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Snapping pictures of my baby boy amongst bright balloons, I smiled as my partner carried in the cake.

Happy Birthday to you…

As my boyfriend Brandon, 23, and I helped him blow out his candle, I couldn’t believe it was Bailey’s first birthday.

‘Look who it is!’ I exclaimed, helping him to unwrap an Iggle Piggle toy from his favourite show, In the Night Garden.

It was a typical one-year-old’s birthday.

Except, we weren’t at home, or surrounded by friends, like we should be.

Bailey’s first birthday was spent in Alder Hey Hospital.

I first found out I was pregnant in January 2021, and Brandon and I were made up.

My pregnancy went smoothly, and waiting to meet our baby boy gave us a reason to be positive during lockdown.

Kitting out the nursery with all the generous gifts we received, we had to give Bailey the biggest room in

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