Forget the “boyfriend pillow” – single women are saying goodbye to the middle-man (literally) and hello to the baby bump. With the number of solo ladies turning to IVF tripling, it seems the modern mantra is: “Who needs a guy when you’ve got science and a good sperm donor?” It’s a new era where brunching with girlfriends includes baby bottles and not just mimosas.

Number of single women choosing to have babies alone triples – prioritising babies over blokes