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Woman, 46, Gives Birth To Identical Triplets

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"There’s no way to explain it other than a miracle."

Sept. 6, 2022, 8:06 PM UTC / Source: TODAY

By Rachel Paula Abrahamson

When Audrey Tiberius was 41, she was told by fertility specialists that her chances of conceiving a child with in vitro fertilization (IVF) were just 10%.

“They said, ‘I’m sorry, your eggs are too old,’” the Utah mom recalled in an interview with TODAY Parents. “We did three rounds of in vitro and they all failed."

Then, at 46, Tiberius got pregnant naturally. She and her husband, Tyler Tiberius, 41, welcomed identical triplet boys on March 30.

Sky, River and Bay joined big brothers Marcus, 13, James, 11, Christian, 9, and Max, 7.

“Most experts put the odds of identical triplets at one in 200 million births,” Tiberius said. “I talked to a statistician and apparently the odds of a 45 year old having identical triplets are one in 20 billion. ”

It's quite rare to become pregnant without medical intervention at 45, according to Dr. Lisa Thiel, a maternal fetal medicine specialist at Spectrum Health West Michigan.

"We have millions and millions of eggs when we're born and then they die off over time. As we start to get into our mid-thirties we have less eggs that are appropriate for reproduction and getting pregnant is harder to achieve," Thiel told TODAY. "By the time we're 41, the risk of having chromosomal abnormalities is also much higher."

Thiel added that there is a very high-risk of miscarriage in the first trimester because the uterine lining isn't as healthy.

Tiberius, who is pumping breast milk for a total of seven hours a day, is currently looking for milk donors so she can have more time with her seven children.

“I always had seven in my mind — that was always my dream number. But I didn’t think it would happen for me because of my age,” she revealed.

Though Tiberius was initially concerned about experiencing a miscarriage — at 45 the risk is roughly 80% according to the Mayo Clinic — she learned to trust her body. She also leaned into her faith.

“I prayed that my babies would be safe and that I would deliver them when I was supposed to — and that’s what happened,” she said.

Sky, River and Bay were born on March 30, 2022.Courtesy Audrey Tiberius

Tiberius said she was naive when it came to her fertility. She assumed that because her paternal grandmother had babies in her 40s, that she would be able to do the same.

“I didn’t realize that older celebrities often use frozen eggs or donor eggs,” she shared. “Doctors need to talk to women about fertility and what their options are to save them heartache."

Tiberius described her triplets as “miracles.”

“This was so statistically unlikely that there’s no way to explain it other than a miracle,” she told TODAY.

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Utah woman gives birth to identical triplets at 46

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ALPINE — Just when she thought she couldn't have any more kids, an Alpine mother gave birth to identical triplets.

"I went to the doctor several years ago, and they said you won't be able to have any more children, your eggs are too old," Audrey Tiberius said.

Tiberius said she tried fertility treatments, but they didn't work. Several years later, she became pregnant naturally and is now a mother to seven boys.

"I just feel like my life is complete now with these sweet babies," she said.

Tiberius said, as shocked as she was, it feels meant to be.

"I prayed and prayed for five years to have more children because I always wanted a really big family, and seven was kind of my number," she said. "When I found out I was pregnant, finally at age 45, I was just over the moon."

Tiberius said she spoke with a statistician, and they said the odds of getting pregnant at 45 are one in 100. The odds of identical triplets are one in 10,000, and the odds of a 45-year-old conceiving identical triplets are one in 20 billion.

"The odds of this happening are so incredibly rare that, that to me, it just has to be a miracle," she said.

But three identical babies means a lot of juggling.

"It's a little crazy sometimes when we can't tell who's who because they're across the room. They just look so much alike," she said.

And a lot of pumping. Tiberius said she pumps milk nine times a day.

Just when she thought she couldn’t have any more kids, an Alpine mother gave birth to identical triplets. Now she calls it, "baby heaven." (Photo: Audrey Tiberius)

"I pump breast milk for my babies, I feed babies, I change babies, I burp babies, I hold babies, then I repeat that all day long," she said.

With seven boys, Tiberius said she may not be done having kids.

