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The Sun
21 hours ago
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Pregnant Atomic Kitten star Liz McClarnon, 44, reveals gruelling IVF toll from feeling ‘broken' to weight gain
PREGNANT Atomic Kitten songstress Liz McClarnon has revealed her gruelling IVF toll from feeling "broken" to her weight gain. The Eternal Flame vocalist, 44, revealed the happy news of her pregnancy in May after spending two decades trying to conceive. 10 10 10 A full cycle of IVF (in vitro fertilisation) takes around 3 to 6 weeks to complete. It usually follows 6 steps, depending on the type of treatment you're having. Taking to Instagram on Monday, Liz uploaded a series of snaps from the past few years which revealed her treatments with husband Peter Cho as well as the side effects of the medication. Liz captioned the video: "After 8 IVF cycles within 3 years, as you can imagine, I've been on hormones more often than not. "I just wanted to share how it can look. Sometimes normal and sometimes very not." Liz's video began with herself looking drained as she mused: "Sometimes you could tell." Then she cut to an energetic shot of herself captioned: "sometimes you couldn't." She then shared a video of Peter helping her with her injections on their first attempt at IVF, explaining that "life carried on as normal." As the cycle continued and she needed more injections, she confessed: "I started to gain weight... of course that didn't matter." Yet she admitted she ended up feeling "a little bit broken" as the cycle continued reports The Daily Mail. The video then showed Liz receiving her final injection and making one last trip to the fertility clinic where she was filmed with "the look of hope." Pregnant Atomic Kitten star Liz McLarnon shows off huge bump and reveals she's struggling to walk with 'hulk of babies' Liz said of their three failed embryo transfer attempts in 2022: 'The first time we did it, I thought, 'This will be it. "But by my third cycle, it was obviously very different. "When that one didn't work, I was really quite sick and I was in a dark hole." She said to MirrorOnline: "I'd put on so much weight but I didn't want to tell anyone why, because I didn't want the IVF to become my identity, my whole personality. What happens during IVF (in vitro fertilisation) A full cycle of IVF (in vitro fertilisation) takes around 3 to 6 weeks to complete. It usually follows 6 steps, depending on the type of treatment you're having. Your doctor should discuss the options with you and explain each of these steps before any treatment starts. You use an injection or nasal spray every day for 2 to 3 weeks to stop your ovaries producing eggs naturally. You'll have an ultrasound scan to check if the medicine has worked. Once your ovaries are no longer producing eggs, you'll inject yourself every day for 2 weeks with medicine that increases your egg supply. You'll have tests or scans to check how well it's working. A doctor at the clinic collects your eggs using a needle inserted through your vagina. This takes around 20 minutes and you'll be offered medicine that makes you sleepy (a sedative). Your partner is asked to give a sperm sample in a private room, usually while your eggs are being collected. If you're using donor sperm, it will be ready in the laboratory. The eggs are fertilised with the sperm in a laboratory. The clinic will call you the next day to let you know how many embryos have been made and how many they might be able to use. After a few days, an embryo is put in your womb using a thin tube inserted through your vagina. If you have more than 1 embryo, your doctor will discuss the risks and benefits of putting in more than 1 embryo. If any suitable embryos are left over, they may be frozen for future IVF attempts. The clinic will discuss this with you and let you know about any additional costs, such as embryo storage. "I was still doing shows and I'd see the comments online talking about me. 'I remember one said, 'She's getting really thick,' and others were like, 'She's unrecognisable.' "I tried to remember that those people didn't know what was happening, but it was hard. "I just felt broken after the third time, so we took a break before the wedding." Liz and her husband Peter got married two years ago in the Lake District. Yet towards the end of last year they suffered two tragic miscarriages. Happily, the couple are now on the road to being parents, with Liz taking precautions due to her age classifying it as a "high risk" pregnancy. BABY REVEAL Liz looked glowing in the clip posted to social media in May announcing her pregnancy to the world. The captions over the video read: "I've been keeping a secret from you, and I've mostly kept myself off social media because sometimes it was hard to smile. "But after years of sometimes quite painful IVF and dark times, I'm pregnant! "We feel like we've been given the world." Liz also wrote a heartwarming message next to the video, which read: "I started to record a video of me just telling you but I got too emotional so I thought I'd just hide behind this little announcement instead. "I just can't believe we're here. "So many have been through exactly what I went through and worse. "I want to share what I can and add my voice and ears to those who already help others understand or deal with all that comes with IVF and loss after so much hope. "I've been a part of some beautifully supportive communities. I'm so grateful. I am so grateful!" 10 10 10 10 10 10
