BRAVE HEART

Unpacking the last of our belongings, we’d not long arrived home from Tenerife.

My partner Arwel, 35, and I, had spent a week soaking up the sun on the most wonderful holiday.

‘Back to normal,’ I sighed.

Only, over the next few weeks, I started to feel strange.

I was exhausted.

I wonder…I thought.

Popping to the shops on Valentine’s Day 2019, I purchased a pregnancy test.

‘Fingers crossed,’ Arwel smiled at me.

From the moment we met, we knew we wanted a family.

And to our excitement, two clear lines appeared.

I was pregnant!

We were so happy, and the start of my pregnancy was perfectly normal.

Other than a bit of morning sickness, I was absolutely glowing.

Only, at my 20-week scan, the sonographer noticed something a little concerning.

‘You’re measuring much bigger than you should at this