Woman, 43, on the coil and only one ovary shocked to fall pregnant with TWINS
A woman with one ovary who had a “less than one per cent” chance of conceiving while on the coil was shocked to discover she was pregnant – with TWINS.
Lindsay Green, 43, was working a busy 13-hour shift as a trainee nursing associate when she suddenly noticed she was bleeding.
She’d had her fallopian tube and ovary removed the year before after being diagnosed with an ovarian tumour.
Fearing the tumour had grown back, the mum-of-five rushed down to her colleagues in the A&E department for a scan.
She was left “totally shocked” when tests revealed that she was five months pregnant with twins while using the contraceptive coil.
Lindsay was told by medics that the contraceptive device is “99 per cent effective” in preventing pregnancy.
She then had to break the news to her partner, Joe Wood, 47, a HGV driver – whom she’d only met 12 months before – after she got divorced from her first husband.
Both Joe and Lindsay have older children – Lindsay has three daughters, aged 20, 19, and 17, and Joe has three sons, aged 28, 21, and 18.
Despite children “not being on the cards”, the couple were over the moon when their miracle twins, Eloise and Eddie, were born on December 12, 2023, at 9.59am and 10.01am, weighing 5lbs 5 oz and 5lbs 11oz respectively.
Lindsay, from Hull, East Yorkshire, said: “They really are little miracles.
“They’re doing really well – they’re so healthy and happy, which is a relief considering I hadn’t taken the best care of myself for most of the pregnancy because I had no idea.
“It was such a shock, it never occurred to me that I could be pregnant.
“I’m really enjoying motherhood as an older mum – I feel more laid back.”
Lindsay was “going through a difficult time” in July 2021, when her marriage of 20 years came to an end.
Four months later, she started to experience heavy bleeding, pain and tiredness – and was diagnosed with an ovarian tumour.
It was the second time she’d been diagnosed with an ovarian tumour – after previously having one removed in 2019.
She requested a hysterectomy but says she was told by doctors she was too young and instead had surgery to remove her fallopian tube and ovary.
Lindsay said: “I thought the tumour might come back, so I wanted to have a hysterectomy to be safe.
“At the time, I didn’t want anymore kids.
“I was quite angry when I was told I was too young to have one, and was put on the coil instead.”
The following year, in September 2022, Lindsay met her now-partner, Joe, through mutual friends.
They had decided they didn’t want more children and instead had plans to go on holidays and enjoy their time as a couple.
They had only been together for a year when Lindsay discovered she was expecting.
Lindsay said: “I didn’t want to tell Joe over the phone, so I asked him to meet me at the hospital.
“He sat down, and when I told him, the colour literally drained from his face.
“He went grey and was nearly sick.
“Of course he came around – it was just such a shock because he wasn’t expecting more kids at his age!”
Lindsay – who was 43 at the time – only knew about her pregnancy for the final three months, which she described as “hard going”.
Lindsay claims she had no symptoms and was left completely shocked to find out she was so far along.
After tragically experiencing two miscarriages in the past, the expectant mother had to have a cervical stitch – to prevent the cervix from opening too soon and the twins being born prematurely.
She spent two months on bed rest, before giving birth to her miracle babies on December 12, 2023, at Hull Royal Infirmary.
Eloise Eileen Wood was born at 9.59am weighing 5lbs 5oz, and Eddie Charles Wood was born at 10.01am weighing 5lbs 11 oz.
Proud mum Lindsay said: “My delivery was better than I expected – I had a scheduled c-section so everything was planned.
“The recovery was hard, but Joe was amazing and so supportive.
“My older daughters have been brilliant, it’s like having little mothers around to help out.
“The twins are doing so well, they’re both so healthy and happy.
“I’m really happy, it’s like a dream.
“I’m very tired but I wouldn’t change a thing!”
“I threw a ‘solo wedding’ to end my PhD – I’m going to throw one every year”
A doctor who spent £6k on a ‘solo wedding’ to mark the end of her PhD says she wants to throw one every year – just to celebrate life.
Dr. Aileen Delaney, 28, threw the extravagant bash for 130 guests in January 2024.
She hired out a stately home, band and photographer for the occasion – and rented an £880 gown for £88 on ByRotation.
Despite splashing thousands out for the do, Aileen wants to throw one every single year – and says her friends and family “now expect certain standards” from her parties.
