A mother gave birth to a miracle baby after eight miscarriages, falling pregnant just days before her husband had a vasectomy.
Rachael Bosworth, 38, tried to start her family for almost a decade but never gave up hope she would finally have a child with her husband Ian.
A month after the 47-year-old had arranged the to have 'the chop' with his GP, Mrs Bosworth discovered she was pregnant again.
But the sales director, from Bramley, Hampshire, was so disheartened by her years of heartache, she at first refused to do a pregnancy test.
A scan at six weeks revealed she was still pregnant, giving the couple hope - and Ellis was born on January 2, 2017.
Two weeks later, Mr Bosworth had his vasectomy.
Doctors are still unsure as to why Mrs Bosworth had so much difficulty keeping a pregnancy further than six weeks before Ellis.
Mrs Bosworth said: 'We had a fantastic marriage but the only thing which was missing was a child.
'It was my issue and I was going through the trauma. He [Mr Bosworth] told me he couldn't watch me go through it as it was making him feel physically sick.