Hayley Haynes, 28, from North London, gave birth to miracle babies even though she doesn't have a womb.
Haynes was told by the doctor as early as age 19 that it would be impossible for her to get pregnant because she was born with no reproductive organs. She found out about her rare condition when she realized she hadn't gotten her period yet by age 19. She underwent a series of tests until her doctors ruled out that she was born genetically male because of the XY chromosomes detected in her body.
She was diagnosed with androgen insensitivity syndrome, a rare disease that affects one person per 2,000. People with this condition are born genetically male yet resistant to male hormones called androgens. As a result, a person looks like a female but has no uterus, develops breasts but does not menstruate and has fertility issues.
"When they told me I had no womb I was so confused I felt sick. My biggest fear was never having children. Suddenly a huge piece of my life was missing. I felt like half a woman and was embarrassed. How I was going to tell a guy I was genetically male when I started dating?" she told The Telegraph.
During the darkest days of her life, she confided to her close friend Sam who later on became her husband. Together, they searched for other specialists who might be able to help them until they met someone at Royal Derby Hospital in 2007. The specialist gave them hope after seeing a tiny womb from her previous scans. She took hormone medications until her womb was ready for IVF treatment in 2011.
They spent more than half of the savings for IVF treatment at a Cyprus clinic in April, aware that there was only a 60 percent chance that the treatment would be successful. Ten days after the treatment, Haynes tested positive and found that she was carrying twins, according to Mirror UK.
On Christmas Eve, Haynes gave birth to the miracle babies named Avery and Darcey.
"Becoming a mother was the single most amazing moment of my life. When I held the babies in my arms for the first time I was overwhelmed. I had spent nine years coming to terms with the fact this might never happen, but in that moment all the pain just washed away," Haynes said in a statement.