Daily Mail
a day ago
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- Daily Mail
Pregnant Liz McClarnon, 44, reveals the toll of undergoing eight rounds of IVF in three years that left her 'broken, gaining weight, and living in hope'
Pregnant Liz McClarnon gave fans an insight into her gruelling journey to conceive, having undergone eight rounds of IVF over three years. The Atomic Kitten star, who announced in May she is expecting her first child at the age of 44, revealed how she coped with the hormonal imbalances she faced. A full cycle of IVF takes around three to six weeks to complete and hormone medications play a crucial role in stimulating the ovaries to produce multiple eggs and prepare the uterus for implantation. Taking to Instagram on Monday, Liz uploaded a montage of snaps from the past few years which detailed her treatments with husband Peter Cho as well as the side effects of the medication. Liz captioned the video: 'After 8 IVF cycles within 3 years, as you can imagine, I've been on hormones more often than not. 'I just wanted to share how it can look. Sometimes normal and sometimes very not.' Liz's clip began with herself looking drained as she mused: 'sometimes you could tell', before cutting to an energetic shot of herself captioned: 'sometimes you couldn't'. She then shared a video of Peter helping her with her injections on their first attempt at IVF, explaining that 'life carried on as normal'. As the cycle continued and she needed more injections, she confessed: 'I started to gain weight... of course that didn't matter'. Yet she admitted she ended up feeling 'a little bit broken' as the cycle continued. The video then showed Liz receiving her final injection and making one last trip to the fertility clinic where she was filmed with 'the look of hope'. Liz and Peter started their IVF journey early on in their relationship, as Liz explained that they were both conscious of her age - 40 at the time they met. In 2022, the couple had three failed embryo transfers, which took a mental and physical toll on Liz. 'The first time we did it, I thought, "This will be it,"' she recalled to The Mirror. 'But by my third cycle, it was obviously very different. When that one didn't work, I was really quite sick and I was in a dark hole.' 'I'd put on so much weight but I didn't want to tell anyone why, because I didn't want the IVF to become my identity, my whole personality.' The couple decided to take a break before their 2023 wedding before trying again, but toward the end of 2024 they suffered two heartbreaking miscarriages following their first successful cycles. Liz explained how she felt she was 'done' after the last loss and Peter supported her decision. 'Peter was absolutely on board with that, he didn't say anything other than, "This is your body and I'll support whatever you decide you want," which was a huge thing for me. I felt so bad emotionally, it was really tough' After a Christmas spent with her family back home in Liverpool though, they decided to try again and happily found out she was pregnant in the New Year. She announced the news publicly in May, sharing a video sitting on a park bench before turning around to reveal her bump. During the clip, she said: 'I've been keeping a secret from you, and I've mostly kept myself off social media because sometimes it was hard to smile. 'But after years of sometimes quite painful IVF and dark times, I'm pregnant! We feel like we've been given the world.' Liz captioned the post: 'I started to record a video of me just telling you but I got too emotional so I thought I'd just hide behind this little announcement instead. 'I just can't believe we're here. So many have been through exactly what I went through and worse. ❤️ 'I want to share what I can and add my voice and ears to those who already help others understand or deal with all that comes with IVF and loss after so much hope. 'I've been a part of some beautifully supportive communities. I'm so grateful.' In June 2024, Liz revealed the identity of her husband Peter as they celebrated their first wedding anniversary. The fiercely private singer took to her Stories with two snaps of her handsome spouse, after his face was previously masked by confetti i n the photo from their big day. Alongside a snap of Peter in the sunshine, Liz wrote: 'Guess what?! I've been married to my perfect match for a whole year, I love you Peter Cho!' They tied the knot in the Lake District, with the guests including Liz's former bandmate Natasha Hamilton. How does IVF work? In-vitro fertilisation, known as IVF, is a medical procedure in which a woman has an already-fertilised egg inserted into her womb to become pregnant. It is used when couples are unable to conceive naturally, and a sperm and egg are removed from their bodies and combined in a laboratory before the embryo is inserted into the woman. Once the embryo is in the womb, the pregnancy should continue as normal. The procedure can be done using eggs and sperm from a couple or those from donors. Guidelines from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommends that IVF should be offered on the NHS to women under 43 who have been