AN OLD KILPATRICK woman who lost more than five stone to receive IVF treatment has given birth to her miracle baby – and she’s planning to do it all over again.

Maryanne Scott was desperate to become a mum and set out on a mission to shed the pounds and make her dream of motherhood a reality.

After a gruelling weight loss programme, the 30-year-old was left with five viable eggs and her newborn daughter Jessica May arrived five days early on February 10, weighing a healthy 7lb 2oz.

Now, Maryanne weighs only slightly less than she did originally but with the goal of having more children in the future she has no doubt she’ll be able to whip herself back in shape.

She added: “We want to do it again. I’d have them all (the eggs) if they worked.

“It’ll cost us £1,000 a go now but we’re happy to do that.

“If they work that’s great – we’ll certainly try, it’s the risk you take – but we’re just happy we have her.”

The birth marked the end of a six-year long battle for Maryanne and husband Peter to become parents, which saw the couple seek medical advice after three years of trying to conceive with no success.

As previously reported in the Post, the Scotts were devastated to discover they were entitled to treatment but only if Maryanne lost a staggering five-a-half-stone, taking her from more than 17 stone to 12 stone – a task she was convinced was impossible.

The care assistant said: “After about three years we thought something’s not right and then realised we needed some extra help.

“To hear I needed to bring my weight down was quite hard.

“I had always been a big girl, it never bothered me and when they said I need to lose five stone I thought ‘that’ll never happen’.

“I had lost one stone for our wedding and thought that was hard enough.”

But she persevered and hired a trainer from Pure Gym in Clyde Shopping Centre, who she credits with pushing her towards her goal which she completed just one year later.

Supportive Peter also shed two stone as he helped his wife through the journey.

In 2015, the couple were told their hard work had paid off and the lengthy and time-consuming process of fertility treatment could finally begin.

For some couples, IVF can be a hated experience but the Scotts were overwhelmingly happy to have even gotten this far.

“I had 22 eggs taken out, which they said was quite a lot,” Maryanne said.

“I had a nasal spray I had to take four times a day and an injection once a day, in the end five were ready to go.

“We were told to wait nine days to take a pregnancy test which was the longest nine days ever.

“We kind of cheated and took it on the eighth day and it said positive – on our first try.

“It’s still completely surreal, even just now; after waiting six years it’s just amazing.”

Proud dad Peter, 30, added: “Knowing that I couldn’t help her was so hard but all I could do was stick by her and support her.

“I felt bad that I had to watch her while she did all the work but it was definitely worth it. We’ll do it again.”

The pair admit they have found the transition from couple to parents much easier than expected, which they put down to their lengthy preparation time.

But what they weren’t expecting was just how quickly their daughter would arrive to meet them, with Maryanne’s water breaking just one day after Peter stopped work for paternity leave.

She said: “My waters went and had some yellow in them so we called the hospital and they told us to come in right away.

“I was put on a drip for hours and she ended up in distress so we were rushed to have an emergency c-section.

“I said I didn’t mind as long as she’s alright.

“Our whole world just revolves around her now.”