Michelle Ackerley revealed the gender of her unborn ‘miracle baby’ as she spoke in a new interview on Thursday.
The Morning Live presenter, 40, announced she was expecting her first child with rugby coach husband Benjamin Ryan last month.
In an update this week she shared some more details and said that it was ‘amazing’ to be pregnant after her battle with endometriosis.
Speaking to HELLO!, Michelle revealed: ‘I’m expecting a little girl in October and it feels very special.
‘When I found out I was pregnant, I told my husband, and he said this is a baby miracle.
‘I remember coming home after Morning Live, and thinking: “It doesn’t feel normal,” so I did a pregnancy test just in case.’
Michelle Ackerley revealed the gender of her unborn ‘miracle baby’ as she spoke in a new interview on Thursday
The Morning Live presenter, 40, announced she was expecting her first child with rugby coach husband Benjamin Ryan last month
The TV presenter previously shared that the news came as a ‘massive surprise’ to her, and said she is proceeding with ‘nervous and cautious excitement’ amid her ongoing battle with endometriosis.
Sharing a series of loved-up snaps with Benjamin to Instagram, alongside a picture of their baby scan, she wrote: ‘I can’t believe it’s nearly been a year since getting married and I honestly didn’t think 12months on that I’d be writing a post sharing that I’m pregnant…
‘I know this kind of news can be difficult to read for some so I understand if you would rather scroll past on this.
‘I wanted to share though as my journey with endometriosis and infertility is something I finally felt confident to start speaking about more openly last year – realising how many other women were going through similar experiences.
‘Feeling part of a community – especially when it comes to women’s health can really make a difference.’
She added: ‘Even at the very start of this year I was gearing up for yet another endo procedure and trying to come to terms with the mental & physical impact they can have. It has been quite the emotional rollercoaster.
‘The news of falling pregnant really came as a massive surprise to both of us. We still can’t quite believe it. And so in October, the start of a new chapter begins for @benryan7s and I, albeit with nervous and cautious excitement.
‘I’d like to share more about the journey on here going forward and would love for you to share with me too.’
In an update this week she shared some more details and said that it was ‘amazing’ to be pregnant after her battle with endometriosis
Speaking to HELLO!, Michelle revealed: ‘I’m expecting a little girl in October and it feels very special. When I found out I was pregnant, I told my husband, and he said this is a baby miracle’
The presenter previously revealed how endometriosis left her struggling with menopause symptoms at the age of 24.
Michelle, who has co-presented The One Show on BBC1, was given hormone replacement therapy injections to ease the heavy bleeding and intense pain caused by the long-term condition, in which tissue usually found in the womb grows elsewhere in the body.
She said she felt ’embarrassed’ when the treatment gave her hot flushes, itchy skin and extreme mood swings, leaving her body ‘crumbling’.
Michelle said she tried various treatments including painkillers over several years before her gynaecologist suggested hormone replacement therapy injections.