Living and Loving – August 2019

30 | AUGUST 2019 | L&L

After three years, the

dream of becoming a

mom finally comes true.

By Xanet Scheepers

B

ianca always dreamt

of having a big family −

especially after losing her

dad in a car accident when

she was 15 years old. Her husband,

Justyn, is one of five children, so

there’s no wonder the couple’s dream

was to have a big family of their

own. But little did they know when

they got married, this dream might

never become a reality for them.

Hopeful beginning

“After our honeymoon, I decided to

come off the pill, which I was on for

14 years. Everything was regular and

perfect. All my checks came back fine

− I was healthy. So we decided to try

for a baby,” Bianca recalls. She and

Justyn had been together for nine years

at that point, and were ready to start a

family. They wanted four or five kids.

“I didn’t have a period, so during

the first three or four months of trying

I kept thinking I was pregnant. I took

pregnancy tests, but they kept showing

a negative result. Eventually, after a

year of trying to conceive, my mom

told me to see someone and I made

an appointment with my gynae. He

said everything was normal and

recommended I just relax, but we

still weren’t able to fall pregnant.

I WAS

PREGNANT,

BUT I DIDN’T

KNOW!