Mum wants people to know 'there is hope after pregnancy loss'

Hayley and Mike Metcalfe welcomed ba A woman who welcomed a daughter after two pregnancy losses has stated she wants others who face similar heartache to know "there is still hope". Hayley Metcalfe, 37, from Runcorn in Cheshire, stated she and her husband Mike were "over the moon" to find out she was pregnant with her second son in 2023.

But what followed was three years of heartbreak when Hayley suffered a placental abruption at 19 weeks pregnant and was informed her ba The following year, the couple lost a second ba "The road after ba "But I want people to know there can still be hope." Hayley and Mike Metcalfe had their youngest child Hope via C-section in February Hayley stated the couple had always wanted to start a family and, in 2019, the pair welcomed their eldest son George. For related coverage, explore our detailed analysis on Technology and Digital Systems.

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She recalled how she had a normal pregnancy with George so when she fell pregnant again in 2023, her and husband Mike were excited to grow their family. But at 19 weeks and four days into her pregnancy, Hayley stated she felt as though "something wasn't right". An ultrasound later confirmed that Oscar had passed away.

"It sounds awful, but when you know your ba "We already had so many ba "I just couldn't bear to look at them. "We informed George that his little brother wasn't going to be coming home." Hayley was induced into labour the following day.

"I was in labour for nine hours and it was incredibly difficult knowing I would never hear my ba "After the funeral, the support from other people gradually faded and life simply carried on, even though I was consumed " A post-mortem examination later revealed Hayley had suffered a silent, concealed placental abruption, meaning her placenta had separated from the wall of the womb.

In summer 2024, Hayley stated she was "terrified" when she became pregnant again. "We didn't want to feel like we were replacing Oscar, but part of us still hoped we'd be able to have another straightforward pregnancy like we had with George," she stated.

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"We were delighted - but naturally terrified." But at 17 weeks, Hayley was informed she had lost the pregnancy after suffering a placental abruption.

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"I was still grieving Oscar and now our ba "History repeated itself." Ba After three years of loss, Hayley stated she began to desperately search for answers and found Tommy's Rainbow Clinic in Manchester - a specialist service for women and their families in a pregnancy following a stillbirth or neonatal death. It was here that when Hayley fell pregnant in 2025, she was informed there was a problem with blood flow from her placenta to the baby.

From six weeks, she started taking daily blood-thinning injections and aspirin. "I was terrified throughout the pregnancy," she stated. "Every single day I thought the ba "The further along I got, the more I felt there was to lose, because I already knew exactly what losing a ba" But in February, the couple welcomed their daughter into the world.

"Hope, let out her first cry and I burst into tears," she stated. "Everything was finally going to be okay. "Naming our miracle daughter Hope felt right after everything we'd been through to bring her safely into the world.

"We will always carry the grief of losing Oscar and Leo with us, but Hope is living proof that even after the darkest of storms, rainbows can break through." Tell us which stories we should cover in Cheshire You can also send story ideas via Whatsapp to 0808 100 2230. Liverpool council call for formal apology over stillborn ba Ba