In episode 10 we bring you a story from our dear friend Sharni.

Sharni has not struggled with infertility, but she sure has had more than her fair share of struggles. Her little girl was born with Polymicrogyria, Arthrogryposis, and she had an Omphalocele present at the 12-week scan. The Arthrogryposis was picked up after 20 weeks, but the Polymicrogyria was not diagnosed until an MRI after birth. Further to this, she was also born with 2 holes in her heart. A few years later Sharni then suffered from 2 recurring miscarriages.

Today Sharni shares the reality of being told that her little girl would be born with a disability, and how no one was able to tell her exactly what that would look like! She also shares what an emotional roller coaster it was being told scan after scan that her baby would not survive, however she has defied all odds! Little Harlow is a little fighter and is now three years old and progressing further then her doctors ever expected!

Here at I&B we think it’s important to not only talk about the struggles of when trying to fall pregnant but even once women are pregnant, the scary and uncertain challenges that come with motherhood such as abnormalities around scans, confronting appointments and the ongoing responsibilities that we can face for the rest of our lives.

No one should ever feel alone at such a difficult time so we know that this episode will pull on a lot of your heart strings and be very close to home for some.

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