The couple based in Pretoria built their babys nursery years ago but it has never been occupied.
However, its not been due to a lack of trying.
Marissa has experienced a staggering 8 failed pregnancies.
Those include 5 miscarriages, a heart-breaking stillbirth and the tragic loss of a set of twin babies.
This time, her gynaecologist inserted a stitch in the womb to avoid another premature delivery.
However, a follow up consultation early in December 2017 resulted in the doctor removing it.
The couple spent Christmas with their family but Marissa started having contractions on the way home.
Marissa gave birth to a beautiful baby girl on 28th December 2017.
YOU magazine reported that baby Anja was born at 24 weeks and weighed only 590 grams.
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Source: Briefly News
Claudio LengClaudio holds a Business/Commerce Diploma from the University of Cape Town.
He was a Human interest writer in Briefly News from 2018-2019.
Claudio wrote stories about ordinary South Africans and famous SA influencers and covered viral stories.
