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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.