We had tried for a baby for over a year and had come to the conclusion that it was never going to happen. We had just started preparing for IVF when I discovered I was pregnant, and most of our family and some friends knew about the impending IVF.

When we told our families our good news, we always used the same story.

We said, "We have some really bad news. The doctor says we can't go ahead with the IVF after all."

They got really concerned and worried. Then we said: "For some reason, you can't do IVF if you're already pregnant!".

It took a few moments for it to register. Then there was absolute silence as they were all so shocked.

Margot.