trying to conceive through regular unprotected sex for two years. People can also pay for IVF privately, which costs an average of £3,348 for a single cycle, according to figures published in January 2018, and there is no guarantee of success. The NHS says success rates for women under 35 are about 29 per cent, with the chance of a successful cycle reducing as they age. Around eight million babies are thought to have been born due to IVF since the first ever case, British woman Louise Brown, was born in 1978. Chances of success The success rate of IVF depends on the age of the woman undergoing treatment, as well as the cause of the infertility (if it's known). Younger women are more likely to have a successful pregnancy. IVF isn't usually recommended for women over the age of 42 because the chances of a successful pregnancy are thought to be too low. Between 2014 and 2016 the percentage of IVF treatments that resulted in a live birth was: 29 per cent for women under 35 23 per cent for women aged 35 to 37 15 per cent for women aged 38 to 39 9 per cent for women aged 40 to 42 3 per cent for women aged 43 to 44 2 per cent for women aged over 44
The Sun
09-07-2025
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- The Sun
Pregnant Atomic Kitten star Liz McLarnon shows off huge bump and reveals she's struggling to walk with ‘hulk of babies'
PREGNANT Atomic Kitten star Liz McLarnon has shown off her huge bump and revealed that she's struggling to walk with the "hulk of babies." Liz, 44, "couldn't be happier" to be expecting a baby with husband Peter Cho, who she married in secret two years ago in the Lake District. 6 6 Liz revealed in May that she was pregnant with her "miracle" first child after two decades of struggling to conceive. Now, taking to Instagram, the singer looked happier than ever as showed of her huge bump. The lovely snap was captioned: "I had a scan yesterday and apparently I'm carrying the hulk version of a baby boy. "But I've been told that it's quite common for ivf babies to be bigger. "(Although, he's particularly massive so they'll keep an eye on that). "Generally, the second trimester is treating me so well! I'm just finding it hard to walk as I've got something called PGP (not serious at all, just painful), "So I'm off to physiotherapy and water therapy (or something similar to that) soon. She ended the sweet messaged with: "Still so grateful!" The post gained nearly five thousand likes and fans were quick to respond with one writing: "Blooming beautiful. Keep up the therapies and take care in the heat. "Feet in cold water when it gets too warm. Big loves it's gorgeous seeing your preggo journey." Another added: "Please keep the updates coming. I'm so invested in your IVF journey. It gives us hope! Sending love and positivity" Atomic Kitten's Liz McClarnon, 44, reveals the gender of her baby in first TV interview since revealing she's pregnant While a third said: "Aww you look fab. They spent most of my pregnancy saying my little boy was gonna be big. "Then he came 3 weeks early and weighed 6.11. Being a boy mum is the best xx." "Looking great, hope the pgp eases." The Atomic Kitten star shocked fans by revealing her secret wedding on social media. At the time she posted a picture of her embracing her new hubby - but kept his face hidden from view. But, last year Liz unveiled him to the world as Peter Cho - with a sweet tribute to her Instagram stories. Liz and Peter had tied the knot at the five-star Broadoaks Country House Hotel in the Lake District. But behind her smiles and confident stage performances, Liz was secretly going through a battle with infertility and underwent IVF to conceive. Opening uo about her pregnancy she said: 'I've been keeping a secret from you, and I've mostly kept myself off social media because sometimes it was hard to smile. 'But after years of sometimes quite painful IVF and dark times, I'm pregnant! We feel like we've been given the world.' 6 6 6
Daily Mail
11-06-2025
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- Daily Mail
Atomic Kitten's Liz McClarnon breaks down in tears revealing baby's gender live on Loose Women - and recounting grueling struggles to conceive before finally falling pregnant aged 44
Atomic Kitten's Liz McClarnon broke down in tears as she opened up about her IVF journey and revealed her baby's gender live on Wednesday's episode of Loose Women. Last month the 44-year-old and husband Peter Cho revealed that they were expecting their first child after years of 'painful' IVF. After her VT was played out to Loose Women viewers, an emotional Liz walked out on stage to sit down with the panel and confessed: 'That piece then, it made me get a bit teary back there.' Jane Moore was keen to know how far gone she is in her pregnancy and asked: 'Where are you now, what stage?' Liz said: 'I am just around five months. 'We know what we're having.. if you'd like to know?' From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new Showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. Last month the 44-year-old and husband Peter Cho revealed that they were expecting their first child after years of 'painful' IVF She then thought it would be the perfect time to share if she is having a baby boy or girl. Liz continued: 'We're having a boy! We thought it might be a girl, we thought it might be a girl.'
