TRIPLE WHAMMY

Driving to the fertility clinic in Bath, Somerset with my husband Pawel, 40, I was so excited. We’d been trying for a baby ever since we got married in 2011 but, six years on, we’d had no luck and decided to get some professional help.

Making our way inside, we chatted excitedly about baby names and how we’d decorate the nursery for our little one.

‘So, you’re struggling to conceive naturally...’ the doctor said when we sat down, rifling through my medical record.

‘Yes, we’ve had a bit of bad luck I suppose,’ I replied.

‘Well, I have to tell you, your weight is not helping matters,’ she said frankly.

I was stunned.

I knew I wasn’t exactly trim at 17 stone, but I’d never