Lisa Blake, 41, and her partner Stephen were desperate to have children.
After two years, when she was 36, they turned to IVF fertility treatment.
Three attempts failed and they pooled their life savings for a fourth round.
But the doctor said their only hope of conception was through donor eggs.
Lisa's sister Julie Wealand stepped in and offered to donate her eggs.
Miss Blake gave birth to twin boys Joshua and Harrison in July 2014.

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A woman has finally achieved her dream of having children, thanks to eggs donated by her sister. Lisa Blake, 41, spent six years and £7,000 trying to conceive as her and her partner Stephen, 37, both suffer from unexplained fertility problems. After a fourth round of IVF failed, the couple, from Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, were told their chances of having a baby was less than five per cent unless they found an egg donor. Seeing how desperate they were to become parents, Miss Blake's younger sister, Julie Wealand, 35, offered to donate her own eggs. And finally, in December 2013, Miss Blake became pregnant. She gave birth to healthy twin baby boys Joshua and Harrison, now 8 months, in July last year. Lisa Blake, 41, gave birth to healthy twin boys Joshua and Harrison, now 8 month, in July 2014. Miss Blake said: 'I was so happy to discover that I was finally pregnant. 'Julie has given me the best gift I could ask for, I'll be forever grateful.' The couple's fertility problems began in 2007 after they started trying for a baby. Miss Blake, who has been in a relationship with Stephen for 15 years, said: 'We started trying for baby when I was 34, but after two years we realised something was wrong. 'Doctors couldn't explain my fertility problems - I just couldn't get pregnant. My sister had also struggled to conceive so I knew my age wasn't to blame. 'Growing up, I always dreamed of having at least two children, and there was nothing I wanted more than to be a mum. 'My friends have kids, most from when they were younger, so I only had to attend one baby shower. But when I saw people with children, I wished it would be me.' Aged 36, she turned to IVF treatment in an attempt to conceive. But three agonising years and three failed IVF attempts later, the pair were still childless. Meanwhile her sister Mrs Wealand, who lives in California with her husband, gave birth to two children of her own, conceived through IVF treatment. Miss Blake said: 'I was truly pleased for her when she said she was pregnant. Even though she lives abroad, we're really close and I loved buying clothes for my unborn nephew. 'But I still longed for a child so Stephen and I pooled our life savings to buy a fourth round of IVF. 'Adopting would have been our final chance for children because we couldn't afford to pay for more treatments.' Miss Blake (right) had been trying to conceive for six years, and had spent £7,000 on IVF treatment. She was only able to have children when her sister, Julie Wealand, 35, (left), donated her eggs. Miss Blake became pregnant in December 2013, and gave birth to twins Joshua and Harrison in July 2014. She said her sister had given her 'the best gift she could have ever asked for' But the consultant broke the news that they had just a five per cent chance of conceiving and the chances would only increase if they were to use donated eggs. Miss Blake said: 'At first we were devastated - they didn't accept anonymous donors so we had to find someone that we knew, who would be willing to donate their eggs. 'We went to my parent's house where my sister was staying and told her what the consultant said. 'She promptly replied "You can use mine". 'I was in disbelief and giddy with excitement.' After Mrs Wealand's generous offer, they began the long process of tests and counselling. Her eggs were harvested and fertilised with Stephen's sperm. A year later, Miss Blake was implanted with Mrs Wealand's eggs, but sadly, it was unsuccessful. Miss Blake said: 'I was so disappointed when I discovered that Julie's eggs hadn't worked. 'But despite the emotional toll, I knew I had to just carry on.' So later that year in December 2013, they tried for the final time, using Miss Wealand's embryos they'd frozen from the fourth try. Miss Blake, pictured with partner Stephen, 37, and her newborn babies, gave birth by Caesarean section as doctors feared she might be suffering from pre-eclampsia. Miss Blake and her partner said they were 'overjoyed' when they discovered they were having twins, who, eight months later, are thriving. She will now celebrate Mother's day with her sons. She said: 'I'll be forever grateful to my sister for giving me the best present ever: motherhood' Miss Blake became pregnant two weeks later and discovered she was having twins. She said: 'I'd taken at least 50 pregnancy tests, which were all negative, while trying to conceive from IVF, so seeing the little blue line on the pregnancy test was surreal. 'During a hospital scan, we discovered we were having twins, I was even more overjoyed.' At 35 weeks, doctors worried that Lisa was suffering from pre-eclampsia - a dangerous condition involving high blood pressure, which affects some women in the second half of their pregnancy. In order to minimize the risk, doctors delivered the twin babies via Caesarean section. Miss Blake said: 'I was disappointed that I wouldn't have a natural birth, but all I cared about was the boys being healthy. 'Julie wanted to be my side when I gave birth, but only one person is allowed in the operating theatre so Stephen clutched my hand instead. 'Without her, we wouldn't have a beautiful family.' Now eight months old, Harrison and Joshua are thriving. Miss Blake said: 'I still can't believe I'm a mum and I can't wait to celebrate Mother's Day with the boys. 'I'll be forever grateful to my sister for giving me the best present ever: motherhood.'
