Fatima Whitbread: After 3 Miscarriages and No Period, IVF Made Me a Mum

0:00Right, before we get into today's chaos, we need to talk about teachers. Specifically the ones somehow teaching maths whilst also trying to locate Oscar's Lost Jumper for the third time this week. Today's episode is sponsored by Tesco, who are supporting National Thank a Teacher Day, celebrating the teachers who go above and beyond every single day. This is all part of Tesco's Free Fruit and Veg for Schools programme, and up to 100 schools will get this amazing funding to provide fresh, healthy food to help kids thrive during the school day. So get your thank yous in now or at least before the 1st of July.

0:33Today we're asking our guest about the teacher who inspired them and all the usual parenting chaos that comes with it on No Parental Guidance. Now if there's a teacher you want to thank, we'll drop the link in the show description and over in our Instagram bio. Right, let's get into it. Coming up is Fatima Whitbread MBE. Oh my gosh, good morning. I was abandoned as a baby and some would say left to die. So a neighbour heard a baby crying in the flat, hadn't seen anybody coming or going two days. Sport was my saviour. Dear Mrs Whitbread, one day I want to be the best jamming throw in the world.

1:08Wow. As athlete and coach and as mum and daughter, we conquered the world. I had to retire from sport because I ruptured my shoulder. What was more painful, childbirth or that? This.

1:24Oh, Louise. Good morning, darling. Bonjour. Bonjour. Hola. Look, we've got our cup of tea. I know. We're ready for the week. It's early in the morning. We need the tea. Are you ready for the week? Do you feel positive? So, can we just say that this week has started with - Very well. Very well. A social media ban for under-16s. Nada. See you later. So, that means that under-16s can't have Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat. All of it. What else is there? Oh, God. I think, no. There's actually more than we think. Is there? But I am so happy. I have a teen. He is on things like Snapchat. That's how they communicate.

2:04So they won't be able to use that at all. They won't be able to use it. I don't know. The news is unfolding as we're sitting here right now. So I am intrigued to know how this is going to work with parents and with children who are already on it. I spoke to my son last night about it, who is 14. And I showed him news like, you know, this is stirring and it's going to happen. and I was like so excited this is about our bigger children's mental health exactly and I for one am absolutely thrilled I'm so so happy because we're like not at that stage of we're just in that stage of Bradley saying can I have a phone when I'm I get into year seven I wish somebody would just set some guidelines to say yes what type of phone you can have which I know that I know okay and I just say because I don't know if I mentioned this before sorry if I did but if I'm repeating myself doesn't matter because every parent needs to know this now um there is a new phone out it's a really really cool phone and then you connect the set you have an app on your phone yeah and your kid then has a phone but it only has the calling texting maps and a camera no way but the camera you can't even send text messages like pictures to each other and you as the parent are in control of who your child's phone is connected with.

3:26I feel like this is the way forward because they literally cannot download anything on it. So I'm very pleased about that. It's a good start to the week. Yeah. Have you got a fail this week? I have got a fail this week. Let's hear it. I love that we always have a fail. Always. Potty training Annabelle, she did a poo. And you know when they're traumatised because they see their first poo. Aww. Because they're like, in the potty. Oh yeah, I forgot that. And she was, because I remember with Logan, he did his first poo and he wouldn't go back on the potty for like two weeks because he was so scared.

3:56That's right. So Annabelle did a poo and she was like, and then looked at it and I was like, oh, right. I was like, don't worry. You know, everybody does a poo. Just make sure it's in the potty. That's really good. You can have a sweetie. That's how I potty train. And then I was like, let me get some toilet wipes to do your bum. Went to get some wipes, came back in and Bradley and Logan were like, and obviously Annabelle had put a hand in her own poo. so i was like oh annabelle no no no i was like we don't touch that's dirty the poo poo's now dirty i was trying to explain it to her which time i was wiping the poo off her hands yeah took her into the toilet and washed her hands properly yeah and in the meantime the doorbell goes so i've made sure she had some pants on so it's get a bit weird you know when there's like a delivery i never like the kids yeah yeah of course so went to the door and the guy was like oh can you sign for this parcel and I was like yeah yeah that's fine and as I looked down I was like oh my god and as I went to sign I had all at my hand and it was ingrained underneath my watch it was there and as I'd picked her up I must have I don't know really know what's happened so he gave me the thing to sign but he like held it really close to him so I was like really close and I was like oh and then i saw i could smell it and i was like oh my god and i was like oh god i said i'm sorry we've been baking and i've got chocolate i was like we've been doing rice crispy cakes smells so good and then i was like i bet i've got chocolate all around my face so i brought my hand to my face and as i did that i was like oh no

