A woman has spoken of her heartbreak after she was rejected by an adoption agency because of her pregnancy phobia. Kayleigh-Emma Shiel, 30, has always dreamed of becoming a mother, but suffers from tokophobia – a fear of childbirth. Her condition means that she is unable to conceive a child of her own as she is too terrified of pregnancy and the associated pain. Believing that adoption was her only chance of becoming a mother, Kayleigh and her fabricator husband Gary, 47, applied to adopt a child in January this year. But the couple, from Elland, West Yorkshire, were rejected partly due to Kayleigh’s unusual phobia.
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The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
THIS is the awesome moment an Osprey catches its prey travelling at 50mph, giving new meaning to FAST FOOD .
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ROLLING up snow in its tiny paws, this little squirrel is looking for a snowball fight .
The view from this rooftop pool is sure to make most holidaymakers envious .