Heading to my 16-week ultrasound scan, I was so excited to see my baby on the screen.
Finding out that me and my partner Julian, 32, were expecting a baby in July 2022, I was so excited to see my firstborn.
I’d experienced a little bleeding just before my 12-week scan, so the doctors booked me in for a 16-week scan to check on my baby’s health.
Only, with Julian by my side, we were in for a nasty shock.
‘I’m afraid your baby has gastroschisis,’ my consultant said.
What the hell is that? I thought.
‘I’ve never heard of that before,’ Julian said.
But there was only one big question on our minds.
‘Will they die?’ I panicked.
The hole in my baby’s stomach hadn’t closed, so the intestines were growing outside of their body.
‘Your baby will likely be born with their organs exposed,’ the consultant