5:40and then he said after i'd signed he said he had to take a picture so i turned my hands and i was like smeared down my trousers and i was like and then he didn't take a picture of me though do you do that you know when they say they have to take a picture i always go mean of you they I mean of the parcel. Which was like on the floor. Do you pose for a picture? Yeah, when the delivery men come, they're like, I just need to take a picture. I always stand there. I'm like. No, no, no, just the parcel. Just of my feet. Well, that reminds me of something that my daughter did. We went to a festival. Well, my friend has a farm and she has like a festival and it's just like school mums and it's lovely.

6:24Yeah. And their partners and all the kids and it's feral and it's lovely. and this year's theme was disco. So there were a lot of disco balls and stuff and Inca did a poo next to the toilet. Yeah. This is when she was a bit younger. She did a poo next to the toilet, didn't quite make it into the toilet and then got a small disco ball and put it on top. Did she? Yeah, just left it there.

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7:26We're like privileged to have you here. Thank you so much for joining us. That's nice, kind words. Thank you very much. And we've already been speaking loads on camera. I know, we've been asking you so many questions. And we're like, oh my God. Save it for the show. First of all, tell us about your amazing journey to basically where you are now. And I really want to talk about how your mother, Margaret, adopted you. A lot happened before then, though. As you say, I mean, I was abandoned as a baby and some would say left to die. So a neighbour heard a baby crying in the flat, hadn't seen anybody coming or going two days.

8:00So she called the police who banged the door down, rescued the baby, which was myself. And then that saw me in the hospital for several months, of which I was recovering from malnutrition and nappy rash. And I always say I'm pleased to say I got over the nappy rash. But during that time, Hackney Borough Council then made me a ward of court, which saw me incarcerated in the care system for the next 14 years of my life. 14 years, I mean, the care system then was non-existent. So the child's emotional needs were very rarely met. Yeah, I can always remember playing in the front room, which faced the car park.

8:42And anybody that came into the car park, I'd always say, is that my mummy coming to collect me? And I do remember, you know, no visits, no birthday cards. Nobody sat me down to say, you know, why I was there. And so, you know, it was a very tough existence. But I was very lucky because I had an Auntie Ray and she was my bright, shining star. Yeah, and I just, I read your book this morning. Yeah, it is. Which is absolutely beautiful. And I did ask if Auntie Ray was a real character and she is. And she sounds amazing. This is the book here. This is the book. This is me. A Bright Shining Star. So this is the book I wrote two years ago, My Bright Shining Star.

9:24It's about my Auntie Ray. When Auntie Ray was coming in on Juta, I'd also run up the staircase and there was a port window and I used to sort of crank my neck round there and watch her walk down the road. Oh, she lives down there on the end of the road there. And I was probably about 10 at the time and I ran out and I picked all these daffodils all around the children's home, naughty girl in people's gardens. And I walked down to Aunty Ray's and I hid them behind my door and knocked on the door, knock, knock. When she opened the door, I said, will you be my mummy? Oh, God. Aunty Ray said to me, in fact, she said, let's talk about this.

9:59She said, come on round the back. I thought, I'm going to be in trouble now for picking the daffodils. But Aunty Ray, she sat me in her kitchen, gave me a cup of tea and a biscuit. Love a cup of tea and a biscuit to this day. And she said, she taught me two really important lessons she said facts she said I can't just be your mum she said I've got to be mum to all these children she said but here's the thing I'm not always there and you are she said so why don't you be their mummy when I'm not there it gave me a purpose it swiveled the lens so I didn't grow up feeling victimized by my circumstance and then how did you feel eventually when you did get adopted at 14 years old she was your your javelin teacher As a youngster, I always found that I struggled like all children in the care system.

