Sign up to our free Living Well email for advice on living a happier, healthier and longer life Live your life healthier and happier with our free weekly Living Well newsletter Live your life healthier and happier with our free weekly Living Well newsletter A woman who was herself conceived through IVF in the 1990s has now welcomed her own baby, also conceived via IVF, after enduring five years of multiple losses and fertility struggles. Lauren Gadsby, 33, and her husband Jon, who reside in Derby, celebrated the arrival of their healthy daughter, Hollie, on 8 December 2025. Their path to parenthood included the heartbreak of three lost pregnancies, alongside chemical pregnancies and abnormal smear test results. Despite the emotional and physical toll of the process, Ms Gadsby drew significant hope from her own unique beginning. She explained that being an IVF baby herself instilled a “belief that it does work, because I am an example of that”. The couple first began trying for a family in 2022, soon after their wedding. However, after three …