Woman suffered anorexia gives birth to child · 2008-04-02 19:50
Her frame was so skeletal that doctors warned Hayley Wilde she was just over a week away from death.
But three years on, after an eight-year battle against anorexia, she has bounced back in the most emphatic fashion by giving birth to a boy, Daily Mail reports.
Her son Michael was born last month weighing a healthy 7lb 14oz, something that would have been unthinkable when she was at her lowest ebb.
As well as risking permanent damage to a woman's fertility, anorexia can cause other problems for sufferers who do become pregnant.
For someone who has spent years trying to be thin, the temptation to lose weight following the birth can provoke a relapse. But Hayley and her 50-year-old mother, who live together in Blackpool, are aware of the potential pitfalls and are confident that the need to put Michael first will see her avoid them.
"I had to eat a normal diet, for my baby," she said.
"I was eating healthily because of him. I like to be thin, thinner than I am now, but I don't want to go back into hospital"
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