10:47You know, their focus isn't about when they go to school or education, it's survival. But where I found myself excelling and really what I loved, a sense of freedom, was sport. The fact was that sport was my saviour and I used to do all sports. It was through a netball match and I was making a lot of noise. I was team captain and the whistle went and the umpire said, young lady keep that noise down otherwise you'll be off and I sort of looked now kids in the care system they're quite feisty because they're having to stand up for their own rights all the time so I was quite feisty about this and and it was going 12 all 13 12 13 all now don't get me wrong I mean today they'd call us motivators but back then they used to call you a pain in the backside you know of course so the whistle went again and the umpire said I've told you once if I've got to tell you again you're off so I kind of turned around and started muttering under my voice and the team captain Donna on the opposite team said facts don't she's really strict she'll definitely send you off okay all right anyway end of the match we won yeah and then it was the end of the netball season and the beginning of the athletic season and I said to my friend alma because she was like loved sport as well let's go to the local athletic club you know and off we went we probably walked about five miles alma saw the sprinters and off she went and i saw this really tall good-looking fella blonde looked like robert redford and i thought oh he looks nice um yeah as you do and i saw him throw this like spear and as it flew for the air look beautifully aesthetically I wasn't expecting you to say that I was expecting you know this guy but yeah and as I went over to the runway I saw the javelin on the ground and I thought I went to pick it up and he said you can't do that and I said why not so the shot put coach just directly behind said no he said young lady you're going to have to wait in the stand for the javelin coach to come and as I was sitting there this mini pulls up into the car park and this little figure walks across the infield and I look, it's that same woman on the netball court who threatened to send me.

13:03Oh, my God. Oh, my God. Yeah. And so as she sort of walked closer, I sort of hoped that I would shrink into invisibility. And Jack said, oh, Mrs. Whitbread, he said, I've got a young lady here. And before he could say my name, Mrs. Whitbread said, yes, you're phantomist. She said, well, let me tell you, young lady, any of that cheek you showed on the netbook or there'll be no throwing any javelins here so I kind of like went put my hands in prayer I said I promise you I'll behave so she got me right then and there and as the weeks went by she would say oh you've got a bit of talent young lady she said why don't you ask mum and dad to come up and we can talk about getting you into a program and get you some kit so I'd sort of just nub my head and then she said Jack, she said, has Fatima got a hearing problem?

13:59So Jack said, no, why is that? She said, well, every time I ask Fatima about mum and dad, all she does is nod her head. So Jack looked, he said, oh, he said, don't you know, he said, she's one of the kids from the children's homes. And with that, Mrs. Wetbread, the following week, when she came up, she had a pair of boots and a javelin, and she sort of threw the boots down to me. She said, look, she said, I've had a young lady that's retired these boots are probably too big for you two sizes she said stuff them with paper she said and they're yours and here's a javelin so I kind of looked at her and thought are you for real you know because you know rarely get anything when kids are in the care system you know and I looked at her and I thought wow you know that's really lovely yeah and when I got back to the children's home I said Ingrid come out in the garden let me show you how I throw this javelin when I'm up at the track and of course it took me a couple of throws to get it to the end of the garden, of which it went into the vegetable patch.

14:56So I pulled it out, threw the spud off the end of the traveling. And then I walked forward and I said, Ingrid, move out the way now. I'm going to give it a really big throw. And of course I didn't. It went smash through the French windows. And when they got back, I got a month span. So I got up at two o 'clock one morning and I went downstairs into the front room where there was a French bureau. And I started writing on in this M.I. on, dear Mrs. Whitbread, Sorry I can't come to the track Only I smashed the French windows But one day I want to be the best jamming throw in the world Whoa No way Wow Oh my gosh you wrote that Yeah Oh my gosh Yeah it's amazing really Then of course when I went out the front door On the way to school I posted the letter And I just waited It was about four or five days And I thought she couldn't have got the letter Because there was no address But then I heard the telephone ring So I sort of pressed my ear to the glass window And I heard the house auntie say No no she can't come She's being really naughty Uncle won't let her come Well Mrs Whitbread must have been quite persistent Because within a week I was back at the track Trying a javelin again And then she said to me Why don't you come round and have tea with us And meet the family So I thought that would be nice So I went off and met Mr Whitbread and their two sons, Greg and Kirk.

