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Video: Simone and
George Whelan talk about their miracle baby

By Hayley Robinson

Most couples have months to get used to the idea they are about
to become parents for the first time.

But Simone and George Whelan had
just days to prepare themselves for the arrival of their baby
after their first scan revealed Simone was four days away
from her due date.

Despite the initial shock the
couple, who live in Fielder Close, Murston, remained calm as they
had been trying for a baby for the last six years.

Simone suffers from Polycystic
Ovary Syndrome which reduces fertility, and before joining Slimming
World in August 2007 she had weighed 20 stone. It meant the
couple’s chances of conceiving naturally were slim but when Simone
lost four stone in weight the NHS agreed to fund IVF treatment
which began in July this year. However, Simone was already
expecting and on August 31 - 13 days after his due date, Ryan was
born at Medway Maritime Hospital weighing 7lb 8.5ozs

Simone, 31, who has lost a total of
seven and a half stone, said: "They gave me a drug to start my
cycle as my periods were irregular but it didn’t work so I did a
digital pregnancy test. It was Monday, August 10 - I had the day
off and George was at work. It said I was five to six weeks plus
pregnant but I didn’t believe it so I did another one and that was
positive too.

"I rang George then booked an
appointment at the Doctors for the following morning. But it was a
scan at Medway Maritime Hospital on the Friday which revealed I was
39 weeks and five days pregnant and due on the Tuesday!

"I’d had no food cravings, no
sickness. I had felt some movement but I thought I was imagining it
because it was something I wanted so much. Looking back now there
were some signs. I was coming home from my job as a customer
services advisor for Eurostar and falling asleep as soon as I got
in and I had put on eight pounds.

"We were both shocked but while
everyone else was losing their heads we remained calm - we’d waited
six years for this to happen. Ryan really is a miracle baby."

George, 38, who has lost over two
and a half stone since joining Slimming World earlier this year,
said: "It’s taken a bit of getting used to but we’re so happy."