Mum who spent more than £30,000 on IVF falls pregnant at the same time as surrogate

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A pair who spent tens of hundreds making an attempt to have a child had been miraculously in a position to conceive naturally on the identical their surrogate grew to become pregnant – with the 2 girls giving beginning simply 4 days aside.

Non secular healer and medium Margo met artist Ian again in 2012, with their friendship quickly turning from platonic to romantic.

They moved in collectively in 2014 and started making an attempt for a child earlier than tying the knot in 2019, however the couple’s emotional six-year journey to parenthood was one riddled with heartache.

Margo and Ian, 43 and 50 respectively, suffered a number of miscarriages and a full-term stillbirth earlier than their dream got here true.

‘We had no concept how exhausting the journey could be to changing into mother and father,’ mentioned Margo.

Margo, who's now mum to Sofia and Austin, each 22 months, mentioned: ‘It’s been an unbelievable journey, and we're so blissful to be mother and father.

‘I suffered my first stillbirth in 1997, my child was born at 27 weeks and solely lived for 12 hours.

‘After assembly Ian, we sadly suffered seven losses earlier than our double rainbow infants. We skilled 5 losses earlier than getting pregnant with our son Olivier, who was sadly stillborn at 41 weeks.

‘We had another miscarriage after that earlier than deciding to name it quits. The docs couldn't give me a motive why the being pregnant losses stored occurring. It was completely devastating.’

After one loss, the couple met up with their household – together with Margo’s sister Meena – to share the tragic information.

‘That was when Meena supplied us this superb reward to hold a child for us,’ recalled Margo.

‘I used to be completely blown away and left speechless. I burst into tears and simply hugged her.

‘It was such a selfless and brave act, we might be eternally grateful to her.’

‘I used to be open to miracles, and that's precisely what occurred’ (Image: Margo Sheldon / Caters Information)

Meena was taken in by Margo’s mother and father as a youngster, with the pair rising up collectively like sisters.

She had been there all through the couple’s being pregnant journey and shared their heartache over the losses they'd skilled.

Meena, an academic assistant, mentioned: ‘After Olivier handed away, I wished to counsel that they get a surrogate, but it surely was too quickly to speak about that.

‘On the time I believed possibly I must be their surrogate. I knew it could be superb, and I actually wished to do it for them.

‘A while in a while our household summer season get collectively, Margo introduced to us that she once more had a miscarriage. She was devastated and was feeling hopeless.

‘I met her within the kitchen whereas doing dishes, and we had a pleasant sister to sister discuss. I supplied to be her surrogate, and all of it went from there.’

The three of them went by means of three rounds of IVF to the tune of $50,000 [£31,000] earlier than it labored.

‘When Meena fell pregnant,’ mentioned Margo, ‘Ian and I went to Mexico on a trip to spend time collectively whereas additionally letting my sister be within the house she wanted.

‘It was such a selfless and brave act, we might be eternally grateful to her’ (Image: Margo Sheldon / Caters Information)

‘We had been relaxed, blissful and simply going with the stream. I used to be open to miracles, and that's precisely what occurred.

‘By some means, I bought pregnant similtaneously Meena. We by no means imagined this could be potential.’

‘Earlier than all this occurred,’ mentioned Meena, ‘I really had a dream that Margo and I stood by the Christmas tree with our pregnant bellies.

‘Then Margo known as me up and instructed me my dream got here true. She was pregnant too.

‘We each had been over the moon with pleasure, pleasure and happiness. I really feel grateful for being a part of their journey.’

The couple at the moment are happier than ever with the ‘double rainbow infants.’

Margo provides: ‘Austin could be very chilled out, relaxed and mellow, whereas Sofia could be very alert, lively and social. They get alongside rather well and are the most effective of associates.

‘It’s been such an unbelievable journey, and we couldn’t be happier with our little ones.

‘Ian and I had at all times wished to have kids, and so it looks like all our desires had come true.’