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'WORTH EVERY PENNY'

Couple use life savings of £60k on IVF to create their dream family

David and Rebecca spent a fortune and a decade before making their dream family a reality - and 'it's all been worthwhile'

AN IVF couple spent £60,000 making their dream family a reality — complete with triplets.

David and Rebecca Wooldridge used their life savings but say it was worth every penny.

 The Wooldridge children L-R: 16-month-old triplets, Maya-Albertine, Amelie and Etta, and their brother Felix, 4
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The Wooldridge children L-R: 16-month-old triplets, Maya-Albertine, Amelie and Etta, and their brother Felix, 4Credit: Caters News Agency
 Rebecca Wooldridge, 44 from Sutton Coldfield shows a picture of her tummy pre-birth of her triplets
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Rebecca Wooldridge, 44 from Sutton Coldfield shows a picture of her tummy pre-birth of her tripletsCredit: Caters News Agency
 Mum, Rebecca Wooldridge, with her triplets, Amelie, Maya-Albertine and Etta after they were born
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Mum, Rebecca Wooldridge, with her triplets, Amelie, Maya-Albertine and Etta after they were bornCredit: Caters News Agency

The couple tried for their first baby in 2006 but it took a decade before their family of four was complete.

Rebecca, 44, said: “Despite the emotional roller-coaster we’ve been through, it’s all been worthwhile. We made sac­rifices on holidays and materialistic items so we had enough money.”

She had been told her egg count was low before she and David, now 49, began spending just under £50,000 on four rounds of IVF — both in the UK and abroad.

They ended up conceiving son Felix, now four, naturally. But the couple, from Sutton Coldfield, West Mids, struggled to have a second child. They flew to Cyprus for a fifth round of IVF, spending £10,000.

 The Wooldridge triplets enjoying a day out in their really long buggy and matching outfits
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The Wooldridge triplets enjoying a day out in their really long buggy and matching outfitsCredit: Caters News Agency
 Felix, 4, loves being big brother to his 3 sisters Amelie, Maya-Albertine and Etta
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Felix, 4, loves being big brother to his 3 sisters Amelie, Maya-Albertine and EttaCredit: Caters News Agency
 Rebecca, 44, and her husband, David, 49, started trying for their first baby in 2006
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Rebecca, 44, and her husband, David, 49, started trying for their first baby in 2006Credit: Caters News Agency
 A decade and a fortune later and their dream family is finally complete
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 A decade and a fortune later and their dream family is finally completeCredit: Caters News Agency
 After being told that Rebecca's egg count was low, the couple never imagined they'd end up with triplets
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After being told that Rebecca's egg count was low, the couple never imagined they'd end up with tripletsCredit: Caters News Agency
 The couple spent just under £50k on four rounds of IVF before conceiving their son, Felix, now four, naturally
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The couple spent just under £50k on four rounds of IVF before conceiving their son, Felix, now four, naturallyCredit: Caters News Agency
 Rebecca and David are sharing their story to give hope to other couples who are trying to conceive
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Rebecca and David are sharing their story to give hope to other couples who are trying to conceiveCredit: Caters News Agency

It led to the arrival in 2016 of their non-identical triplets Amelie, Maya-Albertine and Etta, now 16 months old. Rebecca, a blogger and full-time mum, and David are now sharing their story to give hope to others struggling to conceive.

She said: “Now we've got the triplets, life has been hectic.

“Felix loves being a big brother to his sisters and despite needing two washing machines to cope with our laundry, we wouldn't change it for the world.”

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