Eliza Curby always wanted a big family, but she really wasn’t expecting it to happen so quickly…
As any new mum will know, it’s not easy getting to grips with your first child. Readjusting your whole life to a new routine of nappy changes and bottle feeds is surprisingly tricky. and when two more babies follow just 11 months later, the challenge is most definitely amplified...
Someone told me that every woman knows how many children she ideally wants. For me, that magic number was three. But back in 2014, at 24 years old and having just started a degree in psychology, I thought it would be a long time before I had to think about marriage and babies.
But then one day a gorgeous man walked into the cafe I was working at. After four months of chatting across the counter, I knew his name was Ben, he was 37 and a property developer. I didn’t usually go for older men, but I kept hoping Ben would ask me out. Finally, in December 2014 he did.
Unexpected news
We had our first date on Christmas Eve and the conversation flowed so easily. Within a month, I’d moved in with him. And by February 2015, Ben and I had already talked about our wish to start a family together after I graduated. Only then, in May 2015, I woke up feeling sick and dizzy. I didn’t think anything of it, but when the symptoms persisted I bought a pregnancy test.
Staring at the two little pink lines, I couldn’t believe my eyes! When I showed the test to Ben, he picked me up and whirled me around. ‘We’re going to be parents!’ he grinned. My mum and dad were just as ecstatic when I told them.
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