Nicola Adams’ girlfriend Ella Baig is pregnant ‘after what feels like a lifetime’ of IVF

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Nicola Adams has announced the exciting news that her girlfriend Ella Baig is pregnant. The former professional boxer and Strictly Come Dancing star, 39, and the beauty blogger, 23, have been trying to have a baby for some time after undergoing IVF.Nicola revealed they have been trying for three years to have a baby using her egg and a sperm donor who resembles Ella.In a joint Instagram post along with a picture of them kissing and another of the baby’s scan, they wrote: ‘We’re so excited to announce that our family is expanding.‘After what feels like a lifetime, we can finally say we’re going to be parents!

We’re so excited to share this magical journey with you all, the ups, the downs everything in between‘Welcome to the world little one.’Weâre so excited to announce that our family is expanding ð¤ðAfter what feels like a lifetime, we can finally say weâre going to be parents!

Weâre so excited to share this magical journey with you all,the ups,the downs everything in betweenð«Welcome to the world little one ðª pic.twitter.com/BTLesRX12LThe sports star, who was the first woman to win a boxing Olympic gold medal, detailed their fertility journey in Vogue magazine.‘We decided that Ella would carry the baby, that we’d use my egg, and find a sperm donor that resembled Ella.‘Unbeknownst to us, Ella went through her first rounds of IVF with an underactive thyroid which can dramatically impact the chances of having a healthy pregnancy.’The star also revealed that their first round of treatment failed as Ella suffered a miscarriage.‘I was really upset,’ added Nicola.‘Of course, we knew that there was a chance of it being unsuccessful, but it’s hard to see those two lines on a pregnancy test and feel elated before having that.