I struggled to conceive the first time round and fell pregnant at 39, i miscarried the first pregnancy and then fell pregnant with my daughter the following month. We left trying for a second for a while as we got married but started trying shortly after again it took a long time to conceive when I finally did I miscarried four consecutive times, I finally got one that stuck and was over the moon. As I’m older 42 I had the downs test and my baby came back as 1 in 54, I was devastated I decided to have the harmony test and luckily all was fine I now also have a beautiful 6 month old son. The miscarriages were heartbreaking but I grew to expect it and built myself up ready to deal with it so it wasn’t such a shock when it happened. It’s funny because with both my son and daughter I felt from very early on in the pregnancy it was going to be okay. The midwife was amazing the second time around because of the miscarriages I was kept a close eye on and had lots of additional scans to keep my mind at ease. I feel blessed and hope that by reading this I can give others some hope. Lianne