Daily Mail
01-06-2025
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- Daily Mail
Pregnant Liz McClarnon, 44, reveals how she and her doctor husband went through miscarriages and multiple IVF rounds after trying to conceive months into their whirlwind relationship
Liz McClarnon has revealed how she and her doctor husband went through two miscarriages and multiple rounds of IVF before conceiving their child. The Atomic Kitten star, 44, shared the happy news earlier this month that she is expecting her first child with her husband Peter Cho, telling her followers in the Instagram announcement that she has finally become pregnant after years of 'painful' IVF. Now, the singer has spoken out on her difficult journey to conceive, as well as her whirlwind relationship with her doctor husband Peter. Liz married Peter in June 2023, but didn't reveal his identity to her followers until they celebrated their first wedding anniversary last year. She has now revealed how the couple first connected on Hinge, mid-2021 lockdown and after communicating with messages for a month they finally met in person in July 2021. Within four months Liz moved from Liverpool to London to live with her doctor beau, and after another four months he proposed in Bath. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new Showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. The couple started their IVF journey early on in their relationship, as Liz explained that they were both conscious of her age - 40 at the time they met. In 2022, the couple had three failed embryo transfers, which took a mental and physical toll on Liz. 'The first time we did it, I thought, "This will be it,"' she recalled to The Mirror. 'But by my third cycle, it was obviously very different. When that one didn't work, I was really quite sick and I was in a dark hole.' 'I'd put on so much weight but I didn't want to tell anyone why, because I didn't want the IVF to become my identity, my whole personality.' The couple decided to take a break before their 2023 wedding before trying again, but toward the end of 2024 they suffered two heartbreaking miscarriages following their first successful cycles. Liz explained how she felt she was 'done' after the last loss and Peter supported her decision. 'Peter was absolutely on board with that, he didn't say anything other than, "This is your body and I'll support whatever you decide you want," which was a huge thing for me. I felt so bad emotionally, it was really tough' After a Christmas spent with her family back home in Liverpool though, they decided to try again and happily found out she was pregnant in the New Year. Now in her second trimester, Liz is now looking forward to everything that is to come but admits she is nervous. 'Don't get me wrong, I'm so grateful, but I'm also petrified. But you know what? It's happened to women older than me before, and it'll happen again – so we'll just get on with it!' she told the magazine. In June 2024, Liz revealed the identity of her husband Peter as they celebrated their first wedding anniversary. The fiercely private singer took to her Stories with two snaps of her handsome spouse, after his face was previously masked by confetti i n the photo from their big day. Alongside a snap of Peter in the sunshine, Liz wrote: 'Guess what?! I've been married to my perfect match for a whole year, I love you Peter Cho!' She then shared a throwback from their wedding day as they posed together, with the bride looking stunning in a Bardot neckline gown with full skirt. The pair cuddled up, Peter looking dapper in a three-piece black suit, with Liz adding: 'Thank you for your lovely well wishes.' They tied the knot in the Lake District, with the guests including Liz's former bandmate Natasha Hamilton.
