Great British Bake Off star Laura Adlington has revealed she’s having a baby boy. The news comes nearly two months after she announced that she was pregnant with her first baby.
The star, 36, shared her exciting baby news on Instagram back in April – and her followers are thrilled! Now they’re cooing over the baby boy’s first little outfit…
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Bake Off star Laura Adlington pregnant
Taking to the social media site in April, Bake Off star Laura shared a snap of herself and her husband, Matt, holding a baby scan. Another photo showed their pet pooch Buddy with a green kerchief around his neck reading: “I’m going to be a big brother.”
“After nine years of infertility, we are very excited (and still a bit in shock) to be expecting our little IVF miracle in October,” Laura captioned the heartwarming post.
“I know announcements like this can be really painful, especially if you’re in the thick of waiting or grieving, so please feel free to mute or unfollow if you need to and know I’m sending so much love your way,” she then continued.
Laura gushes over ‘little IVF miracle’ baby
Laura’s caption continued.
“It’s been a really long, and to be honest lonely road to get here – something many of you will know if you’ve followed me for a while or listened to the podcast,” she then said.
“We’d honestly made peace with the idea that having children might not happen for us. But about a year and a half ago, we quietly decided to give IVF a try. We kept it to ourselves so we didn’t put more pressure on ourselves. We had an unsuccessful round and a cancelled round, and then found out a couple of months ago that I was finally pregnant,” she wrote.
“I’ll be sharing a bit more over the coming weeks about our journey to get here but for now we’re just really excited to share our news with you all. We honestly can’t believe our luck,” she then added.
It’s a boy!
Laura and Matt shared some more news over the weekend, revealing they’ve found out the baby’s sex.
Sharing a picture of herself holding a blue baby outfit, she shared: “True story: About nine years ago, not long after I’d come off the pill, we popped into Tesco to grab a few bits for a family picnic. Excited at the thought of finally becoming a mum, I made a beeline for the baby section and picked up this little outfit. I held it up to Matt and said, “Shall we get it?”. He laughed and reluctantly agreed. And into the trolley it went.
“Back then, I had no idea how long or how hard the journey ahead would be. Months passed. Then years. Negative test after negative test. So many tears. So much heartache.
“One of the hardest things was watching all our friends and family get pregnant, while we kept waiting with empty arms, wondering when is it going to be our turn?”
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Laura Adlington admits it’s ‘the universe’s way of saying this was always meant to be’
She continued: “Over the years, there were times we were caught short needing a baby gift. And I was tempted to give this little outfit away (I didn’t really know what else to do with it). Until a friend gently asked how I’d feel seeing someone’s else’s baby in it, and suggested I hang onto it. And so I did.
“Three house moves and nearly a decade later, this tiny outfit has quietly stayed with us. Tucked in a bottom drawer, or in the corner of a room that never got touched. Unless on very rare occasions I’d find it while spring cleaning and would hold it close to my chest, praying one day our baby might wear it.
Well, earlier this year, as many of you know, our prayers were finally answered. And recently we found out we’re having a little boy,” she said, adding the tearful emoji.
Continuing, Laura then said: “I’ll be honest: part of me had hoped for a girl. But looking back, we never bought a girl’s outfit – just this one. So maybe that’s the universe’s way of saying this was always meant to be.
“Now, this little outfit isn’t just a symbol of hope. It’s waiting, just like we are, for the little boy who was always meant to fill it.”
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