'I learned to let nature take its course after multiple miscarriages - and had two babies in one year'

After suffering years of miscarriages Wolverhampton mother Navdeep Kaur says her two babies born in the same year were the best gifts she could wish for after struggling to conceive due to a condition.

The nurse, aged 38, and husband Iqbal, aged 42, a lorry driving instructor, welcomed their first daughter Jaskirat into the world in 2013, but found it difficult to conceive after that due to Navdeep having a little-spoken-about condition called polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), which is linked to irregular menstrual cycles and irregular ovulation.

“I was diagnosed with PCOS in 2016 and the whole process took a long time because there was a two-year wait for an appointment to see the consultant. The doctors were saying I couldn’t get pregnant due to a hormonal disorder and me not making the egg which made it difficult to have a viable pregnancy,” she explains.

“It was a tough time mentally and physically because unfortunately there is no treatment for PCOS. In the UK I was given some tablets which didn’t help. As I’m an international nurse from India I went there and tried some intensive treatment, but nothing worked.

“We had been through a lot as a family and my body had been through a lot and I just gave up. It got to the point where it was just a matter of hoping that something would happen for us.”

“I had six miscarriages and there was no hope that I would ever get pregnant again and ever have an extended family. Somehow I got my first surprise when my daughter Avlieen was born on January 1, 2024. That was still sinking in when we got our second surprise when our son Gursidak was born in December 2024. I had no idea that I was pregnant due to the symptoms not showing in the usual way. The tests were coming up negative.

“I was seven months pregnant when we found out. We were treating it has a hernia. when he was born the nurses said he was the cutest hernia they’ve ever seen. I had two babies in 2024, one at the start of the year and one at the end. I was hoping my son would come in 2025, but in the end he was born at 36 weeks.”

“I love my family and I love these surprises. My son is the cherry on the top of the cake. Now the cake is complete and I’m really happy. I hope my story gives hope to other ladies like me who have suffered many miscarriages and have lost hope because of PCOS and think it’s not possible. I would say don’t lose faith, forget that you want to conceive and that you want to have a baby.

“Just relax and let nature take its course. You will get your happy ending.”

Both Avlieen, now aged two, and Gursidak, aged 18 months, were born at Walsall Manor Hospital. The Express & Star met Navdeep and little Avlieen, who hadn’t yet been named, just hours after she was born.

At the time Navdeep said: “Everyone has been so kind and supportive here."

Learn more about available support at https://www.miscarriageassociation.org.uk/.