Boxer Nicola Adams and Ella Baig describe 'absolute panic' as IVF baby came a month early. Read more

Former British professional boxer Nicola Adams shares her experience of the arrival of her baby boy one month before the due date. Adams appeared on the episode of The Morning, where she talked about the emotions she felt when her girlfriend Ella Baig's water broke a month before her due date.

The former Strictly Come Dancing star shared that she was in 'absolute panic' after her IVF baby came early. She welcomed her baby boy Taylor Nate Adams with her girlfriend, Ella Baig, in July this year.

Ella Baig shares her entire experience saying 'I woke up and thought I had wet myself.'


She further mentions that she asks Nikki (Nate Adams) to call the ambulance, who replies, 'what's the number' and has an extreme panic.

In ITV Documentary Nicola Adams: IVF and Me, Adams and Baig will star. The one-off program will air on the night of October 20.

The couple shares their IVF journey, including all their struggles and the hardships they had to endure.

They went through three miscarriages before having the rainbow baby. While conversing with Alison and Dermot, Ella recalls how she almost gave up hope on having to welcome a baby of their own after the third miscarriage.

Remembering the entire process as 'emotionally challenging,' Ella recalls how she said after the second miscarriage 'if it does not work this time, I need a break.'

FAQs

What is IVF Baby?
In vitro fertilisation is a process of fertilisation where an egg is combined with sperm in vitro. The process involves monitoring and stimulating a woman's ovulatory process, removing an ovum or ova from her ovaries, and letting sperm fertilize them in a culture medium in a laboratory.

Who is Nicola Adams?
Nicola Virginia Adams OBE is a former British professional boxer who competed from 2017 to 2019. She retired with an undefeated record and held the WBO female flyweight title in 2019.