The mother, Katie Johnson, was informed that she was expecting triplets. However, even still in the womb, newborns are experiencing life-threatening development issues. Doctors advised her to amputate one or two of her children in order to preserve the life of one infant. However, she did not hatch, and she was determined to give each of the three children a chance to live and grow in a healthy way. Oliver, Aurelia, and Oscar, the triplets, are too young to comprehend that one or two of them may not have survived without their maternal instincts. It was a decision that paid off. Oliver weighed less than his identical twin Oscar, who weighed 4 pounds, by 2 pounds and 15 ounces, yet all three boys were born safely. The alternative Aurelia is 3 pounds, 15 ounces heavy. They had recently celebrated their first Christmas together after being released from the hospital after spending a month there.
Mrs. Johnson, 32, a commercial real estate professional who resides in London with her husband Patrick, 35, was advised that the triplets were developing normally and that the placenta was unevenly divided at a 12-week ultrasound. “All of them have a danger,” she stated. Oliver is 25% smaller than his brother and doesn’t receive the appropriate blood flow. Oliver might not succeed, and so might Oscar. We are unable to abort a single or a few children, nevertheless. They must all have a chance to survive. Doctors at King’s College Hospital kept a close eye on the group throughout the pregnancy. When Oliver gets scanned every week yet his condition isn’t getting better, Mrs. Johnson said, “It’s difficult.” When I was 28 weeks pregnant, we were told that the babies had stopped growing completely. The doctors said that, as long as the blood flow continued to him. they will still give birth to children in the womb.
Three weeks after re-examination, the doctors found that the blood flow to Oliver had stopped and they ordered the babies to be taken out. Due to the lack of weeks, the doctors had to caesarean section and did not use the prescribed medicine to give birth. Johnson said: ‘so happy and relieved that the children were born safely’. The babies were getting better day by day and were able to go home after four weeks of follow-up. They are 11 weeks old now and Mrs Johnson said: ‘They have done a great job; We are very proud of them. Oliver has gained weight so now he’s catching up with his brother. Doctors expect the differences to equalize at some point.
It would be hard to discuss a successful birth without mentioning the medical staff at King’s University Hospital. They have been incredibly helpful to us; without them, we doubt we could have picked up these kids. We consider ourselves extraordinarily fortunate that all three of them are with us for their first Christmas. What a wonderful gift!
