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Fertility unit made our dream of having a child come true
Overjoyed parents Deborah and Peter Robinson say they wouldn't have daughter Abigail without Sunderland Royal Hospital's fertility unit.
The couple, of Cambridge Road, Silksworth, had been trying for a family for three years when Abigail was born on their fourth attempt at IUI.
Deborah, 34, said: "We are eternally grateful to the unit. If it wasn't for them we wouldn't have Abigail. They have been absolutely brilliant."
Deborah, a display manager at Joplings, and Peter, 34, an electrician for Sunderland Council, have been together for eight years after meeting through friends.
They married in 2005 and started trying for a family the same year.
Deborah said: "I come from a big family. I've always wanted a baby. We'd been trying and trying and it wasn't happening."
A year or so later, the couple went to their GP, who referred them to Sunderland Royal Hospital.
They ended up seeing Mr Yossry and the team at the fertility unit.
The couple began the IUI treatment, which involved Deborah taking tablets and giving herself injections. She also underwent scans to check on the progression of her eggs.
They underwent monthly cycles of IUI, but the first three failed.
Deborah said: "It's hard month after month when nothing happens. It does take it out of you.
"You see people walking round with prams and thing why is it not happening to me?"
However, the couple were elated when Deborah became pregnant at the fourth IUI attempt.
She said: "It was amazing. We were just ecstatic. It was unbelievable."
Peter said: "The day we found out was the best day of my life."
Deborah had a scan at two weeks which showed they were expecting twins.
However, a scan at 12 weeks revealed that they had lost one of the babies.
Deborah said: "We know how lucky were are to have Abigail. She's a pleasure to have. She's a joy."
Abigail Jessie Robinson was born at Sunderland Royal Hospital on October 21 last year, weighing 8lb 7oz, after a 29-hour labour.
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