A mom to be could barely believe what she was seeing when she went for an ultrasound to get a closer look at her unborn twins.

Michelle de Bruijn, from Amsterdam in the Netherlands, was 14 weeks pregnant when she underwent the scan. What she saw in that brief moment brought tears to her eyes. "It was just so heartwarming to see that happening," De Bruijn told Newsweek . "This moment felt particularly meaningful because I chose to walk this journey solo."

At age 39, De Bruijn decided to become a solo mother by choice (SMC). Today, a significant number of women are choosing to follow a similar path. Figures published on the website singlemothersbychoice.org show that, in 2022, 54 percent of private customers at Cryos' Sperm and Egg Bank were SMCs.

De Bruijn took a slightly different p

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