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What are the odds! A 25-year-old mother from Florida is experiencing quadruple joy after welcoming two sets of twins boys in 2019. All of whom she conceived naturally.
She became a mom to a second set of twins on Dec. 27 when she delivered fraternal twins Kaylen and Kayleb.
Wolliston said that prior to giving birth to Mark and Malakhi, she was unaware twins ran in both sides of her family.
“When my mom told me, and my aunties and uncles on my dad’s side told me, I was like shocked”. She said “Both of my grandmothers are no longer here, so I feel like they’re watching over me,”
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Wolliston said her doctor told her she had better chances of winning the lottery than having two sets of twins and delivering them in the same year.
Wolliston is also the mother of a 2-year-old girl. She was scared about how her body would handle a back to back twin pregnancy.
She said “I never thought that it could happen that fast and it did”. Adding that she was worried about how her body would be able to handle a back-to-back twin pregnancy.
It turned out that Wolliston’s second pregnancy was easier than the first:
She said, her first set of twins were considered high risk. Because they were in the same sac using only one placenta. Because of this, she would visit her doctor weekly or bi-weekly. But her second set of twins each had their own sac. She was only required to visit her doctor once a month throughout her pregnancy.
The mom of 5 has had to move back in with her mother for extra support.
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A 20-year-old Bangladeshi woman gives birth to twins. Just 26 days after giving birth to her first child.
Moreover, her twins were found to be healthy and were discharged with no complications.
“All three children are safe and healthy. I am very, very happy that everything went well” Dr Poddar said. “The mother is also fine.”
Sultana had two uteruses, a condition called uterus didelphys. Her first baby and the twins were conceived and grown in separate wombs.
She did not get an ultrasound before the first delivery, so it was missed.
According to Dr Poddar, Sultana and her husband are “very poor” and she had “never had an ultrasound before”, in the run up to her first delivery.
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The 20-year-old and her newborns were discharged on 25 March after four days in the hospital.
“It is not very common to have two uteruses. When the uterus develops, it comes from two tubes, and those tubes fuse together. For some women, the fusion does not occur, and the dividing wall does not dissolve,” said Dr. S.N. Basu, head of obstetrics and gynecology at Max Healthcare hospital in New Delhi.
A uterus didelphys is a rare congenital abnormality, and the occurrence of twin gestation has an overall incidence rate of 1 in a million, according to the National Institutes of Health.
For it not to be discovered before the birth is even less common. Often women who have the condition do not have symptoms and it is usually discovered during pregnancy when an ultrasound scan is given.
“From rural areas, people don’t know what is wrong with them. They don’t know how many children they are pregnant with and sometimes whether they are pregnant also,” Dr Basu said.
“If you go for a scan beforehand it would be very obvious to see two sets of uteruses. But obviously they are from a more rural area [and might not have access to ultrasound scanning],” Dr Christopher Ng of the GynaeMD Clinic told the BBC.
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Emotional Letter – Mom of Triplets Pens To Infertility.
Dear Infertility,
I hated you.
You steal dreams. You break hearts. You bring grief. You consume lives. You are the reason I couldn’t get pregnant on my own. You drowned my heart in deep misery from the inability to become a Mother how most women do. You told me that my body wasn’t good enough. You may have been a huge part of my story, but you never defined me. And on this day, two years ago, I kicked your ass. I defeated you. I showed you that there is a victory in infertility and God finally planted life in my womb.
Infertility, there are so many things you brought with you when you entered my life. It wasn’t just that I couldn’t get pregnant. You brought me more tears than I ever thought I could shed. Because of you, I laid on my bathroom floor in complete emptiness after countless negative pregnancy tests time and time again. I had to endure shots, bruises, and all kinds of meds because when you are infertile and you seek fertility treatment for help, that is what you are in for. You are expensive and exhausting physically, emotionally, and mentally. Infertility, you drowned my heart in disappointment and agony. And truthfully, it was pretty painful every time I heard the words “I’m pregnant” from someone other than myself. And yet, in the midst of all of that-you brought me hope.
As much as I hated you, Infertility, I am also so thankful that you were my story. You made me strong. Even before I got pregnant, my strength was rising. Not only did I feel like Superwoman after all of those injections, meds, blood draws, doctor visits, etc. but I found strength emotionally, as well. I learned how to be brave and walk our story with faith trusting that God knew every single detail better than I did. I learned how to be courageous as my husband gave me a progesterone shot that hurt like you wouldn’t believe every single night for 2 months so I could get and stay pregnant. Infertility, you taught me that I am never alone in my darkest days.
Never did I imagine I would be labeled as infertile. Nor did I imagine that we would seek fertility treatment. However, infertility, it is because of you that I get to be a Mom to my Hope Triplets. This love that I get to experience with them is absolutely undeniable. It is the greatest feeling in the world and if you weren’t apart of my story, I would be missing out on a truly honorable role as their Mommy. It is because of you that two years ago I found myself lying on a doctor bed waiting for two precious and perfectly made embryos to be transferred to my womb.
