Gay couple ‘can’t wait’ to welcome baby boy after conceiving through the NHS

The first gay couple in Scotland to receive IVF on the NHS have spoke about how excited they are to welcome their baby into this world.

Ross and Chris Muller, from Edinburgh, reportedly looked at getting access to fertility treatment privately, but were put off by the cost.

For the past two years the pair has been seeking support and guidance to have IVF on the NHS, and with the help of MSP Ash Denham their dream of having a child has come true.

The progressive move makes them the first male same-sex couple to have a baby through IVF on the NHS.

The happy couple, who married in 2017, said they could not wait to meet their baby boy, who is due to be born to a surrogate mother in early August.

Ross, a primary school teacher, told a national newspaper: “We knew we were doing the right thing and we just know the joy children can bring and we wanted to have some of that and to be part of it.

“I think a lot of same-sex couples, male and female, don’t know that this exists, like we didn’t until we found out about it.

“Adoption, as amazing as it is, shouldn’t always be the way that same-sex couples go and the NHS does have an open door because we’ve gone through it.”

The 33-year-old said the couple’s baby will be his parents’ third grandchild, but the first boy, so they are “delighted”.

He said: “I know our lives will change, but it will be for the better.”

Chris, 38, said: “We just can’t wait for it to happen after so long of waiting and fighting for it. The nursery is now finished, we’ve just moved house and had a blank canvas, so got to work on that.

“Both our families have been over the moon – it is my mum and dad’s first grandchild so they can’t wait.”