A woman who dreamed of starting a family but feared she could never have children has given birth to her first child after losing nine stone. In 2019, Jodie Griffiths found out she had polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), a condition that affects how the ovary's work, and struggled to conceive ever since.
Jodie, 28, began gaining weight in her teens but her waistline ‘ballooned’ after battling depression while undergoing fertility treatment. She quickly found herself turning to food for comfort, spending up to £300 a month on nightly takeaways including McDonalds, kebabs and pizza.
At her largest Jodie weighed 22 stone 6lb and struggled to squeeze into a size 24. She and her husband Phil Griffiths, 36, looked into adoption, but Jodie claims she was turned down because she was overweight.
