Birth announcement (trigger warning)

[helodie]

Morning all, finally my turn to share that after an angst-filled pregnancy my healthy little boy was born at 38+4 by ECS on 30/06/23 🥰🎉☺️

We overcame vanishing twin syndrome, a high risk pregnancy due to advanced maternal age, the risks of a pregnancy post bariatric surgery, low lying placenta resulting in a ECS, suspected placenta accreta, and of course IVF, to bring our little one home safe and well.

He’s small for his gestation with no known reason as to why, but he’s doing well and we are working on him gaining weight, no NICU time required or jaundice thankfully. Breastfeeding is difficult and possibly won’t work out for us, but we’re taking it one day at a time.

I wanted to say thank you to all those who have walked alongside us in this journey - on here and the IVF board - this process would have been unbearable without your support and wisdom.

We will be forever grateful x

[Jane8412]

Congratulations on the birth of your healthy boy! Amazing he doesn't need NICU stay and you're both doing well. Sending lots of luck for breastfeeding. My son was born at 36+5 and I found it hard at first to get him to latch but he eventually took to it and loved the boob. Hopefully the same for you xx

[Tamaa]

Congratulations 🙂💐

[Millbanks]

Aww congratulations! What a relief

So good that he's home with you - and if BF doesn't work then formula is just as good! xx

[Habibi87]

congratulations ❤️💕❤️ so happy that you now have your little one

[Keepingfaith85]

congratulations! So happy for you and everything you’ve overcome x

[M_fox]

so lovely to hear, congratulations! Think it’s normal for them to be so small when a little early, my little one was 37.2 ECS and same as you tiny (2.5kg) but midwife said normal as they normally put on weight until 40weeks so this is to be expected. Don’t be worried if they ask you to mix feed, we had an intense feeding plan, was breastfeeding but we also had to mix feed with formula as she lost 12% body weight the first 2 weeks.

Enjoy every minute this is what we all dream of.. send you lots of love x

[Claire_FNUK Administrator]

Congratulations!! Feel free to reach out to our parenting support group, for those who have had a difficult TTC journey or undergone fertility treatments to become parents. We are meeting online tonight at 8pm. Email me for details of how to join (if you have the time/energy!), or you can be added to our mailing list to be directly notified of future meetings or join our WhatsApp group. [e-mail]

[AuroraXen]

Massive congratulations 🎊 I'm over the moon for you! Xx

[CharlieJ1988]

congratulations!!! Amazing news, glad you’re both doing well! X

[Alwaysbelieving]

Congratulations 🥳 You have overcome so much, well done mama you did it! Enjoy the next chapter x

[helodie]

thanks all, the days are a happy blur at the moment xx

[Kcp289]

massive congratulations. My baby girl was IVF and born via emergency c section too, no matter how hard myself and the midwife tried we couldn’t get milk, they even tried a syringe. To this day I have not got any milk. My baby girl is doing really well and is 10 weeks now gaining weight and healthy.

Don’t worry if you don’t get the milk, breastfeeding doesn’t work for everyone, the main thing is your baby is healthy and fed and I’m sure he will do great x

[helodie in reply to Kcp289]

Thank you, it’s taken me a few weeks to get to this way of thinking but I’m there now and we are all so much happier for it. Formula or breast milk, no matter ultimately since our miracle baby is here and healthy thank you for reminding me and congratulations on your little one!