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Sophie Kasaei and Jordan Brooks have welcomed their first child, a baby boy.
The reality star couple took to Instagram to announce the news on Friday, after IVF struggles as well as Jordan’s battle with viral meningitis and encephalitis.
Alongside a sweet snap of their newborn son, they penned: ‘A moment we had dreamed of for so long. We can’t believe he is finally here, healthy and happy.
‘Baby, Brody Jordan Daryll Brook. Born 11/06/26. You are our little miracle who has completed us. Mummy and Daddy love you’.
In April, Jordan was discharged from hospital after 22 days after being left unable to walk and with scar tissue on his brain following the ‘worst possible’ bout of meningitis.
Sophie Kasaei has given birth! The Geordie Shore star revealed she welcomed her ‘miracle’ son with TOWIE’s Jordan Brooks this week following years of fertility struggles
Alongside a sweet snap of their newborn son, they penned: ‘A moment we had dreamed of for so long. We can’t believe he is finally here, healthy and happy’
But in May he informed fans that a ‘miracle’ has happened amid his recovery with his liver count back to a normal level after he came worrying close to having liver failure.
The couple announced they were having a baby boy during an extravagant gender party back in January after an emotional two-year fertility battle as well as suffering a chemical pregnancy in their bid to become parents.
A chemical pregnancy is a very early pregnancy loss that usually happens just after the embryo implants.
Last year the couple announced that they’d taken a new step in their journey to becoming parents as they had started a new form of therapy.
Sophie revealed she had started Lymphocyte Immunization Therapy (LIT), which ‘involves analysing a patient’s immune system and administering appropriate immune therapy’, according to The Fertility And Gynaecology Academy.
Taking to Instagram, the TV personality penned: ‘After 28 months our fertility journey continues.
‘Today we are heading to @fertilysis to start our first round of Lit therapy amongst other treatments. Our biggest leap forwards on our journey in what feels like forever.
‘As a team we are taking every day, week and month as it comes. We will not give up. Thank you to every single friend, member of our families and everyone else who continues to reach out with kind words and support it really does mean the world.
‘To those who are also in the same boat. Keep going. Keep communicating and keep exploring.’
Her update on social media comes after she told how she was overjoyed when she had a positive pregnancy test but when she checked again, ‘the line was gone’.
Earlier this year Jordan opened up about his recent battle with meningitis during an appearance on Good Morning Britain.
‘Meningitis is inflammation of the membranes that surround and protect the brain and spinal cord,’ according to Meningitis Now, while ‘encephalitis is an uncommon but serious condition in which the brain becomes inflamed,’ the NHS states.
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WHAT IS MENINGITIS?
Meningitis is inflammation of the membranes that surround and protect the brain and spinal cord.
Anyone can be affected but at-risk people include those aged under five, 15-to-24 and over 45.
People exposed to passive smoking or with suppressed immune systems, such as patients undergoing chemotherapy, are also more at risk.
The most common forms of meningitis are bacterial and viral.
Symptoms for both include:
- Pale, blotchy skin with a rash that does not fade when compressed with a glass
- Stiff neck
- Dislike of bright lights
- Fever, and cold hands and feet
- Vomiting
- Drowsiness
- Severe headache
Headache is one of the main symptoms
Bacterial meningitis
Bacterial meningitis requires urgent treatment at hospital with antibiotics.
Some 10 per cent of bacterial cases are fatal.
Of those who survive, one in three suffer complications, including brain damage and hearing loss.
Limb amputation is a potential side effect if septicaemia (blood poisoning) occurs.
Vaccines are available against certain strains of bacteria that cause meningitis, such as tuberculosis.
Viral meningitis
Viral is rarely life-threatening but can cause long-lasting effects, such as headaches, fatigue and memory problems.
Thousands of people suffer from viral meningitis every year in the UK.
Treatment focuses on hydration, painkillers and rest.
Although ineffective, antibiotics may be given when patients arrive at hospital just in case they are suffering from the bacterial form of the disease.
Source: Meningitis Now
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