Littlehampton woman who tragically lost her son at six months old not giving up on motherhood

Claire Fraser said she took having a child for granted and after ‘kind of trying’ to conceive in a former relationship finally fell pregnant with a new partner.

Sadly Claire miscarried, but three months later she conceived again and soon gave birth to her son Rocco after just 26 weeks in the womb.

Being born so prematurely left Rocco facing a battle for survival, which he sadly lost at the end of 2018, aged six months.

But it was Claire’s experience of being a mother, and her enduring love for Rocco, that inspires her to keep trying for a baby.

“It was something I had wanted for so long, but then having to watch my son die was horrible,” said Claire, who is 38 years old.

“Before I had Rocco I wanted to be a mum, but actually having Rocco and that love, it’s just that I can’t not have that again.