Lisa Blake, 41 år, och hennes partner Stephen var desperata att få barn. Efter två år, när hon var 36 år, övergick de till IVF fertilitetsbehandling. Tre försök misslyckades och de slog ihop sina livsbesparingar till en fjärde omgång. Men läkaren sade att deras enda hopp om befruktning var genom donatorägg. Lisas syster Julie Wealand klev in och erbjöd sig att donera sina ägg. Miss Blake födde tvillingpojkarna Joshua och Harrison i juli 2014. Skriv en artikel baserad på dessa höjdpunkter.
Lisa Blake, 41, and her partner Stephen were desperate to have children. After two years, when she was 36 years old, they switched to IVF fertility treatment. Three attempts failed and they merged their life savings into a fourth round. But the doctor said that their only hope of conception was through donor eggs. Lisa's sister Julie Wealand stepped in and offered to donate her eggs. Miss Blake gave birth to twin boys Joshua and Harrison in July 2014. Write an article based on these highlights.
En kvinna har äntligen uppnått sin dröm om att få barn, tack vare ägg som donerats av hennes syster. Lisa Blake, 41, tillbringade sex år och 7 000 pund med att försöka bli gravid som hennes och hennes partner Stephen, 37, båda lider av oförklarliga fertilitetsproblem. Efter att en fjärde omgång IVF misslyckats fick paret, från Gateshead, Tyne och Wear, veta att deras chanser att få barn var mindre än fem procent om de inte hittade en äggdonator. När de såg hur desperata de var att bli föräldrar, erbjöd sig miss Blakes yngre syster, Julie Wealand, 35, att donera sina egna ägg. Och slutligen, i december 2013, blev miss Blake gravid. Hon födde friska tvillingbarn, Joshua och Harrison, nu åtta månader, i juli förra året. Lisa Blake, 41, födde friska tvillingpojkar Joshua och Harrison, nu 8 månader, i juli 2014. Fröken Blake sade: 'Jag var så glad att upptäcka, att jag äntligen var havande. Julie har gett mig den bästa gåva jag kan be om. Jag kommer att vara evigt tacksam. Parets fertilitetsproblem började 2007 efter att de börjat försöka sig på ett barn. Miss Blake, som har haft ett förhållande med Stephen i 15 år, sade: "Vi började försöka få barn när jag var 34, men efter två år insåg vi att något var fel. "Doktorerna kunde inte förklara mina fertilitetsproblem - jag kunde inte bli gravid. Min syster hade också kämpat för att bli gravid så jag visste att min ålder inte var att skylla. Jag har alltid drömt om att få minst två barn och det fanns inget jag ville ha mer än att vara mamma. "Mina vänner har barn, de flesta från när de var yngre, så jag behövde bara gå på en baby dusch. Men när jag såg människor med barn, önskade jag att det skulle vara jag.' Vid 36 års ålder övergick hon till IVF-behandling i ett försök att bli gravid. Men tre kvalfyllda år och tre misslyckade IVF-försök senare var paret fortfarande barnlösa. Under tiden födde hennes syster Mrs Wealand, som bor i Kalifornien med sin man, två egna barn, som avlats fram genom IVF-behandling. Fröken Blake sade: 'Jag var verkligen glad för hennes skull, när hon sade, att hon var gravid. Även om hon bor utomlands, är vi nära och jag älskade att köpa kläder till min ofödda brorson. Men jag längtade fortfarande efter ett barn så Stephen och jag samlade våra besparingar