16:20I bet she was checking her windows, making sure you weren't throwing the job. Yeah. Check them French doors, back to Mazea. Yeah. And when she took me back that evening, she said, well, she said, it's the summer season. How about, would you like to come and stay for a couple of weeks? And I was thinking, I'm not sure. But when I got back, Aunty Ray said, in fact, she said, now listen here, she said, you've always wanted to know what it's like to be in a family situation. She said, here's your chance. She said, oh, off he goes. She said, I'm here. She said, I'm looking after the kids. You go and enjoy.

16:50Mum said on the way back to the children's home, she said, well, she said, how about, she said, would you like, she said, to come and be a whip bread and live with us? And I looked at Auntie Ray and Auntie Ray looked at me. And true to Auntie Ray, she said, fact, she said, are you going to become a whip bread? She said, well, she said, that's everything I can't give you. And if I was you, she said, I'd take that with both hands. And she put her arms around me. she gave me a big hug and a kiss and that gave me permission to let go of what was the care system yeah yes it's really incredible because um so my parents have fostered for years and um i've lost count of christmases that we've had different kids having dinner with us and and telling their stories and the most important thing is that the fact of of people knowing that kid there are kids out there that need like you say that have a spare bedroom and and but people never know where to start to think well how do you go about fostering or how do you go about opening the doors to your home to think there are so many kids that are like you said you know so talented and and want to be loved and need to be loved but every child has that right and that's a sad thing that there's kids missing it's a birthright really when you think it should be a birthright for these young children if you're listening think about what more can you do to make a difference to a child's life what would you say to your mum miss uh mrs whittbread what would you say what would what would your thanks be well my biggest thanks is um well mum and i i mean obviously as athlete and coach um and as uh mum and daughter we conquered the world and the fact you were given and some shoes somebody else's shoes and you were told to just two sides of two big stuff some paper in it yeah and then all of a sudden you're like yeah and then this medal so I broke the world record and it's like it's yeah what an incredible journey um and when I look back it's a dream really um but it was meant to be this episode is sponsored by Tesco and it's all part of their supporting thank you teach today campaign and because your story is so inspirational with the fact that your teacher adopted you and how important would you say that teachers are to encourage younger people especially younger people in care well as I said my mum I mean she was remarkable that she gave me a chance and then in your parenting journey how did you feel then when you became a mother and did it kind of bring up trauma from your childhood and kind of I think you're looking at this baby and just thinking, how could anyone leave a child?

19:30Well, it was really important for me, as you've heard me say, about breaking the cycle. For me, it was no different. I wanted to be a good mum. I mean, that was the one thing I really wanted to do, apart from my sport, was to actually break the cycle and know what it was to be a mum. But can I ask you about your journey into motherhood? Because you had IVF, didn't you? I had IVF. yeah I mean getting my husband to stand still for long enough was hard I wonder where you were going with that there you go so no I mean it was very difficult I think you know his little fishies didn't do the work anyway so the point was I mean I was very lucky because at the time I had IVF it was Dr.

20:15Winston who did it back in the day he was the founder of IVF oh really oh my gosh So I was very fortunate But it took three attempts And I remember sitting in the waiting room On this occasion with another lady And she was a bit upset She'd come out from the office I said are you alright She said yes I said why are you upset She said I've got four She said quads She said I don't know how I'm going to cope I thought you were going to say four eggs She was actually pregnant with quads Yeah, and I thought, what's this going to be for me? And of course, I only had the one, so I was really pleased.

20:57I was prepared for maybe two, but this was my third and final attempt at having an IVF. And fortunately for me, I did. And can you remember the journey of the IVF? Because it's brutal, isn't it? It's stressful. Around training and competing. For me, it was my training, unfortunately, because I committed to my training so many years, three times a day training, seven days a week for nearly 20 years. So I rarely had a period. Equally, I found it hard to carry. I had a couple of miscarriages. That's when I had IVF. I'm sorry to interrupt. So I didn't know whether I would be able to. So that was static when I learned that I was.

