**Sensitive, birth announcement, ***

[Nes1005]

Hello all

I hope you are all doing okay wherever you are on the journey.

As others before me, I don’t want to upset anyone by posting this but I do want to bring some hope to anyone struggling and feeling like giving up.

A week ago today on the 11th February, our much fought for little rainbow, miracle girl arrived into the world. As I write this I still can’t believe she is here and I am holding her, I never believed it would happen even as I walked into theatre for the c-section. She is just the best, beautiful from head to every tiny toe.

Just to add one more battle to what has been 4 years of fertility struggles pain, loss- her birth turned into an emergency, I haemorrhaged whilst thankfully under GA, which probably saved my life and she wasn’t breathing when born and had to go to straight NICU. Safe to say waking up from GA with no baby in sight was another trauma but on a positive she was finally brought to me about 12 hours after she was born and she is every bit as beautiful and precious as I could have ever imagined. Myself and my partner finally got to leave hospital on Friday and take her home which is a day I thought would never ever come. She is a fighter and I am already the proudest mama.

To anyone struggling, I just wanted to say- I stand with you. I’m 44, and the egg that has given us our rainbow girl was collected a week before my 44th birthday last May. It was my 5th egg collection, 6th transfer, and turned into my 4th pregnancy in 3 years, all others ending in heartache. The 5th cycle I had told myself was the last and it really was the hardest, my belief was at all time low, I doubted things were going well at each stage of the cycle and my co-ordinator and my trauma counsellor dragged me through when I didn’t want to get on the plane to Cyprus for fear it was for nothing again.

My coordinator said we needed to find one golden egg and we did 💕 I reach out especially to those older ladies who live with the fear of running out of time, I’ve been there, I’ve felt it, I’ve cried a billion tears but I scraped and dug deep to try ‘one more time’ my heart wasn’t ready to give up. We’ve suffered financially, emotionally, I have PTSD from losing our son and all that we’ve been through but I wouldn’t change a thing to have finally got our little girl.

I remain part of this group and community and always will, my heart is with all ladies and partners here, we are all stronger than we know and everyone of us deserves our happy ending. Keep fighting, you will get there and we all have each other on the journey.

Thank you to anyone who has ever replied to any of my posts and given me support, you ladies have also help carry me through some dark times.

My journey is on my profile and posts and if I can ever help anyone please reach out.

love and hugs to everyone here.💕

[Tamaa]

Congratulations 🎉 what a journey!! Your perseverance is so inspiring. And she is a well deserved perfect gift❤️ wishing you easy times and a happy motherhood ☺️

[Nes1005 in reply to Tamaa]

Thank you..❤️

[Rowan80]

Huge congratulations. Such lovely news x

[Nes1005 in reply to Rowan80]

Thank you❤️

[Mercury363]

So lovely to read this and hear your story. Congratulations on your beautiful girl! You deserve every minute of happiness with her. Enjoy it all xx

[Nes1005 in reply to Mercury363]

Thank you❤️

[Laurapax]

massive congratulations  Nes1005 so happy for you and your family! You’ve been through so much and your kindness always continues to shine through. xxx

[CarlottaD27]

Congratulations, you have made it through so much x

[Twiglet2]

a million congratulations so happy for you 💜🤗 xx

[Ahaly]

Hearty congratulations ❤️💐💐

[COAGMS]

So pleased you got your happy ending, heartfelt congratulations to you and your family

[Marley15]

a big congratulations xx

[LavendarGreen]

Congratulations! xx

[CyclingAddict]

Huge congratulations! It never fully sinks in. I now have a 4 month old son after 3 years of IVF and I'm still in disbelief!

Your daughter is beautiful. And I hope you recover well! Congratulations again X

[Nakijo]

Congrats dear

[Monsie97]

It was so nice to read your story and really helps me have a bit of hope. Congratulations!! So pleased you got your happy ending!!

[Christianbaby]

Beautiful!! Congratulations! x

[Beclp]

awwwwww gorgeous 💗💗💗 so glad to hear you have your beautiful bubba in your arms finally 🙌🙌💫💫💫 may she bring you a lifetime of joy and wonder ❤️

[Applepie7]

🩷Heartfelt congratulations enjoy Motherwood with your little best friend for life🩷

[Doodlebug23]

What a lovely post. Massive congratulations!! As a fellow older mama I can resonate with the feeling of time running out adding to the many pressures of this long hard journey.

Enjoy every moment, it goes so fast! 💖

[Skittles11]

Hello lovely. Am so happy for you to see this news. Your little girl is a fighter, same as her mama. You really have had to dig deep and the strength and resilience you have shown has been nothing short of amazing, you should be so proud. Enjoy this new path with your little one, I am sure she is already being showered with lots of hugs and kisses and will be so loved. If you ever want to check in via DM please do so, our babies are very close in age and I am sure we can continue to be a source of support x x

[Vassi]

Huge congratulations lovely, you did it shes beautiful 💗 We have chatted before and it made me so happy reading your post. Im sorry you had a tough birth, I had almost the same birth experience as you, it was a hard time for me. I hope youre ok and sending you healing, love and happiness with your precious baby girl xxx

[Lana89]

Hi lovely congratulations she is beautiful enjoy and take care of yourself

X

[Wishing2023]

Congratulations! So happy for you. I just popped on here before going to sleep on the eve before my 4th FET with donor eggs. I too will turn 44 in a few months & I’m really hoping this is my time. We are about to transfer 2 embryos for the first time. After years of heartache & loss, I’m feeling more positive than I have before. Thank you for giving me hope & a positive post to read. Enjoy Motherhood x