Jesy Nelson Shares Emotional Photo of Daughter Amidst Ongoing SMA Battle for Her Twins, Reveals More Tests Ahead

ESY Nelson has shared sweet new snaps of her baby girls after revealing he twins are facing more tests amid their SMA battle.

The singer gave birth to her tots prematurely at 31 weeks and this year bravely revealed little Ocean Jade and Story Monroe had been diagnosed with Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 1 (SMA1).

Jesy Nelson with long wavy blonde and brown hair covering one side of her face.
Jesy Nelson has shared sweet new images of her twins after revealing they were underging more SMA testsCredit: Instagram

 

A baby with curly dark hair and a feeding tube in her nose, held by an adult hand.
She playfully joked how one of her girls looked like ‘a Cabbage patch Doll’Credit: Instagram

 

Two babies, one on the right, and one on the left, are seen from the waist up in a double stroller, wearing lemon-patterned outfits, and leg splints.
Her twins have been diagnosed with Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 1 (SMA1).Credit: Instagram

 

A baby with a nasal feeding tube laughs while being held on an adult's lap.
Jesy has kept fans up to date with their progressCredit: Instagram

The singer has now campaigned for all newborn babies to be screened for SMA – a rare condition which causes progressive muscle wastage.

Jesy has previously said it is unlikely Ocean Jade and Story will ever walk and tragically may not live to the age of two.

The 34-year-old previously launched a petition for more health checks for babies, with it reaching almost 150,000 signatures – and recently told how it was “bittersweet” that the UK Government would now be taking action.

The Boyz songstress this week told how her daughters, who will turn one in May, will undergo more tests.

And she posted an image of one of them attached to her feeding tube and giggling, adding the words: “There’s nothing better than coming home to this”.

In another snap taken in hospital, as they were being examined by a doctor, with Ocean looking direct at her sister.

Jesy added: “Ocean’s face she’s like ‘I see what you doing to my sister’.”

Today, the Little Mix alum shared a snap of her offspring with her brunette hair in a bed head look.

She wrote in her caption: ‘Her hair! She’s literally a little cabbage patch doll”.

In addition to their upcoming tests, Jesy’s twins have had a one-off infusion that puts a missing gene back into their body to stop other muscles from dying.

However, they will not be able to regain any muscles that have already wasted away.

Jesy, who shares her tots with ex Zion Foster, previously saw her Amazon documentary hit number one spot while continuing her fight for life-saving SMA tests.

And earlier this month, her efforts were rewarded as Health Secretary Wes Streeting confirmed that SMA screenings will be rolled out earlier than planned.

Now, they will begin as part of in-screening evaluations (ISE) from October 2026 instead of January 2027.

Jesy took to Instagram with a new clip as she explained that it was a “proud moment” but said there was still a long way to go.

She added: “It’s a real proud moment but at the same time it’s a bit bittersweet because they are only doing it in certain areas of England.

“So if you do not live in that certain postcode of England then your baby won’t be tested for SMA, which is really sad and it’s essentially postcode lottery for your baby which should not be the case, all babies lives matter.

“As amazing as it is, there is a long way to go in terms of that, so I’m going to keep pushing and trying as much as possible to get this in all areas in England”.

Two infant twins lying side-by-side on a white blanket on a couch.
The Boyz songstress has been campaigning for SMA testing prior to birthCredit: Instagram/JesyNelson

 

Jesy Nelson with her partner Zion Foster's baby, in a cafe.
She told how it was bittersweet the tests will now be implementedCredit: Instagram/JesyNelson

 

Jesy Nelson and another person embracing on a beach at sunset, with Nelson showing off an engagement ring.
Jesy shares her tots with ex Zion FosterCredit: Instagram