Hey Jude! Block Stars' Little Miracle

The DIY couple’s seven-year fertility battle ended with a surprising twist.

- Ashleigh McEnaney

After five heart-breaking years of trying to start a family, Loren and Tom Heaphy finally accepted the fact they might never become parents.

“The odds certainly weren’t in our favour,” says Loren, who starred on season two of The Block NZ with her husband Tom. “After another round of fertility treatment last year, we were told in no uncertain terms that we wouldn’t get pregnant naturally and we’d have to wait 14 months before we could give it another go.”

But no sooner had Loren, 34, and Tom, 36, left the doctor’s office than they were staring wide-eyed at not one but five pregnancy tests confirming the impossible – they were having a baby!

“We often wonder how he even happened,” beams Loren at Woman’s Day’s exclusive shoot, where the proud parents dote on their adorable baby boy Jude. “He truly is our little miracle.

“After all that Tom and I had been through, we’d come to terms with the possibility we might never be parents and we were OK with that. But this little guy means the world to us. We thought we might change when we became Mum and Dad, but we’re the same except our capacity for love is off the charts.”