Nicola Adams' pregnant girlfriend Ella Baig has confirmed she will have a Caesarean-section instead of a natural birth after a difficult journey to conceive through IVF treatment.
Former boxer Nicola, 39, and her model girlfriend, 24, announced they are expecting a baby in February, before revealing it will be a boy during a later gender reveal.
The couple who have been together for four years, conceived after their fourth round of IVF, having started their fertility treatment in 2019.
Appearing on Monday's edition of Loose Women, Ella - who says she 'always wanted to carry their child' - said she hoped to 'bounce back' quite quickly following the birth.
Opening up: Nicola Adams' pregnant girlfriend Ella Baig has confirmed she will have a Caesarean-section instead of a natural birth after a difficult journey to conceive
Ella told the ITV panel: 'It's been a few years. We went through 3 IVF cycles. We had one failed, one miscarriage and one baby.
'I'm in the second trimester now, so past the hard bit. Unfortunately I had very very bad morning sickness.'
She added: 'It was brutal. It was funny smells and sick. I was really worried. I kept asking "are you sure you wanna try again" and worried it was too soon, but luckily it's all fine.'
Happy news: Former boxer Nicola and her model girlfriend announced they are expecting a baby in February, before revealing it will be a boy during a later gender reveal
Nicola admitted she 'didn't realise how IVF was seen outside of sport' after believing people did it purely 'so they can focus on their job.'
The ex boxer froze her eggs during her career as an elite sportswomen, using one to impregnate Ella with the help of a sperm donor.
She explained: 'Yeah. I was recommended to [freeze my eggs]. I didn’t realise how much or how IVF is seen outside of the sports perspective.
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