“She was so beautiful, but it looked like a bruise and I was worried in case it was something I had done to her during my pregnancy”

“Medics said it was just a birthmark, though, and she was breathing and healthy.”

Although relieved, both Lacey and Andrew couldn’t help but worry about how others might see their daughter.

“As I cuddled our gorgeous baby girl, feeling enamoured by her, I worried that people might just see her for her birthmark, and not the beautiful person I knew she would grow to be.