My 'miracle baby', born 15 months after I lost my love
When her partner died suddenly, Ellidy Pullin chose to save some of his sperm – and gave birth to their miraculous daughter 15 months later.
In 2020, Australian Ellidy Pullin’s life was turned upside down when her partner, Olympic snowboarder Alex ‘Chumpy’ Pullin, died in a tragic accident. The couple had been trying for a baby, so in the deeply disorientating hours after his sudden death, when a friend suggested the possibility of a posthumous sperm retrieval – a complicated, and sometimes controversial procedure whereby sperm samples are taken within 36 hours of a person's death – Ellidy knew instantly that this was something she wanted to pursue.
Presenter: Shahidha Bari
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(Photo: Ellidy Pullin with her daughter; Credit: Hayley Williamson)
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