Infertility, God used you in my life to make a platform for my story and reach the hearts of people walking the same pain I was in. And it is because of you that I have a greater understanding of what hope really is.
Infertility, I don’t hate you, not anymore. God makes beauty out of ashes. You were my ashes, but God made you beautiful. If it wasn’t for you-for the extreme heartache you caused me, the lies you told me, the grief you brought my heart over and over again- not only would I not be a Mom to my darling hope triplets, but I can now truly grasp on to how powerful and remarkable it means to have hope in Jesus Christ.
Hope anchors the soul. Hope does not disappoint. Hope is having faith for what seems impossible. It is trusting God when it feels hopeless. My journey to parenthood was nothing short of hope. God had every single detail orchestrated from the second He planted the seed of Motherhood in my heart. Infertility, today, when I really reflect on those years when you were apart of my life, I can only say, Thank you.
Sincerely,
Mama of Hope
Desiree and her husband have now been blessed with a set of triplets -two boys and one girl- Charlize, Sawyer, and Jax.
Speaking to PregnancyBeyond.com, the triplet mom said “I think this letter really captures the heartache of infertility-and the beauty of it, as well”
Thank you for sharing for sharing this raw open letter. Find more of Desiree and her family on Instagram
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Oh, Dear 3 in 1 year! How I Balance Mommy Duties With 3 Kids, 8 Months Apart?
One real mom gives practical tips on how she juggled mommy duties with three kids under one!
Follow me down the rabbit hole although I am nowhere as cute and spunky as Alice. My name is Sandra and five years ago, I gave birth to three children eight months apart now that bit of information usually brings on an awkward glance or two so I believe a backstory is in order.
How I Met My Husband
My husband and I met in 2010 at our first duty station in the military…we locked eyes from across the room then he came up to me and said. “You’re the expletive with the eyelashes! Do you know you caused everyone in the dinning facility to be smoked?” Now I was quite un-phased by this uncouth little encounter as the dinning facility false lash incident had seemingly ruffled quite a few feathers he wasn’t the first person to greet me with such a scathing reproach.
Now if you know a bit about the military. I am sure you can already see why false lashes in basic training would be a problem. There is more to what went down that fateful day but that’s a story for another time. Thankfully we were able to move past lash gate and soon found ourselves in love.
Our Growing Family
Fast forward to 2012 we had been married for two years and were expecting our first child. Our beautiful raven haired bundle was born on January 30th 2012. So how did I end up with three kids who are not triplets in one year? Well with me being the randy little lass that I am, I could hardly wait for my six week medically imposed celibacy to be up.
So one baby free night and several glasses of wine later we unknowingly convinced our identical twin boys. The twins apparently as impatient as their dear mother made a grand early entrance into the world on October 16th 2012. So I went from one child to three In what seemed like the blink of an eye. The first few months (read still is!) were probably the hardest after taking some time to ingest all the changes and traumas.
The twins arrived at 29wks so that meant NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit) time plus a host of other challenges. I realized that the best way to take on the challenges of this new life was to go with the flow. It sounds infinitely easier than it actually was (is). Since I had an emergency c section my milk took some time to come in so the twins were given donor milk. God bless all those who donate because it helped ease the guilt I felt over not being able to provide for them those first few weeks.
Balancing Mommy Duties
About three months after they were born they came home. I began my terminal leave from the military, I began my journey as a stay at home mom and our family life began in earnest. As happy as we were to have the boys home it was a big adjustment. Used to the bright lights of the NICU the twins did not have the best sleep pattern to keep things bearable we went by the kids body clocks our mornings started whenever they woke up and we allowed them to sleep whenever they needed until they were old enough to really give sleep training a go.
Back then upon waking the twins went in their swings while I made breakfast. Then it was time to grab my double breastfeeding pillow latch the boys use my feet to pull my daughters highchair close to me she would get fed as nursed her brothers. When we were out if I wasn’t able to nurse we used bottle holders. I think I read somewhere that the bottle holder things are Ill advised but back then they were life savers. These methods worked pretty awesome even better was when baby girl could finally feed herself! Although the boys enjoyed sticking to the double feeding method even when they began solids. So baby girl would get her food and I would double spoon the twins. It cut back on time everyone was happy and fed.
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Speaking of time saving that became something of a hobby. It was easier to handle the babies when everything was prepped ahead from bottles to bathes. I gave myself time lines but also let myself just say to hell with it if I didn’t make those timelines. Mothers of multiples and of children close together tend to find all these neat little ways to make it through the day.
On nights where bath time seemed like a personal punishment. We used baby magic no rinse foam to give the bubs a quick wipe down. The prep and assembly line method kept things running somewhat smoothly pretty much in all aspects of life with the exception of poop volcanos or projectile vomit.
Now I can make it seem as if I had it all in the bag or it was all sunshine and unicorn poop. I can pretend that I did it with six inch stilettos on or a sequined ball gown. I could pretend the poop murals, food explosions, omg what did you eat and near are visits never happened but they did. It would make me look so bad-ass if I never cried looking at a category five mess simply because I dared to use the bathroom for more than five minutes but the truth is it was hard a lot more than it was easy.
