Clay Aiken already thinking about fathering another child

The baby boy he fathered through artificial insemination with friend/roommate Jaymes Foster is only four months old, but American Idol contestant Clay Aiken is already excited at the thought of becoming a dad again in the near future. Apparently, Foster is on board with the idea too. Memories of labor pains sure do fade fast with some people.

Clay Aiken is enjoying every minute of being dad to 4-month-old Parker, and now he and the baby’s mother, music producer Jaymes Foster, are already trying to add to their brood. Clay and Jaymes’ relationship is strictly platonic, so they will be conceiving this child like the last, through IVF – and Jaymes, 50, is ready to begin the grueling process again.

“Clay’s sperm is already frozen and Jaymes has started taking vitamins,” an insider says. “They’ll probably begin the procedure right after the new year.”

And the happy dad’s love life is also progressing nicely: When the 30-year-old singer began his stint in Monty Python’s Spamalot last winter, he started dating Broadway dancer Reed Kelly. “Clay was gushing to everyone about how happy he was,” another insider says. “He said that he met someone really special.”

[From In Touch Weekly print version, Dec. 29, 2008]

I’m sure Clay is a great dad and all, but any article with the words “Clay,” “sperm” and “gushing” makes my stomach queasy. I do wonder how safe it is for a 50-year-old woman to be going through IVF to conceive a child. According to the March of Dimes (and the genetic counselor I saw when I found out I was pregnant), a woman over the age of 49 has a 1-in-10 chance of having a baby with Down Syndrome and other chromosomal defects. That’s a pretty high risk – one in ten births! But I’m sure these two have top doctors helping them. Good luck to both.

Clay Aiken is shown at Rosie O’Donnell’s Gala for Kids on Nov. 24. Photo credit:WENN.