Woman gives birth after losing 13 babies due to miscarriage

A woman gave birth to a healthy little girl after suffering 13 incredible miscarriages.

Laura Wolsey lost 11 of her first trimester pregnancies and two boys at 17 and 20 weeks.

She called in fertility experts and, after her 14th pregnancy, finally gave birth to a daughter, Ivy.

"Even now, I can not believe she's really mine," said Laura, 35.

Laura with her daughter Ivy

In 2008, Laura and her husband, Dave, had the sorrow of her first miscarriage and they said that after three more events, they knew something was wrong.

They went to see a specialist, Professor Siobhan Quenby, who discovered that Laura was suffering from two illnesses that prevented her from having children.

Laura was found to have antiphospholipid syndrome, also known as "sticky blood syndrome," which can lead to recurrent pregnancy loss.

The couple tried a few niche treatments in an attempt to solve the problem, but other failed pregnancies followed.

Two pregnancies, both boys, have pbaded the 12-week stage but have unfortunately been lost.

"To be honest, I do not know how I managed," Laura said.

"Dave stayed strong for me but when we lost the boys, he really struggled with that."

After 13 miscarriages, the couple decided to try one last time. After taking medication to improve Laura's belly mucosa, he conceived naturally for the 14th time.

Ivy, photographed here with her father's ring around her arm, weighed only 1.5 kg at birth

Once the pregnancy advanced beyond 24 weeks, the couple became optimistic – (they decided not to tell anyone about their last pregnancy).

At 30 weeks, Laura was at home in bed when he had seawater, and Ivy was then delivered by caesarean section. She weighed just 1.7 lbs – pretty much the same as a Christmas pudding.

"I look at it and I think miracles happen. I knew the miracles of other people, now I have mine, "said Laura.

We love a happy ending.