"I really wanted a daughter. My husband says, 'Hey, obviously the sky's the limit on what could happen.' So, maybe we're not done. Who knows?" she said.

But right now, she said having these triplets has been the biggest blessing of all.

"We have been in baby heaven," she said. "I wish everybody could have all the babies they wanted. "

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A woman could not get pregnant for a long time, and then she gave birth to triplets

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Vladlena and Andrey Boboshko from Tyumen could never even imagine that they would become the parents of triplets. The couple dreamed of having at least one baby. But for a long time they did not succeed. Vladlena had already come to terms with the fact that she would not become a mother, but a week before the wedding, the doctors stunned her, reporting a multiple pregnancy. And at first, doctors suspected that in the stomach of our heroine there were not even three, but four babies. Before you hear this amazing story from our colleagues at 72.RU, we note that Vladlena did not do IVF.

The couple was preparing for the wedding when they found out that they would soon become parents

Photo: Vladlena Boboshko

Vladlena had long wanted to become a mother, but because of health problems, doctors did not encourage her. They said that most likely nothing would work. But the woman herself did not leave the dream and was looking for new doctors. So she met a doctor, about whom mothers say: “Yes, after him everyone gets pregnant.” He prescribed hormonal therapy for the patient and gave some recommendations. During the next scheduled appointment, Vladlena came for an ultrasound scan, but several fibroids were found in her. The woman was upset and decided not to try to get pregnant again. And she resigned herself to the idea that she would not give her future husband children. Beloved, seeing the suffering of Vladlena, supported her.

— Then all of a sudden I started having health problems. There were signs of pregnancy: nausea, aversion to food, and so on. But even after that, I didn't think I was pregnant. After all, I recently visited doctors and they said that, unfortunately, this is impossible, ”says Vladlena. - One fine morning, when I felt bad again, it dawns on my husband: “Honey, you’re pregnant!”

Vladlena denied it at first, but then decided to take a pregnancy test. One showed a positive result, the other did not reveal anything, and the third was with one stripe and a small manifestation of the second.

— It was all on the eve of the wedding. We decided to have an ultrasound just in case. Well, suddenly the test showed a false pregnancy? This kind of thing happens too. We went to the clinic after work. Vladlena went to the examination, and I stayed in the car. She was gone for about an hour and a half. And immediately thought that yes, pregnant. After all, if not, they would immediately let her go! - Andrey Boboshko, the husband of our heroine, says with a smile on his face.

Vladlena got married while pregnant. On the day of the wedding, she had a terrible toxicosis. But this did not spoil the holiday, because a miracle happened in the couple's life

Photo: from the archive of Vladlena Boboshko

— I was on an ultrasound, and the doctor said: “I see three eggs.” I thought about everything, but not about pregnancy. Then everything was explained to me. The doctor also couldn't believe that everything had worked out. The ultrasound went on for over an hour. I remember how I was lying, and tears were flowing down my face, ”recalls Vladlena. - The medic could not catch the angle the first time to count all the kids. She began to count them: "One, two, three ... And what is this, is it really the fourth?" And at that moment I got scared and prayed that she was wrong. And in the end, there really were three children.

Vladlena recalls that she was afraid to go out to her husband. It took me a long time to find the words to tell him the good news. As a result, with tears in her eyes, she handed over an ultrasound picture.

Three dots were drawn there. I thought that it was just photographed, and I began to imagine, I said to Vladlena: “Is this a head, arms and legs?” And she replied that it was like triplets. Words cannot express how happy I was, - Andrey Boboshko said. - On this day, I went to my friends to celebrate, because I was very happy. And the beloved remained at home crying, she was very excited.

— I was very afraid of my husband's reaction. I was in shock myself, - Vladlena laughs. But he was just blown away with happiness. I have never seen him so happy in my life.

Vladlena calls her pregnancy the most terrible period in her life

Photo: Vladlena Boboshko

The couple's parents reacted to the news of the triplets in different ways. In order not to immediately shock future grandparents, Vladlena and Andrey first said simply about pregnancy. And only then they clarified that there would be three grandchildren at once. The husband's parents were delighted and immediately began to plan how they would help a young large family. But Vladlena’s mother at first jumped for joy and clapped her hands, and then sat down in a chair and said: “Poor daughter, how sorry I am for you. ” The woman realized that Vladlena would not be easy in the coming months, and therefore took pity on her.