There were times my sleep deprived sanity was a lone little row boat in an ocean of coughs, feverish, vomiting children. Just hearing a sniffle queued up a 80’s horror soundtrack in the back of my mind. There were times I did whatever worked at the time whatever I could do to get through the day. Whatever would help tire them out for an easy quick bedtime.
To cut on clothing cost, we use a inside/ outside clothes rule. Outside clothes are taken off promptly upon returning home and washed outside in In color safe detergent This kept things in top hand me up condition. We color coded as many things as we could so the children had a sense of ownership/responsibility. It also helped to get them involved in learning to help pick up after themselves.
Even though the kids have flatware, Paper plates were and are still dear friends of ours. Kids seem to drink like fish so we rinse cups after use and set them in the middle of the table (this is where the color code comes in handy too) one cup all day. Less dishes equals more time to use in some other productive way. Finding what works for you and your children no matter how others may think was the best thing having children so close in age taught me.
Loving Your Children Is What Matters
I am sure I am not alone when I say this that parenting thing can come with some unexpected guilt. Self generated guilt or some from the peanut gallery know as society. A source of guilt in my home was feeling that since they were so close that somehow in some way they would feel neglected in some way. As individual attention while available and readily given could never really come in large quantities. But you know what I know all of my children well Trey has a just happy to be alive cuddly personality, Mimi with her larger than life boss lady persona then there’s Ty my stick to the facts protective sweetheart. My little motley crew has taught me so much about myself. They grow me as much as I grow them they know they are loved.
As a mom I learned that you will be judged as a parent no matter if you have one or 100 children. Going out on a limb I am willing to bet many parents of multiples or closely grouped children have heard the likes of ” You guys don’t have a TV huh” or the gawking like the grocery store extraterrestrials who feel privy to invade your personal space to question or worse touch without asking! Friend, strangers and relatives alike it seems there is always that one person. I also learned that there is this strange mommy competition that sometimes takes place and your worth as mother/parent will weighed against another.
I learned that all of the above mentioned should just remain observations. Loving your children is what matters, trying each day to better for them and yourself, what other moms do or don’t and how often they do or don’t do it, if you yell more or less, if you’re not as neat or together. Having and raising three kids under two taught me to to just be mom enough for me and my family. I have since gone on to have a fourth child the kids are alive, well and as precocious as ever.
The older three start kindergarten this year and honestly it’s a bit of a relief. The excitement of change and growth each school year brings. That bit of a break doesn’t hurt either may anyone reading have an amazing year full of smiles and good memories and most of all love and family growth no matter if you have one kid or a dozen.
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These Rainbow Babies Are Twin Sisters.
Kalani and Jarani Dean are biracial twins who were born to a Caucasian mother and an African-American father. Also, each girl has a different skin tone. The twins are dizygotic or fraternal, meaning they developed from two different eggs and sperm cells. That separation allowed them to inherit their own individual combinations of genes from Mom and Dad. In conclusion, one had a light complexion like her mom and the other had a darker complexion like her dad.
But that’s not all. Twins are rainbow babies (a term used to describe ey Meyer, who considers them to be a “miracle”). Her son Pravyn Meyer passed away in a drowning accident at his daycare pool when he was 2 years old. 18 months later, Whitney got pregnant with the twins. Pravyn’s skin tone was mixed while her oldest son, Talan Meyer, has light skin. According to Fox 5 NY News, who interviewed the family, “she loves that each daughter resembles one of their brothers.”
To celebrate the hope the twins brought after this devastating loss, they posed with colorful headpieces in front of a rainbow of flowers in a special photoshoot by Photographer Mary-Kathryn Nourse of Elite Photography.
Photo: Mary-Kathryn Nourse Elite Photography
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Mom Shares Shocking X-ray Image Of Grape Stuck In Child’s Throat
Australian mom Angela Henderson, shared an X-ray image of a grape lodged in a child’s throat to remind parents about the choking risk posed by the fruit.
In the caption of a Facebook photo (pictured below), she wrote: “Attention Parents! Do you know what this x-ray is of? A grape. . This sweet soul had to be operated on, under general anesthetic to remove the grape. He is VERY lucky that part of his airway was open or else this could have ended badly,”
“Please be careful. And when in doubt just cut…grapes, baby tomatoes, etc.,” she continues
A former paramedic commented on the post “As a former paramedic — grapes and hot dogs are the worst for lodging in throats, but anything soft and circular can be deadly,” one Facebook user said. “I always encourage anyone I see feeding young kids soft, circular items, to cut the food in half.”
Hot dogs, popcorn, candy, raw vegetables, nuts, and ice cubes are among the foods listed as a choking hazard for kids. Whole grapes also made the list.
To prevent a child from choking, the New York State Department of Health offers a long list of tips. Here are a few regarding food preparation: remove seeds and pits, cook or steam vegetables to soften their texture, and cut hot dogs lengthwise and widthwise.
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