Pick Me Up!

WATCH OVER YOU

Gently, the nurse placed my baby boy Vinnie on my chest.

Weighing a little over 2lb, I was terrified of breaking him.

It had taken me so long to get to this moment, but I was frozen with relief – and guilt.

You see, before falling pregnant with Vinnie, me and my fiancé, Jonathan, 28, had been trying for nearly six years.

Sadly, I’d been diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), and told I’d struggle to fall pregnant.

But I’d need to lose three stone before I could have IVF.

So, determined to have our own child, I threw myself into weight loss and six months later, I’d dropped 2st 7lb.

But then suddenly, something amazing happened.

I was pregnant!

Due to my PCOS and having irregular periods, I had to take pregnancy tests

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