Proud Oliver Mellor shares adorable new baby boy snaps in emotional IVF journey update
Proud new dad, Oliver Mellor, who welcomed a baby boy with wife Rhian Sugden on 25 April was overcome with emotion as he told fans about his feelings on becoming a dad after a lengthy journey. He also shared some brand new adorable snaps of the tiny newborn, who is yet to have a name announced.
Oliver said: "Our IVF journey has taken 5 years so this post is a little later than anticipated. At one point I thought it might never happen.
"I've never fully appreciated it when new parents gush but now I understand. Suddenly it all makes sense. All those times I took for granted when my parents told me they loved me and now I know that they meant.
"It's a bit overwhelming isn't it? This feeling of intense unconditional love. This baby that we've created. Bonded by blood and like nothing I've ever felt. If you're still reading this ad you have children then I hope these words relate. To any of you that are still trying, I know it's hard. It's really f*****g hard! I pray this gives you the hope & courage to keep going.
"Baby boy Mellor born 8lb 7oz. No name yet. Mum is doing really well too." Will then ended his touching post with a simple blue heart emoji.
Rhian's journey to motherhood wasn't easy as she went through multiple IVF cycles and faced the heartache of seven failed attempts at pregnancy.
Rhian and Oliver have poured a staggering £150,000 into their IVF treatments, a cost covered by her successful OnlyFans account. Despite criticism from some for funding her journey to motherhood through her risque content, Rhian has remained steadfast.
In a candid chat with the Mirror last August, Rhian expressed uncertainty about what lay ahead but remained hopeful.
She shared: "Once you start talking about it loads of people get in touch which is quite nice because I've formed a little community of friends and we're all the same position. I've never met them in real life but we speak all the time on WhatsApp so that's quite nice.
"Eighth time lucky hopefully that's why I've got OnlyFans, it's expensive, it's like £15,000 per go. We had one round free with the NHS but, the other seven, not so much. In the same breath, people will mum-shame me so to speak, even though I'm not a mum for being on OnlyFans," she confessed before adding: "Well if I'm not working, I can't afford this because it's extortionate."