för att köpa en fjärde omgång IVF. Att adoptera skulle ha varit vår sista chans för barn eftersom vi inte hade råd att betala för fler behandlingar. Miss Blake (till höger) hade försökt att bli gravid i sex år, och hade spenderat 7 000 pund på IVF-behandling. Hon kunde bara få barn när hennes syster, Julie Wealand, 35, (vänster), donerade sina ägg. Miss Blake blev gravid i december 2013, och födde tvillingarna Joshua och Harrison i juli 2014. Hon sade att hennes syster hade gett henne "den bästa gåva hon någonsin kunde ha bett om" Men konsulten meddelade att de bara hade en fem procents chans att bli uppfattade och chanserna skulle bara öka om de skulle använda donerade ägg. Miss Blake sade: 'I början blev vi förkrossade - de togo inte emot anonyma donatorer så vi måste finna någon som vi kände, som skulle vara villig att donera sina ägg. "Vi gick till min förälders hus där min syster bodde och berättade för henne vad konsulten sa. 'Hon svarade genast "Du kan använda min". "Jag var i misstro och yr av spänning." Efter fru Wealands generösa erbjudande påbörjade de den långa processen med tester och rådgivning. Hennes ägg skördades och befruktades med Stephens spermier. Ett år senare inplanterades miss Blake med mrs Wealands ägg, men tyvärr misslyckades det. Fröken Blake sade: 'Jag blev så besviken, när jag upptäckte, att Julies ägg inte hade fungerat. "Men trots den känslomässiga tributen, visste jag att jag bara måste fortsätta." Så senare samma år i december 2013 försökte de för sista gången, med hjälp av Miss Wealands embryon de fryste från det fjärde försöket. Miss Blake, bildad med partnern Stephen, 37, och hennes nyfödda barn, födde av kejsarsnitt då läkarna fruktade att hon skulle lida av pre-eklampsia. Miss Blake och hennes partner sade att de var 'överlyckliga' när de upptäckte att de fick tvillingar, som, åtta månader senare, blomstrar. Hon ska nu fira mors dag med sina söner. Hon sade: 'Jag skall vara evigt tacksam mot min syster för att hon gav mig den bästa presenten någonsin: moderskap' Miss Blake blev gravid två veckor senare och upptäckte att hon hade tvillingar. Hon sa: "Jag hade tagit minst 50 graviditetstester, som alla var negativa, medan jag försökte bli gravid från IVF, så att se den lilla blå linjen på graviditetstestet var surrealistiskt. Under en sjukhusundersökning upptäckte vi att vi hade tvillingar, jag var ännu mer överlycklig. Vid 35 veckor oroade sig läkare för att Lisa led av pre-eklampsi - ett farligt tillstånd med högt blodtryck, vilket drabbar vissa kvinnor under andra halvan av graviditeten. För att minimera risken förlöste läkarna tvillingbarnen via kejsarsnitt. Miss Blake sade: 'Jag blev besviken över att jag inte skulle få någon naturlig födsel, men allt jag brydde mig om var att pojkarna var friska. Julie ville vara min sida när jag födde, men bara en person är tillåten i operationssalen så Stephen höll i min hand istället. Utan henne skulle vi inte ha en vacker familj. Nu, åtta månader gammal, blomstrar Harrison och Joshua. Fröken Blake sade: 'Jag kan fortfarande inte fatta att jag är mamma och jag längtar efter att få fira Mors dag med pojkarna. "Jag kommer att vara evigt tacksam mot min syster för att ge mig den bästa presenten någonsin: moderskap."
