A married couple has shared their 'absolute joy' after welcoming a miracle baby into the world, following six devastating miscarriages.
Charlie and Lynette Bathgate, both 42, endured ten agonising years of unsuccessful attempts to have a child. They were on the brink of giving up their dream of parenthood when a doctor suggested Lynette try a medication typically used before IVF treatment, available on the NHS.
Lynette was consumed with anxiety when she discovered she was pregnant for the seventh time, having previously suffered six heart-wrenching miscarriages.
Their daughter - fittingly named Faith - was born via emergency caesarian section on December 10 last year, weighing a healthy 8lb, 5oz.
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