And my grandmother's expectations came true. It was really hard for Vladlena throughout her pregnancy.

— My whole pregnancy was very difficult. Therefore, I had an idea: I would sooner give birth, and that’s it. Doctors told me: "You will remember this golden time." But this is not the golden age. This is a terrible time! Lately, I've barely moved at all. It seemed to me that the pelvis would crumble. I remember walking to the bank, which is next to the house. If you walk in a normal state, then the road will take a maximum of five minutes. But while I was pregnant with triplets, five people managed to approach me, they wanted to call an ambulance. Because it was so hard for me,” recalls the Tyumen woman. - I slept for two hours. The belly was just huge. They even bought me an air mattress so that I could roll over comfortably.

Most of all Vladlena was afraid of premature birth. And on March 30, 2022, she came to the hospital for another examination. The doctor noticed severe swelling in the woman. As the heroine herself describes, her ankles were swollen. And so she was immediately sent to give birth. Everything happened so quickly that Vladlena only had time to write a short SMS to her husband.

She was taken to the delivery room and had a caesarean section. And after 15 minutes, two boys and a girl were born in the perinatal center.

— It was impossible to pull, because there was a threat to one of the kids, — explained Vladlena. - They gave me an injection, I didn’t feel how they cut my stomach. But when they began to get the children out of there, I screamed in hellish pain.

Two brothers on discharge from the hospital. My sister was still in the intensive care unit at that time

Photo: Vladlena Boboshko

Immediately after the birth, the children were sent to the intensive care unit. The boys, Mark and Matvey, were discharged a week later, but Milan stayed in the hospital for a long time. She was the smallest of the trio and weighed only 960 grams. The girl was left under the supervision of doctors so that she could gain the desired weight.

A little later it turned out that the baby was not being discharged due to a more serious health problem.

- At first they told me that Milanochka had tachycardia. I thought that she was not being discharged, because it was tachycardia that was being treated. So I calmed myself down. And when she came to visit her, she was frightened, she was all in tubes. So scary. Then I did not suspect anything terrible. I thought that this is how tachycardia is treated. And only then the doctor said that she had intestinal necrosis.

The little girl survived intestinal surgery

Photo: Vladlena Boboshko

Intestinal necrosis is a life-threatening condition characterized by the death of intestinal wall tissue. It can occur as a complication of the oncological process, severe inflammation, infection, intestinal obstruction.

This was terrible news. After all, the parents of the babies were told throughout the pregnancy that the children would be healthy - development is going well.

Milana spent some time in the perinatal center. Then the spouses agreed to transfer the baby to OKB No. 2 for surgery. They did not immediately take the girl away, because they realized that she was still too weak. And then, two days later, they still operated on at OKB No. 2, they removed her rotten intestine. The girl was transferred to the ward, where she had to lie alone. Her parents only brought her everything she needed. It had been a few days since she was switched to normal infant formula and she had a bowel failure.

- Milan was supposed to be discharged on June 10, but there was an intestinal breakdown. She was left in the hospital, - Andriy Boboshko said. - We were immediately told that the gastroenterologist is her main friend in life. Well, be an athlete. On proper nutrition.

But this was not the only problem. The child's nose was burned in intensive care during ventilation. Mom saw redness, but she was assured that it was a small burn that would soon pass without leaving a trace. However, in reality it turned out quite differently - the girl's face was disfigured. Now she has no tip of her nose.

— The doctor told me that, in principle, the nose is intact. I looked, the nose is really intact. I thought: well, burn and burn. Everyone has burns. I didn’t know what degree the burn was, because it was hidden under a layer of spray. I was calm because my nose was completely intact. Yes, it was red, with a crust, but whole, - says Vladlena.

Every premature baby has such rockets. They are donated by the charitable foundation

Photo: Vladlena Boboshko

This is the stroller of the large Boboshko family. When they walk around the yard, all the people turn around

Photo: Irina Sharova / 72.RU

When the child's condition stabilized and it became possible to visit the girl, Vladlena came to her ward and was horrified.

