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The greatest gift

Dressing my baby girl in an adorable Santa hat and matching red dress with fur trim, it felt like the most magical moment. ‘A Christmas outfit for my Christmas baby,’ I beamed, while Lilly-Blue, 11-months, stared up at me with her big, blue eyes, her smile lighting up her face as she played on our living-room floor.

I knew the 2020 festive season was only just beginning, but I couldn’t resist starting the celebrations early. There’d been a time I thought I may never feel that rush of a mother’s love, and every tear I shed and pound I had to lose to make it happen had been more

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