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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Ellie Fawcett & Amber O'Connor

'I spent hundreds on my unborn baby after two scans - I was gobsmacked at the third'

A first-time mum was stunned to discover she was expecting a baby boy after multiple scans confirmed she was having a girl. Leanne Grady, 22, had picked out a name for her little one - and her family spent months preparing for her arrival.

So, you can imagine how they felt when the "bombshell" truth was dropped on them just weeks before the baby's arrival. Leanne and partner, Matt Nethacott, 25, were overjoyed to welcome a beautiful, healthy baby boy, but that isn't to say the pair weren't shocked by the change of plans.

The expectant mum first believed she was expecting a girl after she paid £60 for a private scan at 17 weeks, excited to find out her baby's gender.

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