2020-04-01_Mother_&_Baby

Life&Kids

motherandbaby.co.uk| April 2020 | 91

ThisMother’sDayI’ll

bedaysawayfrom

the“Big4-0”,a

milestonethat’s

beenloomingin

mymindfora

while. Andwhile

thetemptationis

tobeatmyself up

forallthethings

I haven’tyetticked

off,I’mdeterminedto

celebratethethingsI have likemy

daughter,Gabriella,mygreatest

achievementofall.

If I’mhonest,I neverthought

motherhoodwouldhappenforme.But

attheageof34,andaftera seriesof

disastrousrelationships,I metmypartner

Phil.Twoyearsago,wehadGabriella,and

I’veneverstoppedfeelinggrateful.It’s

funny:asmumswetendtoconstantly

striveforperfection,likethat“2.4

children”cliché.I’mnotsureI’llhave

anotherbabynow,andI’mtotallyfine

withthatbecauseGabriella’sallI’llever

need.ThisMother’sDayI’llbetaking

a momenttocelebratemyimpending

birthday,andwhatI’veachievedin

becominga mum.I feelsolucky.

LindseyJordan,39,

a strategydirector,

lives in Londonwith

partnerPhiland

daughterGabriella,

two

‘I’ll foc us on my

chievements’

my miracle’

If someone had told me a few
years ago I’d be preparing to
celebrate Mother’s Day with my
new baby boy, I’d never have
believed them. From the
age of 18, I’d been
told the chances
of me conceiving
were pretty much
zero. I’d had
anorexia
throughout much
of my childhood
and teenage years,
which doctors said would
make it extremely difficult for
me to carry a baby. Then, tomake
matters worse, I found out I had
polycystic ovarian syndrome and
low progesterone levels. The odds
were stacked against me.
Three years ago, and much to
my surprise, I got pregnant. Sadly,
that resulted in miscarriage, but
I dared to hope having children
might be possible. My partner Rob
and I started the long process of
trying to conceive. We made
appointments, but doctor after

doctor told me it just wasn’t

possible. One even showed me

a scan of my ovaries to prove

how many cysts had grown.

“There’sa very,very

smallchanceyou

couldconceive,

butyou’dneedto

doit inthenext

twoyears,”he

explained.

I’dneverbeen

thekindofperson

whowantedchildren,

butnowit wasallI could

thinkabout.I studiedovulation

chartsandtrackedmycycles.When

I found out I was two months

pregnant, I was in complete shock.

Never in a million years did

I dream I’d go on to have Alfie.

These days, I feel like the

luckiest mum in the world.

I treasure each moment, and

on Mother’s Day those emotions

will be even stronger. I’ll be

holding him tight, appreciating

what a miracle he is, and counting

my blessings.

Lauren

Green, 25, a

copywriter and

blogger at girlygabble.

com, lives in Sidcup

with partner Rob and

son Alfie, 15

weeks

Lauren’s little

miracle

Lauren with

baby Alfie

Lindsey with

Gabriella