After years of failed IVF rounds, Emily Symons of Home and Away reveals she’d “given up” hope of having a child of her own.
But in 2015, the 52-year-ambition old’s of becoming a mother came true when she and her then-partner, Paul Jackson, welcomed their son Henry Richard Francis Jackson.
“I was convinced it couldn’t happen because I was too old,” she added.
“It appears to be impossible, but it isn’t. I’d given up, truly, since I believed I’d exhausted all of our options. If you’re feeling a little overwhelmed by the whole process, my recommendation is to keep going.”
“I spent a lot of my 30s being so distraught about not having a baby,” she says of her struggle to conceive.
“On the other hand, IVF has the potential to take over your life. It gets to the point where you’re so desperate to have a child that everything else takes a back seat.”
Emily was concerned that Henry would be born prematurely owing to a high-risk, difficult pregnancy caused by a problem with her placenta and high blood pressure as a result of her advanced age. Henry was delivered via caesarean at 38 weeks after being put on virtual bed rest for the last few weeks of her pregnancy.
In 2017, Emily told Mother & Baby, “I knew when I initially met the obstetrician that I would have a caesarean due of my age.” “I didn’t mind because it took me all these years to have a baby, and I didn’t care how he turned out as long as he was healthy.”
Emily credits Henry for assisting her in the grief process when she lost her own mother some years before.
“Seeing Henry enjoy simple pleasures like as driving to the store has taught me that it is the little things that matter. In 2010, I lost my mother, and I had forgotten how to be joyful “she explains.
“Henry has brought me so much joy, and he’s taught me how to appreciate my life once more.”
Continue scrolling to see Emily and Henry’s sweetest moments!
Is it possible that Henry may succumb to the show business bug? Em brought her kid to the set of Home and Away for a special day of filming, and her co-stars were ecstatic to meet him.
“I had a very special guest at work today ? Lucky Mama ?,” the 52-year-old captioned a photo of them on set while she was in costume.
Her co-stars flooded the Instagram post with positive remarks about Henry. “Take a look at that smile ❤️❤️❤️?,” Georgie Parker wrote. “Hello loves ?????,” Lynne McGranger said, and “Cuuuute! ❤️” exclaimed newcomer Nicholas Cartwright.
Emily holds Henry, a newborn baby, in her arms.
Emily has a kid named Henry with her ex-husband, Paul Jackson. When Henry was 11 months old, the couple tragically split up in 2016.
Baby miracle! “I was certain it couldn’t happen because I was too old,” Symons said of her son, who was created through IVF.
After a swim in the water, he cuddles up to his mother.
On Henry’s fifth birthday, the actress who portrays Marilyn on Home And Away stated that she still can’t believe she gave birth to her miraculous child.
“I assumed I’d be too old. We were happy that our final effort worked because there was a very little possibility that I could become pregnant with my own egg “The mother-of-one has opened out about her pregnancy.
Henry and Emily’s co-star, Lynne McGranger, are friends in high places.
“Henry has brought me so much joy, and he’s taught me how to appreciate my life once more.”
We’re a little envious of Henry’s relationship with Emily’s co-star Ray Meagher.
What a dynamic pair!
On Valentine’s Day, Emily wrote, “Got to visit my Valentine for a babycino in between acts today.”
“My son and I went to the Blue Mountains. There’s nothing quite like a breath of pure mountain air.”
Emily threw a Star Wars-themed party for Henry’s fifth birthday. “Happy fifth birthday, my handsome young man! Yesterday was such a lovely day spent with our loved ones ??, “Emily shared this adorable photo of herself and Henry at Henry’s birthday party over the weekend on Instagram.
Several of Emily’s Home And Away co-stars, including Sam Frost and Lynne McGranger, flocked to the comments section to wish Henry a happy birthday.
“Sam wrote, “Awww Happy Birthday Henry!!! ❤,” while Lynne added, “Happy birthday Hennie.” What a magnificent big guy you are ???????.”
Em and Henry take a tranquil walk in the Blue Mountains of Sydney.
We can sense the love radiating from this photograph.
Emily posted this lovely photo to commemorate Mother’s Day, writing, “I’m really enjoying my Mother’s Day squeezy cuddles ??? ➡️ ?. I have a lot of fun being your Mummy Hen.”
Henry celebrated his sixth birthday during Sydney’s 2021 lockdown, but his adoring mother made him feel extra special with a soccer-themed cake and balloons.
Emily wrote this message to mark the occasion “Happy 6th birthday, my lovely boy ?⚽️!
Look at his amazing cake (that has smarties inside!) made by our darling @lauren e hamilton ? A lockdown birthday that was made so special by his school teachers, little friends, Mums sending videos, FaceTime chats with cousins and beautiful family and even happy birthday sung to him by Aunty Lally and family from the front garden! So much love and kindness ?.”