Aileen, a public engagement officer from Birmingham, said: “I want to set a precedent that people should be able to throw lavish parties for no reason.
“If I have a reason to throw a party again, I’ll do it – but I also want to do it just to celebrate myself, and life.
“When I threw my PhD party, I wanted everyone to take it seriously – now they know what to expect from me.”
Aileen started her PhD in physics at the University of Leeds, West Yorkshire, in October 2019.
Just six months in, her studies were interrupted by the pandemic and she was forced to work entirely from home.
The degree course lasted four years in total and Aileen says she struggled at times.
She wanted to mark the end of her course with something “bigger than a night out.”
“It was insane, but in the best way,” she added.
“I’d never been to a party like that before in my life.
“It might be my thing now, for the rest of my life – I’m that girl who throws the extravagant parties.”
Aileen managed to pay for the party just by saving up her £2,100-per-month salary.
She forked out £1900 to hire Highbury Hall in Birmingham from 4pm until 1am, £700 for her band, £750 for her photographer and £1.2k on food for her guests.
The newly-qualified doctor is now hoping to be able to afford an expensive party every year.
“This party was so iconic – I want to do it every year, if I can afford it,” she said.
“I got all my professional photos finally printed, it’s been so nice to see them again.”
Aileen handed her thesis in on June 10, and held her party on the 15th.
Friends and family came down from London, Leeds and all over Ireland.
They were even greeted by a wedding-style ‘order of service’ sign – including welcome drinks at 4pm, band beginning at 9pm and evening snacks at 10pm.
Since the party, she’s had her thesis printed and bound – and wants to cover it in bits of mirrorball from her party.
She said: “I graduated in July, it’s lovely to feel free and not stressed.
“I found loads of mirrorball stuff from my party – I want to mirrorball my thesis.”
Six months after her party, Aileen is still “loving life as a single 28-year-old.”
While she hasn’t got a date set for her next party, she hopes to throw one in 2025.
Prices for Aileen’s 2024 party:
Venue – £1,900
Welcome drinks – £450
Band – £750
Food – £1,200
Evening food – £200
Dress – £88
Photographer – £750
Decor – £400
Makeup – £50
Giftboxes – £50 each
Homemade T-shirts – £100
Fake four-tier ‘wedding style cake’ – £100
Artist rakes in $440k creating portraits of celebs by writing their name 10k times
An artist has raked in $440k creating portraits of celebrities – by writing their name over and over again.
Jayce Hall, 29, is a professional word artist and draws impressive pictures of A-listers, animals and landscapes – only using words.
Each picture can take him up to 25 hours to complete, with the word or name written up to 10,000 times.
Jayce charges between $30 and $2k but says his most expensive one was The Call Of Duty piece, sold for $15k – and three charity pieces went for $150k.
Over the last two years he has drawn the likes of the Beatles, Post Malone, Lionel Messi, Travis Kelce and Whitney Houston.
He’s also done an Hawaiian Mountain range, a bulldog, a cow and a turtle.
Jayce, from Savannah, Georgia, US, said: “I wouldn’t say that I’m a natural artist, but I’ve got the drive, and it took a lot of time to tell my hand what my head wanted to do.
“I tried to figure out my own style and I think it’s really cool.
“I used to be interested in realistic drawings but I’m not that imaginative and I’m really good at replicating things.”
Jayce mainly focuses on portraits and has even drawn a piece for NBA star Stephen Curry and country singer Reba McEntire.
Jayce said: “When I have worked with celebrities they have been really good. Their reactions are always positive.
“I’ve actually become numb to how cool my art is. I’m grateful with anyone that rocks with my work.”
Jayce can write the same word up to 10,000 times to create a picture.
He used to count all the words – in 10 minute sections and add them up once finished.
He said: “Usually, mistakes are fixable. It’s rare I write a word wrong. When I do start over it can be depressing but most of the time it is fine.”
“It took me a while to get a writing muscle. This style for me is now more mentally impactful that physically.”
“I write over wrong words often and other letters can morph into one but I haven’t had many incidents like that.”
Jayce has a few favourite pieces.
He said: “I have a handful of favourites – one of them is the moon in 36 different languages.
“I went to a pop-up show and drew the moon and this lady who worked for NASA said it was really accurate which was super cool.
“This mountain in Hawaii called Diamond Head and is one of the first landscapes I have drawn and is close to my heart.”
You can follow Jayce’s artwork @jaycehallart.
