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Meet Alana, Amanda & baby Leo 💫 Written by mo Meet Alana, Amanda & baby Leo 💫 Written by mother Alana. “We recently welcomed our son Leo into the world via reciprocal IVF. Amanda is the biological mum and I’m the non biological mum who carried Leo’s pregnancy. It’s been a long 4 year journey to bring Leo into the world. Reciprocal IVF was never on the cards for us, Amanda never wanted to do an IVF cycle but after many failed cycles and miscarriages it was determined that I would most likely never have a biological child with my eggs so we decided to use Amanda’s. So here’s a very quick recap… ▫️Over 100k spent ▫️Over 1000 injections ▫️Over 100 blood tests ▫️4 years TTC ▫️14 Failed attempts ▫️4 IUI’s ▫️5 IVF Stim cycles ▫️11 embryos transferred ▫️5 chemical pregnancies ▫️4 surgeries ▫️2 miscarriages ▫️1 Reciprocal IVF cycle ▫️1 Rainbow baby We feel incredibly lucky every day to have our little miracle Leo and I’m incredibly grateful to Amanda for going through IVF so we could have a child 🤍” I love spending every second with these girls who I now call my dear friends. To finally meet Leo after lockdown was full of love & pure happiness. It was so good to catch up. If you would like to read more about their journey into motherhood, head over to @mummyplusmumma xxx
➖TRUST YOUR GUT➖written by mother Lauren (note ➖TRUST YOUR GUT➖written by mother Lauren (note- this is Lauren’s story. Not mine! Some people are thinking it’s me in comments) I would caption this “check your tits” but the truth is-I did. I did when I was 16 and I first felt lumpy cysts fill one breast. I made appointments and flagged my fears and they were put to bed over and over. I did again at 30 years old and pregnant for the first time when the changes in my body were so pronounced. The breast was dark, dimpled, swollen. It looked like it belonged to another body, it looked sick. Fast forward to a week postpartum and I’m hospitalised for 5 days due to the nature of the tissue and my inability to feed. I was then cut open ….blind, searching for a cancer that the doctor assumed would be there but wasn’t found. I’ve checked them over and over since then. I have had multiple MRI’s, mammograms, biopsies and genetic testing. Relentlessly searching for answers and begging for a mastectomy which was finally recommended. With no positive biopsies and my intuition guiding me I started the series of operations to remove the tissue. Covid should have prevented my major surgery from going ahead but by the love of my doctors and their worry over my mental state they got it over the line. Mastectomy completed, drains in, long hospital stay without visitors and away from my kids and my husband for 9 days. Turns out I was right all along. I had developed a 4.5cm cancerous tumour amongst the lumps and lesions and crap. There it was, my intuition had told me all along. As shocked I was-I knew. Another major surgery undertaken, removed more tissue and lymph nodes, drains and all the trauma that came with it. Then came the waiting, the most painful part. Waiting on pathology and scan results, three weeks living in a land of mental torture, a land of what if’s and worst case scenarios. Continued story below 👇
Dreaming of those summer feels. Not long now and w Dreaming of those summer feels. Not long now and we will be back doing just this, all loved up with your family, being in the moment, documenting pure joy. Bring it on!!!!
Waiting ✨ Waiting ✨
“Let’s meet in our dreams tonight” Imaginin “Let’s meet in our dreams tonight” Imagining all those tiny moments before you meet your baby, the maybe vivid dreams, the wonder of who they will be or what they will look like, what will their nature be! It’s crazy to think we dream so much already before we have even met. 🧡
To all the mummas I’m dreaming to meet, the preg To all the mummas I’m dreaming to meet, the pregnant belly’s I haven’t been able to capture, the fresh babies, the loved up families…..hopefully it won’t be too much longer. Remember every moment is precious so whenever we do your shoot it will be well worth the wait. We will all meet again soon and it will be one big celebration. So much love to you all xxxx

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