Richie Sadlier

The former Ireland striker and his spouse have recently shared updates as Fiona has just passed the 21-week mark.

Heartbroken, we left together that day not knowing whether to fully mourn the loss of the pregnancy or encourage each other to hold out hope for some miracle turnaround, which ultimately never came. So far, everything is measuring healthy and normal, and the pregnancy has been really smooth for Fiona (we were previously told we’d face a high probability of fetal abnormalities). He shared the news in a joyous post saying: "Four years after being told we couldn’t conceive naturally, and umpteen fertility consultations, scans, injections, embryo transfers, tears, hugs, and negative pregnancy tests later … This baby is a little miracle worker. I’m bloody delighted to share the news that my amazing wife @fionaward25 is now 15 weeks pregnant …. "Our scan took place in the Merrion Fetal Clinic this morning, in the same room (and with the same member of staff) where almost exactly a year ago we were told we had a “pregnancy of uncertain viability” when there was no heartbeat detected.