Mum Lorraine Donakey finally gave birth to a
baby girl after six miscarriages in as many
years - thanks to egg yolk.
The 23-year-old gave up hope of motherhood
until a pioneering treatment led to 4lb 14oz
Lulu-Rose’s arrival.
She said: “Finally having her in my arms is
indescribable. When she was born I cried my
eyes out.
“Every time I got pregnant I thought it would
be different. I spent thousands on baby clothes
and equipment for six babies that were never
born.
“It was to the point where people wouldn’t
dare tell me they were pregnant because they
didn’t want to upset me. I didn’t find out about
my brother’s baby until it was four months
old.
“Even with the treatment I barely believed that
my baby would make it, it was always if she
made it.
“Now I’ve got Lulu-Rose I feel so lucky. She’s
already spoiled rotten.”
The forensic psychology graduate from
Liverpool suffered her first miscarriage when
she was just 17 and studying for her A levels,
discovering just hours before her exams that
she had lost the baby.
After hearing about a new treatment available
privately, desperate Lorraine found out about
Rafet Gazvani, a fertility specialist at Liverpool
Women’s Hospital, who was offering the
pioneering treatment.
Lorraine has a womb biopsy and was told the
reason she kept miscarrying was because of
‘killer cells’ that kept attacking the embryo.
She was treated using intralipid liquid, a mix of
egg yolks and saline solution, which
suppresses the killer cells and allows the baby
to grow.
Lorraine said: “We had to pay to have the
treatment privately. Luckily, my mum was able
to help out and she put the costs onto her
credit cards.
“I didn’t exercise and I took vitamins every
day - I would line them up in the morning.”
Thankfully the treatment was successful and
Lulu-Rose was born at a healthy weight on
January 17 this year. Lorraine is already
looking to the future and a little brother and
sister for her new baby.
She said: " Having six miscarriages definitely
takes its toll, on my body and my mind.
“But I know I want more than one baby and
now I know the treatment works.
“I want other women to know that this
treatment is available, maybe it can work for
them too.”
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