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8th February 2019
11:50am GMT
"We tried the normal way and it didn’t work, so I went to the gynaecologist and they prescribed Clomid and HGC shots. They said ‘if that doesn’t work then let’s try IUI’.
“You don’t just go from A-Z, you go through the B,C,D beforehand.”
Sadly the couple were able to conceive but suffered several miscarriages.
"I kept falling pregnant but then I would lose the baby at various stages, mostly very early in the pregnancy," she said.
They eventually welcomed a son, Tobias, via IVF. They then conceived a third baby naturally.
Joanna admitted that she was anxious about having another miscarriage
“When I got pregnant with Casper I kind of expected to lose the pregnancy.
"I kept waiting to miscarry and when I didn’t, that was wonderful.”
Images via Joanna Donnelly/ Twitter.
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