Woman has lost 108 kg to become a mother

Michelle Turner, 35, from West Sussex, UK, has lost 108 kg to be able to give birth to a child. She weighed 190 kg before, and now her weight is only 82 kg.

Michelle Turner has always wanted to have children, but it was almost impossible because of her obesity. She gained much weight when she had to deal with the emotional heartbreak of three failed marriages and turned to comfort eating to fill the void. But as her weight increased, her chances of a successful pregnancy grew increasingly unlikely: by 35 she had suffered five miscarriages, an ectopic pregnancy and a stillbirth.

One day obesity became dangerous for Ms Turner’s life, so she was given a gastric bypass on the NHS to lose weight. It did work – she lost 108 kg and became pregnant. Then in January 2013 her daughter Mikayla was born.

Not so long ago Ms Turner celebrated her daughter’s first birthday – and because of her gastric band, now eats less than her baby. Anyway, she says she’s really happy now.

“When I was young I didn’t want to be a princess or pop star - I just wanted to be a mum,” she said in an interview to Daily Mail.

“I gave up hope so many times and I never thought it was going to have a happy ending. Now she’s a healthy, happy one-year-old and I have to pinch myself every day. I still look at her when she’s asleep in my arms and think: Are you really here? I’m so happy. She was worth all the heartbreak - every tear I cried and every sobbing sleepless night. I’d go through it all again just to have Mikayla,” Ms Turner said.

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