A woman born without a womb is believed to be the first in US history to have had two miracle babies after a pioneering uterus transplant.
Jennifer Dingle was diagnosed with Mayer-Rokitansky-K ster-Hauser syndrome (MRKH) at the age of 14 which meant she was born without a uterus and could never carry a baby.
Now 33, Jennifer said she was devastated at the diagnosis but despite it being medically impossible, she always held out hope that she would one day get pregnant and have her own child.
Jennifer's wish has now come true thanks to the marvels of modern medicine - and she now has two healthy little girls Jiavannah and Jade - with husband Jason, 34, after undergoing a pioneering uterus transplant in December 2016.
The stay-at-home mum from Dallas, Texas, said: "Throughout my teenage years, all my friends were starting their menstrual cycles and I was getting excited thinking I was next.
"But it never happened, so I asked my mum about it, and we ended up going to see a doctor.
"I had an examination, and they couldn't see a cervix, so I was sent to a specialist. They confirmed I didn't have a cervix but that I did have ovaries.
"After further tests, they discovered I had no uterus and was diagnosed with MRKH.
"I was told I'd never be able to carry my own child, and if I wanted to have my own biological children with a surrogate.
"It was hard. Every little girl has that dream of getting married and having kids."
After meeting Jason in 2011 and tying the knot 2014, Jennifer said she began seriously thinking about their options to have the family they always dreamed of.
However, with Jason's busy military career, this next big move of having kids was put off for a little while until things settled.
But in 2016 while the pair were stationed in Italy, Jennifer received an exciting call from her mother that would end up changing the trajectory of their lives.
She said: "Jason has always been incredibly supportive of my condition, I told him from the very start.
"He told me not to worry and that we would become parents no matter what.
"A few months after getting married, I went to see my gynaecologist for a check-up and asked her about options to start a family.
"She had told me she had heard about a uterus transplant happening overseas, but not to get my hopes up as she thought it would be too risky.
"Two years later, we were station in Naples, Italy, when I got an excited phone call from my mum.
"She had heard that Baylor University Medical Centre in Dallas, Texas, was looking for participants for a medical trial for 10 women to have a uterus transplant.
"I flew home right away to apply and get the progress started."
Two months after applying in July 2016, Jennifer was told she was being accepted to take part in the trial - and she swiftly moved back home to Texas in September to start the process.
Jennifer underwent an IVF cycle which created five embryos and in November, the clinic had found a living donor who wanted to to donate her womb.
The transplant went ahead in December 2016 after a nine-hour surgery and in January 2017, Jennifer got to experience having her very first period at age 27.
She said: "I was the second successful uterus transplant recipient in the United States.
"I was so happy to get my first period, but after a few months I realised that I wasn't missing out on anything.
"At 27 years old, I'm googling about menstrual cycles. It's so funny to think about."
Six months post-surgery, Jennifer underwent a successful embryo transfer and the couple's beautiful little girl Jiavannah, now almost four, was born through a planned caesarean at 36 weeks in February 2018, weighing 6lbs 7oz.
Then in August, 2018, doctors asked Jennifer if she wanted to do something that no one else in the USA had ever done after a uterus transplant - try for a second child.
With four embryos left, the couple decided to give it a shot but felt defeated after the first transfer didn't work - while the second and third transfers ended in miscarriage.
With just one embryo left, Jennifer and Jason knew it was their last hope to have another child.
Amazingly, it worked, and the mum made history after getting pregnant a second time in July 2019 - with adorable little Jade, now almost two, being born through C-Section at 38 weeks in February 2020, weighing 7lbs 7oz.
She said: "I never thought I'd ever hear the words 'you're pregnant'.
"Even after the doctor confirmed it with blood tests, I went home and did several tests just to experience it myself, it was so surreal.
"I'm the first woman in the United States to have two babies following a uterus transplant. So that is quite a conversation starter.
"I'm so grateful to the woman who donated her uterus. She went through so much so that I could start a family and words can't even describe how thankful I am.
"I did find her on Facebook, but we haven't met up yet. Maybe one day we will."
The first successful uterus transplant took place in Sweden in 2014 and to date, only around 50 of the procedures have been performed around the world.
The surgery is utilised as a last resort and the transplant is meant to be temporary, with the recipient undergoing a hysterectomy after one or two successful pregnancies.
According to Baylor University Medical Centre, this is to avoid the need for lifelong use of immunosuppressive drugs and to diminish the increased risk of infection.
Jennifer added: "I had a hysterectomy straight after Jade was born, so I won't be able to carry again.
"If we wanted to have another child, we could use a surrogate as I'm still producing eggs.
"One day when the girls are older, I'll have to tell them the story about how they came into the world.
"They're our special little miracle babies. We couldn't be happier."
