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Poorly ticker My baby was born with Little kicker!

Natasha Davies, 36, Swansea

Watching the sonographer pass the wand over my tummy, I couldn't wait to see my baby on the screen.

It was March 2016, and I was 20 weeks pregnant.

But although I was excited, the sonographer looked concerned.

‘It's the baby's heart,’ she said.

I was referred to a specialist.

My husband Richard, then 27, and I faced an agonising wait.

A week later, we learnt that our baby had tricuspid atresia.

‘The right side of the hear hasn't formed properly,’ the doctor explained.

We were given three horrible options.

We could terminate, continue with the pregnancy and let our baby

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