![Jessica and Ollie](https://www.lhm.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Stories-‘He-Had-A-Chance-Of-Surviving-–-Jessica-on-her-son-Ollie.png)
Jessica and Ollie
By the time of her 12 week scan, Jessica had a high chance of giving birth to a child with Down syndrome and/or a heart condition. The words ‘I can![Shane tells Olivia’s story](https://www.lhm.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Stories-Shane-tells-Olivias-Story.png)
Shane tells Olivia’s story
After my daughter’s third heart operation I broke down in tears because it was the first time I had ever seen her lips, fingers and cheeks pink – they were![My baby was only three days old when he had an open heart operation.](https://www.lhm.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Stories-My-baby-was-only-three-days-old-when-he-had-an-open-heart-operation.png)
My baby was only three days old when he had an open heart operation.
A few minutes into my pregnancy scan, the sonographer told us to go and get a drink and to come back shortly as she couldn’t get a clear view of![After two miscarriages I fell pregnant again, with a baby that had only half a working heart.](https://www.lhm.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Stories-After-two-miscarriages-I-fell-pregnant-again-with-a-baby-that-had-only-half-a-working-heart.png)