Couple celebrate birth of miracle twins after 3 heartbreaking miscarriages and £82,000 IVF

Amy and Gary O'Keeffe were thrilled to welcome a boy and a girl after six years of heartbreak, including three miscarriages and nine failed IVF cycles< /p > Maisie and Jared O'Keeffe were born after £82,000 IVF and three miscarriages (

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A couple who paid £82,000 for IVF and suffered three devastating miscarriages were delighted to welcome twins.

Amy and Gary O'Keeffe, both teachers, started trying for a baby on their honeymoon six years ago, and Amy became pregnant immediately.

But she would go on to have the first of three miscarriages, plus nine failed IVF attempts

After the 10th cycle of IVF, and just as they were about to give up, Amy gave birth to twins; Maisie just before midnight on July 22 this year and Jared just after midnight on July 23. In total, they spent 100,000 euros (£82,000) on fertility treatments.

Amy said, "I knew they were in there, but now they're finally here, after all this time, it's amazing.

The couple said it was amazing to finally meet their son and daughter (

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"We were constantly living with the question of whether or not we wanted to have our dream family, and we finally have closure.

"We have the happy ending we so wanted and we can move on to the next chapter as a family of four.

"Gary and I are both teachers, we love kids and were looking forward to starting our own family.

"We've been together for 11 years and been married for six. We started trying for a baby after we got married and got pregnant on our honeymoon which unfortunately ended with our first miscarriage. layer.

"We got pregnant easily, so we didn't expect to have any problems in the future, but after 14 months of trying again, we had no joy.

"We were in our mid-twenties, so getting pregnant should"...