A 34-year-old Cheshire mother has had triplets – in a one-in-200-million medical marvel. Gina Dewdney was left π βπππππ when she found out during a 13-week scan that she was expecting three babies. However, consultants were stunned when it appeared that the dental therapist’s three babies were all sharing one π πππππ πππππππ‘π.
On April 26, Jimmy, Jensen, and Jaxson were all born ππππππ‘π’ππππ¦ at the same time.
Speaking to the πππ βππππ‘ππ πππ€π πππ¦, the 34-year-old, from Frodsham, said: βI had it in my head that it would take me a long time to get pregnant because it usually does take people a couple of years trying.
βWe thought letβs see what happens and within a month I fell pregnant.
βπΌ πππ’ππ ππ’π‘ π£πππ¦ πππππ¦ π‘βππ‘ πΌ π€ππ ππππππππ‘, π€ππ‘βππ π πππ€ π€ππππ , πππ πΌ π π‘πππ‘ππ πππ‘π‘πππ ππππππ¦ π ππ£πππ πππππππππ , π€βππβ πΌ πππβπ‘ π’π π’ππππ¦ π π’ππππ ππππ.”
βI had this feeling that there was more than one baby and I had a feeling we were having twins.
βI said it to my husband but didnβt mention it to anyone else and I didnβt really tell anyone I was pregnant because we werenβt seeing anyone in lockdown and I thought I would wait until the first scan and be traditional in that respect.
βOur first scan wasnβt until 13 weeks and we went to the Liverpool Womenβs and straight away the woman put the ultrasound on said it was twins.
βAnd because I already told Craig and I had it in my head, it was a bit of π βπππ because one thing having a feeling about it and then being told it was real.
However, around 15 to 20 minutes into the scan, she began scanning my stomach, and the room fell silent, and all you could see on the screen were three heads.
However, the sex of the twins appeared to be mixed up at 16 weeks, and the couple was told they were expecting two girls and a boy.
Gina said she bought clothes for the two girls and the boy, named them and βenvisionedβ what life would be like with them.
However, at the 24-week scan, and after already picking out girls names and buying girls clothes, the consultant revealed that it was in fact three boys and one pπππππππ‘π.
The mum-of-three said the pregnancy was up and down as there are many βhigh risksβ for triplets sharing the same πππππππ‘π, as they are all fighting for the same nutrients and food.
“They don’t allow you have a natural birth when you have triplets,” she said. As a result, it’s always a scheduled C-section. So they intended to deliver me by πΆ-π πππ‘πππ at 33 weeks, but I went intoΒ πππππΒ spontaneously at 31 weeks and three days.
The triplets were kept in an ππππ’πππ‘ππ after their preterm delivery, and Gina was allowed times when she could handle them and do things like changeΒ πππππππ , a procedure that tries to reduce the stress inflicted on ππππππ‘π’ππ newborns.
The now five-month-old babies spent six weeks in the Neonatal intensive care unit at Liverpool Womenβs, but have since come home and are returning for regular check-ups.
She said: βTheyβre starting to smile now and starting to see their characters.
βWhat is interesting is they are all identical and π·ππ΄ is the same, but theyβve got such different personalities already and I think that is fascinating because they are all being brought up the same and you think of nature versus nurture.β
“They’re doing really really well. They’re putting the weight on. They’re just into three months clothes, which isΒ ππππ§π¦ considering they’re five months now. They’re doing well.”
