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IN MY HEAD

Monica Young, 26, from Perth

Staring down at the pregnancy test, I couldn’t help but smile at it.

Me and my then-partner, Eddie, 27, had only been trying for a baby for about a month.

As Eddie was at work as an apprentice engineer, I decided to surprise him with the news when he got home.

I popped out to the shops and bought a little white babygrow with the words ‘I love my daddy’ embroidered, and wrapped it up in a box with the positive test.

‘I’ve got something for you,’ I told him when he got back later on that evening.

‘What is it?’ he asked, as I handed him the gift.

He opened it up and a wide grin spread across his face.

We were both so excited to become parents.

My pregnancy was luckily pretty smooth sailing.

Sadly, me and Eddie decided to call our

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