21:41and it just wanted to get through like all women that 12 week period yeah and so for me it was you know I mean once 12 weeks was over I started actually doing a little bit of training and the scans weren't the same back then is what they are now we could just literally put it's like going to the supermarket just pop another scan yeah honestly I remember I must have been something like seven months and I woke up and living on your own is terrible because you got no one to talked to I couldn't feel the baby's beat I couldn't feel the movement and I was thinking is everything all right yeah I remember ringing my um chiropractor the next day I said have you still got that stethoscope and he said yes oh he gave me a stethoscope so I would listen to the baby's heartbeat on a daily basis because it just panicked me you know yeah what was your What was your birth?

22:34Like, we love a birth story. We do. On the show. Would you like to share? Yes, you can share this one because actually I was in South Africa. Ryan was born in South Africa. My husband was working there and I was still training. Of course you were. Of course you were. I had this trip to go into Cape Town for one of the events. And it was the last trip. The obstetrician said to me, this is your last trip. You're going to have to stay put before you have the baby. So I said, yeah, that's fine. Well, the day before I flew back to Johan, I couldn't the day before off the sun lounger. I just couldn't move.

23:11I was in such pain. Oh, my gosh. I thought, this is not right, you know. So I'm not feeling too good. Anyway, he sent a runner back to see if I was all right. And I managed to get there to the stadium. And it sort of kind of dissipated the discomfort. When I flew back in, I had the next day to go and see the obstetrician. And he said to me, he said, jump up on the table and let's have a little look. And then he said, oh, you've dilated, he said, by about four centimeters. He was going to say, I bet you are. Oh, my gosh. So I said to him, well, that's all right. I've been in the gym. I had been in the gym when I got back before I went to the point.

23:46Just bench press 180. Yeah, I said to him, no, I said, you got that wrong. I said, I've been doing some sit-ups and that. I said, that's probably what it is. He said, no, you don't understand. He said, that baby's coming. it'll be here tonight oh my god and oh my god it was i i couldn't when i got to the hospital it was like a third world hospital out there in south africa and i remember getting to the receptionist and saying i've got to come in i'm seeing the game the doctor no no she said you're not on the list you can't come in what i said what i said well you're gonna have to let me in I've got babies.

24:28Literally in labour. Yeah. Oh, my gosh. And she said, well, no. She said, sit in the reception, she said, until the doctor comes. Well, I had to put my feet up on the table, lay on this chair. I felt so terrible. Oh, my gosh. I felt so bad. And I said, you're crazy. I said, the doctor's, you know, told me to come here. I said, this is the doctor's name. Do you not say I'm like dilated? Yeah, I said, I told her that. So she said, well, the doctor's not here. He's gone home. I thought, what's he gone home for? Well, of course, it's down the road. he's probably gone home for his tea. Anyway, eventually they took me in, took me downstairs and they said, we're going to have to clean, you know, they put the tube up your back passage and do whatever they do.

25:12Well, from that minute on, I was in agony. They, you know, they put this little heart monitor on and it was just, that's when it all started. For about 10 hours, I was in labor. and then little Ryan popped out. And what was that feeling like from your journey of having some miscarriages, having three rounds of IVF, being in a different country and giving birth? What was that feeling like to hold him for the first time? Well, it was an amazing feeling, you know, for somebody like wanting to be a mum for so long. You know, I was just like torn between, frightened because this little thing was so small.

25:53It was only six pounds. six pounds nine ounces he was three weeks early but that's not the point he was strong as an ox but I thought oh my god I was holding him like this I thought how am I going to look after this little thing I think it all relates to that it's that fear you do hold your baby and look at them and make noises oh my god I just yeah where was Andy at this point he was there when he cut the umbilical cord was he calming when you were having contractions no he wasn't he tried to creep out He tried to creep out the door. This is too much. Yeah, I'm off. And I said to him, where are you going?

26:31There's a diamond league to sort. Yeah, there was a meeting. And he said, oh, I've got to go. And I said to him, no, you're not. I've got to do this and you can trolley will stay here with me. Absolutely. And he did, he did, bless him. But he was a bit queasy, yeah. What are you like as a mum? Are you quite strict or are you quite laid back? No, no, yes and no. Tough love is always, and kids need boundaries. Yeah, of course. I mean, those are given. I mean, we had routine as kids in the care system. I think that was a good thing. We all had our jobs to earn our pocket money. Is he into javelin?