A woman has finally achieved her dream of having children, thanks to eggs donated by her sister. Lisa Blake, 41, spent six years and £7,000 trying to get pregnant as her and her partner Stephen, 37, both suffering from unexplained fertility problems. After a fourth round of IVF failed, the couple, from Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, learned that their chances of having children were less than five percent if they did not find an egg donor. When they saw how desperate they were to become parents, Miss Blake's younger sister, Julie Wealand, offered 35, to donate her own eggs. And finally, in December 2013, Miss Blake became pregnant. She gave birth to healthy twin children, Joshua and Harrison, now eight months, last July. Lisa Blake, 41, gave birth to healthy twin boys Joshua and Harrison, now 8 months, in July 2014. Miss Blake said, 'I was so happy to discover, that I was finally pregnant. Julie has given me the best gift I can ask for, and I will be forever grateful. The couple's fertility problems began in 2007 after they started trying on a child. Miss Blake, who has had a relationship with Stephen for 15 years, said, "We started trying to have children when I was 34, but after two years we realized something was wrong. "The doctors couldn't explain my fertility problems - I couldn't get pregnant. My sister had also struggled to get pregnant so I knew my age wasn't to blame. I've always dreamed of having at least two children and there was nothing I wanted more than being a mother. "My friends have kids, most of them from when they were younger, so I just had to go on a baby shower. But when I saw people with children, I wished it would be me.' At 36 years of age, she switched to IVF treatment in an attempt to become pregnant. But three qualifying years and three unsuccessful IVF attempts later, the couple were still childless. Meanwhile, her sister Mrs. Wealand, who lives in California with her husband, gave birth to two children of her own, who were conceived by IVF treatment. Miss Blake said, 'I was really happy for her, when she said she was pregnant. Although she lives abroad, we are close and I loved buying clothes for my unborn nephew. But I still longed for a child so Stephen and I collected our savings to buy a fourth round of IVF. Adoption would have been our last chance for children because we couldn't afford to pay for more treatments. Miss Blake (right) had been trying to get pregnant for six years, and had spent £7,000 on IVF treatment. She could only have children when her sister, Julie Wealand, 35, (left), donated her eggs. Miss Blake became pregnant in December 2013, giving birth to twins Joshua and Harrison in July 2014. She said her sister had given her "the best gift she could have ever asked for" But the consultant announced that they had only a five percent chance of being perceived and chances would only increase if they were to use donated eggs. Miss Blake said: 'At first we were devastated - they did not accept anonymous donors so we must find someone we knew, who would be willing to donate their eggs. "We went to my parent's house where my sister lived and told her what the consultant said. "She immediately replied "You can use mine". "I was in disbelief and dizzy with excitement." After Mrs. Wealand's generous offer, they began the long process of testing and counseling. Her eggs were harvested and fertilized with Stephen's sperm. A year later, Miss Blake was implanted with Mrs. Wealand's eggs, but unfortunately, it failed. Miss Blake said, 'I was so disappointed, when I discovered, that Julie's eggs had not worked. "But despite the emotional toll, I knew I just had to keep going." So later that year in December 2013, they tried for the last time, using Miss Wealand's embryos they frozen from the fourth attempt. Miss Blake, educated with partner Stephen, 37, and her newborn child, gave birth by caesarean section as doctors feared she would suffer from pre-eclampsia. Miss Blake and her partner said they were 'overjoyed' when they discovered they had twins, which, eight months later, flourish. She is now celebrating Mother's Day with her sons. She said, 'I'll be eternally grateful to my sister for giving me the best gift ever: motherhood' Miss Blake became pregnant two weeks later and discovered she had twins. She said, "I had taken at least 50 pregnancy tests, all of which were negative, while trying to get pregnant from IVF, so seeing the little blue line on the pregnancy test was surreal. During a hospital examination we discovered that we had twins, I was even more overjoyed. At 35 weeks doctors worried that Lisa suffered from pre-eclampsia - a dangerous condition with high blood pressure, which affects some women during the second half of pregnancy. To minimize the risk, doctors delivered the twin children via caesarean section. Miss Blake said, 'I was disappointed that I would not have any natural birth, but all I cared about was that the boys were healthy. Julie wanted to be my side when I gave birth, but only one person is allowed in the operating room so Stephen held my hand instead. Without her, we wouldn't have a beautiful family. Now, eight months old, Harrison and Joshua flourish. Miss Blake said, 'I still can't believe I'm a mother and I long to celebrate Mother's Day with the boys. "I will be eternally grateful to my sister for giving me the best gift ever: motherhood."