Jaime McHugh - IVF, a dream birth and Google is NOT your friend!

Jaime felt really lucky with her journey to becoming a Mumma to Primrose, but admittedly her luck nosedived at various points along the way. Jaime and her husband conceived using in vitro fertilisation (IVF), due to some underlying health issues, namely polycystic ovarian syndrome amongst a couple of other things.

They were lucky that they were just able to continue their IVF treatment before all elective surgeries were put on pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They also successfully conceived after just one round of IVF, which notoriously can take quite a few attempts before, quite literally, paying off.

Jaime's pregnancy wasn’t the easiest; so whilst she was so grateful to have fallen pregnant with Primrose, she was simultaneously dealing with unrelenting nausea, pregnancy insomnia, pain in her hips and back, amongst other not-so-wonderful pregnancy ailments!

9 months later, she had a birth she could only dream of; quick, minimal intervention, support from her wonderful partner and the arrival of a beautiful (albeit big!) baby girl.

And whilst she is besotted with her daughter, she's not one to deny she has her tougher days. That being said, Jaime finds having other mum friends to confide in and bounce off, as well as following her gut, had helped her get through the more difficult days.

Jaime struggles to put into words her love for Primrose, and can't explain the feeling she gets when she looks at her with pure joy. She's also glad she didn’t lose that sense of self she thought she might, and becoming a Mumma has given her the strive to be the best version of herself that she can be.

Join me for this incredible story, with a huge thanks to the wonderful and eloquent Jaime! And remember you are not alone; it's OK to not be OK. We're in this together and Mumma, YOU got this! (Oh, and Google is not your friend!) 😉

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