Mum, 53, has child after 21 makes an attempt to fall pregnant and spending £100k on IVF
A decided mum who spent virtually £100,000 on IVF has lastly welcomed a miracle child into the world on the age of 53.
Helen Dalglish endured 21 agonising makes an attempt to fall pregnant earlier than carrying child Daisy Grace to full time period.
The mum from Glasgow had suffered 25 years of failed IVF (in vitro fertilisation) procedures.
Having given delivery, she is discovering the entire expertise “surreal” as she has been attempting for a child since she was 28.
“Sometimes it got too much emotionally, physically and financially,” Helen mentioned. “Sometimes we stopped for a year or two… [believing] maybe it’ll just happen if we forget about it.”
Remembering again to the heartbreaking makes an attempt, Helen mentioned each felt completely devastating.
“It’s like a death,” Helen mentioned. “I’d get down for a few weeks however then I’d decide myself up and say, ‘Right, if you want this baby, get your act together.'”
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While Helen did fall pregnant three times, she lost each baby to a miscarriage.
“By that point, I was 41 and 42, and they just weren’t sticking,” the mum-of-one revealed to the Daily Record. “I would get to around nine or 10 weeks [of pregnancy].”
Helen then agreed to make use of donor eggs, however all 10 of them had perished, main heartbroken Helen to present it one “last chance”.
Turning her hopes in direction of the Dunya Fertility Centre in Kyrenia, Cyprus, Helen was shocked she conceived.
Helen and her husband “burst out crying and screaming… it was tears of relief and happiness”.
Elated, Helen felt as if “25 years of grief” was escaping her physique as she witnessed her rising bump.
“I used to be trying down and the bump was getting larger and I believed, ‘Am I dreaming?'” the shocked mum revealed.
Helen, who has since turned 54, gave birth to Daisy Grace in September 2022 and added that being a mum has been “absolute heaven”.
The mum described her baby girl as the “most placid, laid-back, happy baby. It’s virtually like I waited so lengthy and now I’m being spoilt”.
Sharing her appreciation of the medical employees on the centre, Helen added: “I would like to thank all the staff and doctors and everyone at the clinic. She’s a little darling and worth waiting another 25 years for.”
Helen’s physician, Dr Alper Eraslan of Dunya IVF, mentioned: “Even though it can be both psychologically and financially burdensome sometimes, with our support, knowledge and experience we are aiming to help women who want to have a healthy baby.
“We are so blissful to see ladies like Helen lastly getting the prospect to have their very own youngsters, and we are going to proceed to do our greatest in serving to different {couples} obtain this dream as nicely.”