TO JOY... THREE TIMES OVER
fact I was pregnant with three babies instead of just one, or even two, didn’t faze me at all.
“I just wanted them to be born healthy – that was the most important thing after suffering the previous loss. I wanted them to survive.”
Proud dad Chris said: “It was such a shock when we found out Ali was expecting triplets – but we were overjoyed.
“For them all to have been born on that same due date as the previous baby was due, is really remarkable.”
Ali was scanned every fortnight because the pregnancy was deemed high risk.
Thankfully, everything went smoothly until she was 31 weeks pregnant, when her waters broke. She said: “It all happened so fast. My waters broke and I was taken into hospital where I was monitored.
“The doctors wanted me to try to hang on to them as long as possible because they were premature.
“But I went into labour two days later so the doctors had to deliver the babies by Caesarean, on August 2.”
Ali was upset that they were nine weeks premature and so very tiny at 3lb 9oz, 4lb and 3lb 4oz.
She had desperately wanted to carry them for longer. Then she realised the significance of the date. Her little fellas really had been born on the same due date as the baby she had lost.
REASON
Ali says: “It was such a coincidence. We couldn’t believe it.
“The first baby had been due on August 2 and now the triplets had arrived on that date instead. I had felt so upset when I went into labour early.
“I felt as though I’d let the babies down and that my body hadn’t been able to cope with staying pregnant.
“But when I looked at the date and saw it was August 2 it made me feel much better.
“I knew that now there was a reason they had been born so early. It really was a gift sent down from heaven – and a triple one too! We lost one baby, but we gained three little miracles.”
The triplets had several weeks in hospital before finally being allowed home last week.
They are now going from strength to strength.
Ali adds: “They are all doing really well and it’s great to have them home.
“It’s very hectic and life is just one massive round of feeding and changing nappies.
“But I wouldn’t change a thing.
“It’s great to have all three of them home and Georgia loves being a big sister to them all too.
“When they are older we will tell them the significance of their birthday and how extra special it is.”
It was so emotional for us...it feels as though our previous baby was looking after them ALI O’LEARY MUM ON HER AMAZING BABY COINCIDENCE