Pick Me Up! Special

MIGHTY EMMA

Waking up to the warm Florida sunshine one morning in October 2016, there was something I had to do first.

Heading straight to the bathroom, I tore the wrapping off the smooth, flat stick.

Hovering over the toilet, I prayed it was finally time.

My period was due yesterday, I reasoned with myself.

Me and my husband Michael, 35, had been trying for a baby since January 2016 and I sadly suffered a miscarriage at just seven weeks, six months prior.

I hadn’t realised quite how badly I wanted to be a mum until I met Michael.

Falling in love on a film course at Full Sail University, Florida, it wasn’t long before I realised I wanted to spend the rest of my life with Michael, and we tied the knot after our graduation back in May 2011.

Since my miscarriage I was testing every month and tracking my periods, desperate to find out if I was pregnant.

So, when I saw the two

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