Our  journey to becoming parents wasnt straightforward, and included many painful hurdles. However, one thing that remained very important to me throughout was to continue building awareness surrounding the struggles many of us face. This is why in April I will be running the London marathon for the Ectopic Pregnancy Trust just 8 months after welcoming our amazing baby boy via IVF. 

An Ectopic pregnancy is a life threatening condition that is the leading cause of maternal death in early pregnancy, it affects 1 in 80 pregnancy and occurs when an embryo grows outside of the womb. Unfortunately this was another statistic we became a part of in August 2022.

We returned from honeymoon excited, but nervous, to go to our first pregnancy scan for the miracle baby we conceived naturally. After years of unexplained infertility and 2 miscarriage we knew first hand that these scans can not always go the way hoped, but even we were shocked when we found that our pregnancy was ectopic. I was then rushed to A&E and into surgery, and on the 12th August 2022 I had my left falllion tube removed along with our baby.

The Ectopic pregnancy trust believes that the deaths and trauma associated with ectopic pregnancy should be prevented. They seek to relieve the distress associated with the experience and provide ongoing support through treatment and beyond. And that’s why ask for you give what you can in aid of this fantastic chairty to help continue their work.

We are now blessed with our beautiful miracle Rory born 13th August 2023, almost exactly a year to the date later. Seeing his little face at the end will be the one thing that will keep me going through the long training miles and race day whilst in Post partum recovery.

The Ectopic Pregnancy Trust strives to provide information, education and support to those affected by early pregnancy complications and to the health professionals who care for them. Ectopic pregnancy is a common, life-threatening condition that is the leading cause of maternal death in the first trimester of early pregnancy. The condition affects around 1 in 80 pregnancies in the UK and occurs when an embryo grows outside of the womb. The EPT believes that the deaths and trauma associated with ectopic pregnancy should be prevented. We seek to relieve the distress associated with the experience and provide ongoing support through their treatment and beyond.Please support our passionate runners who will be training hard to pound the streets of London raising crucial funds and awareness for ectopic pregnancies.