Parents of three children, James and Jenni Casper, feel they are the luckiest people in the world as their three daughters are identical, a worldwide rate of 200 million cases. Before that, the British couple had two older daughters, Danica, 10 years old, and Gabriella, 4 years old.
The 26-year-old father said doctors initially said his wife Jenni Casper was most likely pregnant with twins, but they were "speechless" when they received the ultrasound results at 12 weeks. The wife is actually pregnant with 3.
The whole family is happy with 3 very special new born members.
Later, at the 20-week pregnancy ultrasound, the 27-year-old mother experienced an even greater shock when the doctor revealed that all three babies were identical. James recollects, "Jenni called me immediately after receiving the results. Initially, I didn't take it seriously, thinking it might be a joke. However, when my wife shared the ultrasound results with me, I was truly astonished."
"I cried tears of happiness. After that, there was also a bit of anxiety when we didn't know how we would raise 5 children. At that time, my emotions were extremely mixed."
According to doctors, having identical natural triplets is very rare. The couple's families have never had a similar case before. The father added: "I told my wife that my family is like winning the lottery. This is a blessing not everyone has. When the children were born, we were really happy."
The couple took a commemorative photo with identical triplets.
It is known that during pregnancy, the mother did not face many urgent problems. She is closely monitored by doctors. Three fetuses develop completely normally, and there are no serious signs that require intervention.
All three babies were born on March 31. The doctor said the babies were born with a weight of 1.3 kg, 1.4 kg, and 1.35 kg, respectively. The whole family is very happy when the three children were born safely, and the mother also recovered quickly. Because they were so young, they were admitted to the Intensive Care Unit at York Hospital in Yorkshire for closer monitoring and care.
After 1 month, the children's health was stable, and they were discharged from the hospital. This is the moment the whole family has been waiting for a long time. Now, their home is more and more complete. Thus, Ms. Jenni and Mr. James currently have 5 daughters, of which the youngest 3 daughters are absolutely identical.