27:04No, he did track running. He was a good sprinter. But then he didn't want to go international. He was happy just club and doing it for, you know, enjoyment and socially. And that was fine for me because I see so many young parents today, even when I used to take him to football when it's a youngster. Parents living their lives through their kids. Yeah, yeah. And it's an awful pressure for youngsters. I've just got this vision of you on sports day though, Fatima, in your shell suit, sweatband on. I did the mum's run. Oh, the mum's are true. Oh, shit, Fatima's here. You didn't. No, you didn't. Oh, no.

27:43No, listen, it was quite funny really because this young mum was limbering up with her, I've got all the gear and her spikes and I wasn't running at all and somebody said go on you go in the race and I thought oh how bad can it be oh she walked me she walked me which is quite funny really I didn't warm up or anything and it was very short distance it takes me a while to get in uh to distance and and she walked me and it was quite funny really I feel like you're just making excuses there yeah not there in your spikes warming up no no because I never intended to run because I love just watching did you come to school the next day with your gold medals, like, don't worry, I've got these anyway.

28:21No, no. No, of course not. I always taught my son that, you know, always be gracious and congratulate people when they beat you. And it's not about success. Don't mark yourself by success because you will fail. That's part of life. And in fact, don't be afraid to fail. Do some. Don't stop yourself from doing something because you think someone's going to laugh at you. Oh, absolutely. Well, we talk about this all the time, Fatima. Yeah, and you took, I mean, sport is a huge part of your life. When you were a young mum, did you find it hard to keep training? Like, I heard that you used to, like, put Ryan on your back and run to the school and the school run, and that was your...

29:00It was a piggyback up the road, yeah. He would be on my shoulders, isn't it? What advice would you give to mums to exercise? Well, I was fortunate because when Ryan was a youngster and he was still sleeping, I'd get up very early, and most mums do it. You do all your jobs or whatever. I remember, you know, I used to have my weights in the shed. So I get up extra early and make that time because it's part of my mental health. It's really important. Needs to be prioritised. Yeah, you've got to prioritise yourself. If you're not looking after you, how can you look after others as well? Oh, absolutely.

29:32You know, you need to acknowledge that you also need care. It's interesting because when you look online and you see some mums are like, well, just get up at four. And you're like, okay, that's fine. but my baby's been up all the time. I've had two hours of broken sleep over like a six hour window. And then it's like people will get up and journal and then they will tidy the house and make coffee and sit and have half an hour. And sometimes you're like, how do you do that? It's different for everybody, isn't it? It is. It's how you see and utilize your time. And how you prioritize time for those things as well.

30:05I've got to say there's been a couple of times and literally a couple of times where I have got up earlier and I have gone to the gym and I get home before my kids have even woken up. It's very rarely that this happens. But when it does, I swear it completely changes my day. I feel more focused. I feel like I've achieved something. And I feel like I'm happier because I'm just like, I've smashed it and I've done something for myself. Yeah, that's really important. I need to do more of it. My alarm's on at five and I get up and train. And then I'm like, right, it's done for the day. I've smashed it out in the garage.

30:33Do you do that every day? Most days, yeah. Do you? Well, I've had this online fitness business for a while. So then I've done sessions and I'm motivated. You're a great girl. Women to do it. But by quarter past two, I'm like this. I'm absolutely knackered. It's funny because, I mean, because I knew I was getting up early this morning. So I got up early yesterday morning and I went to the gym where normally it would have been my day off. But I compromised and I decided I'll do some swimming and gym, you know. So part leisure, part work. Yeah. And it just brings a bit more sense of fun and breaks that routine up a bit.

31:06And do you notice if you don't train? Do you feel rugged? Yeah, I start climbing up the wall. Do you really? Yeah, definitely. But even if you miss it for one day. Yeah, because that's part of my well-being. Of course. And if you recognize what works for you, why would you abandon yourself and neglect that exact thing that's going to make you operational, work emotionally on the right level and physically feel good about yourself? You've got to do the right thing for you first. And your cup of tea and a biscuit, that's never changed. That's always still there, isn't it? And I have to ask, because we've been sitting here for about 40 minutes, and I'm sitting next to a cockroach with my initials on it.