David Miliband talks about IVF ordeal

David Miliband has spoken publicly for the first time about how he and his wife Louise decided to adopt children after years of fertility treatment failed. He told the Times they went through "emotionally exhausting" years of IVF before giving up and adopting their newborn sons Isaac, now five, and Jacob, two, in America. "It was very drawn out and difficult but there was a moment when we realised that we had reached the end of the line and we weren't going to give birth to our children," he said. Miliband said that the couple arranged to adopt the new-born boys in America and were present for the births of each of the boys. "Going to America to meet our babies was in a way like giving birth," he said. "It was incredibly exciting, but nerve-wracking. To see your child for the first time is extraordinary". The kisses I remember most in my life are the kisses I gave to my children when they were born."But he denied it was a "baby supermarket" arrangement, saying he and his wife had to write letters and undergo interviews with the boys' natural parents before being accepted. He said: "It was all very daunting. The truth is, I don't know how much they know about me, whether they know I am a British politician. But we met them and they interviewed us. "I hate the baby supermarket thing. It was the opposite. Birth parents can change their mind up to the last minute." Miliband said he maintains regular contact with the birth parents and will leave it up to Isaac and Jacob when they reach 18 whether they want to meet them.