Cancer survivor who suffered heartache of 17 miscarriages becomes mum to four daughters in just NINE months
A CANCER survivor who suffered the agony of 17 miscarriages has now become a mum to four daughters in just nine months.
Lytina Kaur was told she would never have kids, after suffering leukaemia and undergoing intense chemotherapy.
But, the 32-year-old, was set on becoming a mum after getting married in 2007.
Over a devastating five-year period from 2010 when she lost twins, Ltyina suffered 17 miscarriages.
But, after embarking on IVF the now mum-of-four became pregnant naturally, in February 2015.
She gave birth to her first daughter, Kiran in September that year, and her twins, Kajal and Kavita were born to a surrogate mum in India two months later.
The new mum then discovered she was pregnant again, while she was in India preparing to bring her twin girls home.
She gave birth to her fourth daughter, Kiyara at the Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham in June last year.
"I was still quite young when I was told I couldn't have children," she said from the family home in Nottingham.
Lytina was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia - an aggressive cancer of the white blood cells, at the age of 17.
A year later, the teenager was told she would never have kids, after undergoing gruelling chemotherapy and a bone marrow transplant, from her brother.
"When I had my transplant I was told I couldn't have children because of my leukaemia," she recalled.
"I didn't think about it too much at the time and thought I'd worry about it when I crossed the bridge.
I had 17 miscarriages in total and they were all hard but that one was the most difficult because it was my first and I had been carrying them for a long time
Lytina Kaur
"However when I got married at 23 it was heartbreaking.
"I had 17 miscarriages in total and they were all hard but that one was the most difficult because it was my first and I had been carrying them for a long time."
Lytina gave birth to her first daughter Kiran via a planned C-section at the Queen's Medical Centre in September 2015.
The former housing officer added: "It was quite a shock. My husband and I were waiting for a miscarriage.
"We just presumed it was going to happen.
"Every day was so hard. I didn't go places and I didn't drive because I didn't want to add any unnecessary stress.
"It was horrific.
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"I didn't tell my family. I didn't tell anyone. I didn't want people to get excited for a miscarriage to happen again."
Lytina's twins Kajal and Kavita were then born in India in November and a month later the new mum flew over to complete the process to bring them home.
But while she was over there she discovered she had fallen pregnant again and her fourth daughter Kiyara was born premature at 28 weeks in June last year.
The baby girl spent nine weeks on the neonatal ward at the Queen's Medical Centre before she was able to return home.
Lytina said: "I was just enjoying my life and suddenly within nine months it turned crazy.
"I do miss being able to go out whenever I want to but I love spending time with my kids and I need to make the most because they'll be in school in a few years time.
"Luckily I've got my mum and she's pretty hands on, she's been incredible.
"I don't go anywhere, my life is devoted to the children now and we create our own playgroups at home.
WHAT IS ACUTE MYELOID LEUKAEMIA?
Acute myeloid leukaemia is one of the most common forms of blood cancer.
It starts in young white blood cells, called granulocytes or monocytes in the bone marrow.
It is rare, with around 2,900 people being diagnosed in the UK each year.
It can affect adults or kids but is most often seen in older people - and is most commonly diagnosed in those over the age of 65.
The word acute means the disease can develop quickly.
The bone marrow produces white blood cells too quickly, because they grow and divide too fast.
These abnormal cells build up in the blood and bone marrow.
These cancerous cells - leukaemic cells - can then spread to other parts of the body, like the lymph nodes and spleen, via the bloodstream.
If it goes untreated the disease can kill in weeks or months, but treatment does work well for most patients.
What are the signs?
Many symptoms of leukaemia are vague, and can feel like you have a cold.
These symptoms, though typical of many diseases, could mean you're at risk and should be checked by your GP:
- general weakness
- feeling tired
- a high temperature
- frequent infections
- bruising or bleeding easily
- weight loss
- pain in your bones and joints
- breathlessness
- swollen lymph glands
- feeling full in your tummy
- pale skin
Source: Cancer Research UK
"They will all be in the same year group when they start school which I'm happy about as they're quite close as there's not much of an age gap between them.
"That will probably change when they turn into teenagers though."
Lytina now goes through a box of 82 nappies every five to six days and said she has also stopped counting the amount of baby formula and food she goes through.
She said: "I'm really lucky because the girls have always been good sleepers.
"There is a struggle getting them all to bed but once they are asleep they don't wake up until about 7.30am or 8am."
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