to sperm like a couple do.
0:13.0	Hello and welcome back to Should I Delete That?
0:15.6	When Liv Thorne reached her mid-30s as a single woman, she made a decision that would change her life to have a child
0:21.5	on her own. In this episode, she talks to us about navigating fertility clinics, buying sperm
0:26.7	from Denmark, and the emotional roller coaster of choosing solo parenthood. She also shared the grief
0:32.0	that she carried through her 20s and 30s as she watched the people around her start their
0:35.4	own families. The moment she decided to go at
0:37.9	it alone and the incredible journey that brought her son Herb into the world. We chat about the
0:43.9	impossible task of choosing a donor, the challenges of doing it all solo and what surprised her about
0:49.3	Herb as he's grown up. Plus Herb joined us for this interview. He was the first seven-year-old
0:54.0	we've ever had
0:54.7	in the studio and you may be able to hear him at Parts. If so, lucky you. You can follow
1:00.3	Liv and Herb's gorgeous journey together over on Instagram at Lives Alone. We hope you love
1:06.6	this episode. Here's Liv. Hi, Liv.
1:11.4	Hi. Thank you so much for coming in.
1:13.3	You're welcome.
1:14.2	We are really excited to talk to you.
1:16.2	No.
1:17.0	It's funny.
1:18.0	Yeah.
1:19.3	I'm just, I'm waiting to, yeah, to see what questions because I know that you two will
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