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The pregnancy went well until 34 weeks when I went into sudden onset labour, but gave birth to a very healthy baby boy. We were kept in hospital for a week before being able to bring him home. [[File:Dads_first_cuddles_with_Jake.jpg|600px|right| First Cuddles]]
Over the next couple of years we enjoyed our son together and loved being parents. However, it was very hard for me as I was diagnosed with PND when he was 7 months old and without any real support from anyone I was left to get on with it. Even so, our son hit all his milestones on time and was a real bundle of joy, always smiling and just a pleasure to be around. [[File:Very_low_bump_pic_with_Jessica_34_wks.jpg|300px|left| bump pic]]
After a failed IVF in 2009 we tried again the following year and for a second time we were blessed with a healthy baby, this time a daughter, born at 39 weeks gestation. [[File:Very_low_bump_pic_with_Jessica_34_wks.jpg|300px|left| bump pic]][[File:Jessica_first_pic.jpg|400px|center| Jessica First Pic]] [[File:Jake_and_Jessica_life_complete.jpg|600px|right| Jake and Jessica]] Our life is now complete with two beautiful and loving children and a very happy marriage.
During our last two cycles I did an egg share, where I donated half my retrieved eggs. This made me feel I was giving something back to the miracle of ivf and able to give another family the chance of feeling that incredible love and bond you have with your children. I will one day find out if it worked for them (I can find out the sex and year born of any children from my donation), but as it stands I just don’t feel ready to know. I think I am scared of discovering it hasn’t worked for them and feeling that I let them down, so for now I am keeping my head stuck firmly in the sand.
Life is good for us right now. We enjoy spending our free time at the seaside or just doing family things together. [[File:Having_fun_at_seaside_with_daddy.jpg|400px|left| Daddy At The Seaside]] Spending time together as a family is very important to us, but so is adult time! So when we get a chance, Paul and I like to go to bingo or just out for a drive.
Thank you for reading my story and if there is anything you think my experience may make me able to offer advice or help with, then please just ask. Some of the areas I have touched on, since being a mum, are: Premature birth, SCBU, PND, PCOS, Infertility, Paediatric diet ions, Egg Share and behavioural problems. And lots more that come as standard with kids and husbands, working and life.xxx Kerry