Jo Bennett, 33, a private healthcare compliance officer, from Telford, Shropshire, had a surprise baby with her husband Richard, 31, a train driver, on 2 April. She had no inkling she was pregnant until she was in labour. Despite previously not wanting children, she says her son, Jacob, changed her life overnight, and now she can’t imagine being without him.
She says, “I love being a mother, but it was never, ever part of my plan. We didn’t want kids – I wanted nice holidays and cars instead. I was very happy to play with nieces, nephews and friends’ children and then hand them over and go home.
“I thought it would always be me, Richard, and our beloved Labradors, Milo and Monty.
“Then, in April this year, I was…