Mum who miscarried four babies in a year welcomes miracle

Sign up to our free Living Well email for advice on living a happier, healthier and longer life Live your life healthier and happier with our free weekly Living Well newsletter Live your life healthier and happier with our free weekly Living Well newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Laura felt like these losses were “not a coincidence” so, after persuading her GP, she was put on the waiting list for Tommy’s recurrent miscarriage clinic in Birmingham – a specialist clinic run by the UK’s largest pregnancy and baby loss charity where patients can access cutting-edge clinical care, as well as have the opportunity to participate in medical trials. “I’m just so happy to have William and we can’t believe he’s here.” open image in gallery Laura is so thankful to have her baby When Laura first discovered she was pregnant in April 2021 she and her partner were “so excited” – at around six weeks, she had a private scan and was told her baby “looked perfect.” But, in June 2021, she began lightly bleeding so doctors brought her 12 week scan forward by one week – it sadly revealed that her baby had stopped growing at around seven or eight weeks old and she was told she had a missed miscarriage. “I was seeing everyone all happy, as they should be, coming out of their scans and holding their bumps and I was just crying my eyes out.” Laura and Aaron slowly began trying for a baby again, and in May 2022, she became pregnant with twins, but one of them did not develop early on, and at eight weeks, she had another missed miscarriage and had to have another operation to remove the baby. “If it wasn’t for me researching Tommy’s and me also saying ‘No, actually, this isn’t right’ my baby might not be here today.” Laura is now looking forward to Mother’s Day with her son, she said: “We’re going to celebrate this year by going out for a meal and I’m so excited – I’m so thankful to have him.” Laura is supporting Tommy’s We See a Mum Mother’s Day campaign.