Rosanna Davison has opened up about her first Christmas at home since the birth of twin babies Hugo and Oscar in a "miracle" pregnancy last month.
The former Miss World will spend the festive period with husband Wes Quirke and their three kids – Hugo, Oscar and baby Sophia, who was born by gestational surrogacy in the Ukraine last year.
Rosanna said she's feeling "incredibly grateful to be home for Christmas with three healthy and happy babies, especially as this time two years ago we were waiting for a surrogate to be found and I didn’t know if I’d ever become a mum.
"Amongst all the anxiety, chaos and sadness of the pandemic, we’ve just been focusing on staying healthy and enjoying getting to know our new baby boys," she told the Irish Independent.
It's certainly been a whirlwind year for Rosanna, who suffered 14 miscarriages before giving birth this year in an event that she said left her heart "bursting with love" for Hugo and Oscar.
The Davisons, she said, are "settling in well to life as a family of five", with her parents giving plenty of support amid a strange and unprecedented pandemic.
"It’s been really busy establishing our routines and juggling mealtimes for the three babies, but we’re managing well and really enjoying it all," she added.
"My mum has been over every afternoon to help out, so that’s been brilliant."
After an incredibly difficult journey to motherhood, Rosanna has urged other couples struggling to give birth not to give up.
Miracles, she says, "do happen."
After being diagnosed with a suspected auto-immune system condition, doctors believed it was unlikely she could conceive naturally.
But this year she did just that, in an occurrence that she said came from slowing down and relaxing more during lockdown.
At the time, Rosanna thanked the "wonderful, hardworking team at the National Maternity hospital for all of their kindness and support."
