It was really scary. We had no idea what the virus might do in pregnancy

THE babygro reveals tiny Ostara Bundy was born in lockdown – but that is only part of a scary and miraculous story behind her arrival.

- MARTYN HALLE

Mum Kate Foxall – an intensive care nurse – was stricken by coronavirus in the final two weeks of her pregnancy.

She fell ill after her husband, a senior NHS matron, was first hit by Covid-19.

Then, just days old, Ostara developed symptoms of the deadly infection herself – leaving the couple petrified.

And the triple trauma came after Kate, 36, had overcome breast cancer following a four-year battle.

She and husband Daniel Bundy, 37, had been overjoyed when they learned they were expecting their second child – then rocked by a rollercoaster of emotions triggered by the coronavirus.

Daniel self-isolated first when he lost his sense of taste and smell.

Then, two weeks before Kate’s due date, she developed a high-temperature, lost her taste and smell and started a persistent cough. A swab confirmed it was Covid-19 and the family went into isolation. Kate said: “It was really scary.