A COUPLE who conceived their baby with a Calpol syringe have been left fuming after being told they can’t both be on the birth certificate.
Kerry and Anna welcomed daughter Ezmai in March, after enlisting the help of a friend to be a sperm donor.
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They’ve been documenting their journey on their social media pages, but caused controversy with a recent video, in which they were seen taking their newborn to officially register her name.
However, they were stunned to find out that they couldn’t both have their names as the parents on Ezmai’s birth certificate.
“We thought we’d come on for a little bit of a rant because we think it’s really disgusting that Kerry is not allowed on the birth certificate, even though we were together when we conceived her,” Anna said in a video on her TikTok page.
“And the only reason she’s not allowed on it is because 1, we’re not married and 2, because we didn’t spend thousands in a clinic.”
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“Which one’s better? Using a donor that you actually know, or just using someone random that you don’t even know?” Kerry chimed in.
“She might not have provided the stuff guys, but I used the syringe so technically I impregnated her!”
“It’s true, it’s true,” Anna said.
“I think we should all sign a petition to get this over with, so same sex men, same sex females, whoever want to have a baby together, should be able to do it,” she continued.
“And it shouldn’t be an issue. Do you know what I mean?”
Kerry could be heard crying in the background as Anna said: “If you’re together when you conceive and you plan to conceive together, you should be that parent.
“I mean look at all the parents out there, right? Our kids for example, their dads have nothing to do with them.
“But they’re allowed on the birth certificate.
“Where Kerry’s here, does everything for me, and we have to fight for it.
“I think it’s absolutely disgusting.
“So if you guys know how to start a petition or anything like that, please let me know because we are so disgusted with this right now.”
However, people in the comments section were quick to insist the pair should have known the law about who could go on the birth certificate before going to the registry office.
“Biologically she isn’t the baby’s parent so why would she go on the birth certificate?” one wrote.
“What did you expect????” another added.
“I’m confused. She’s not the father!”
“Everybody knows you have to be married to be on the birth certificate. It’s not new,” a third sighed.
“Go to the registry office tomorrow, get married then go register,” someone else commented.
“Birth certificate has nothing todo with who is the ‘parent’, it is about who biologically made you,” another said, alongside a rolling eyes emoji.