— I saw that my daughter was missing part of her nose up to the septum. I was very upset, I asked the doctors who was to blame. But no one could answer. I began to look for third-party doctors to find out how this could happen. She showed a photo with redness when the nose was still there, but already with burns, and what was left after. And the specialist explained to me that such a burn does not occur immediately. In one of the photos, he saw puffiness, which means that the process was already underway and then lasted until the tissue died off, ”the girl’s mother said.

Milana looks at her favorite toy

Photo: Irina Sharova / 72.RU

According to Milana's mother, no one even apologized for what they did to the girl. And this despite the fact that the child will now have to undergo plastic surgery.

— We consulted doctors. Now only plastic surgery can help Milan. And given that she does not have a nose to the very cartilage, she will have to do plastic surgery every year. We are experiencing. Of course, we love her very much, no matter what nose she has. But we are afraid that this situation will not affect her life in any way, - says Andrei Boboshko. She is still too small for operations. Yes, and so she already had too many in a short time. We think that we will decide on a nose job closer to the kindergarten, so that she feels confident there.

Mark, Milana and Matvey Boboshko

Photo: Irina Sharova / 72.RU

One of the triplets sneaked into the frame while his brother and sister were dozing in the crib

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The family is not going to leave what happened. They have already applied to the police, the Investigative Committee and the prosecutor's office. And then - only the court. The couple want the doctors to answer for their negligence and the spoiled health of the baby.

The Department of Health, where we sent the official request, knows this story. They also got involved in the proceedings.

— Based on this fact, checks are currently being carried out aimed at assessing the quality and safety of care provided to mother and child at the Perinatal Center. Considering that this institution is a medical organization where women with a high degree of risk of maternal and fetal health, who have severe somatic diseases or fetal pathology, give birth, checks are carried out by the competent departments. The situation is still being analyzed, the department said.

Time will tell whether the perpetrators of what happened will be found. We will follow the development of this story.

A woman has given birth to triplets and does not hesitate to show how her body has changed

The chance that you will have triplets is minimal. Approximately one in 8100 cases. But Maria Nordø Örstad from Norway turned out to be one of those lucky ones. She did not hide her long journey and told about everything in a series of honest photos.

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Maria is 36 and her husband Anders is 40. They met on Tinder and already have one child. The second pregnancy did not come as a surprise to them, but what really happened was the birth of triplets.

This is Maria's face after the first ultrasound. She writes: “They are THREE! I'm driving home from the hospital in my car an hour after I heard the big news. We did our first ultrasound at 13 weeks and it was the biggest surprise of my life. Shock. Three perfectly built kids.

Maria was preparing her older brother for what was to come. She was upset that she was paying less attention to him than she wanted, because she had to spend most of the day on the couch - it was difficult to move around with such a stomach.

Of course, Maria was afraid, because with the birth of triplets there is always a risk that one of the babies will suffer. Pregnancy at 28 weeks is another milestone in this picture, because after that the chance of all babies surviving is already 95%. Maria admits that at that stage she had a feeling that she was already at the 41st week: her stomach was very heavy, and she could not stand for a long time due to back pain.

Fascinating sight, isn't it?

33 weeks – Maria confessed that she was already counting the days until her delivery. Children kicked and pushed all day long, her stomach was distended and she had to lift it with her hands. She tried to move as little as possible, because she wanted the babies to “cook” in her stomach.

35 weeks and the last photo with her belly - two days later Maria met her babies.

Here are three wonderful babies: Iben (1950, 48 cm), Agnes (2070, 48 cm) and Philip (2335 g, 47 cm).

This was only the beginning of the journey. On the fourth day after giving birth, Maria experienced terrible pain after a caesarean section. She could barely stand, but the nurses made her walk because otherwise it would have been worse. Maria writes that her insides twisted like snakes, and this is also very painful. Milk began to come, which caused pain.

Babies are 2 weeks old in this photo.

This is what Mary's belly looked like a week after giving birth. Her uterus had not yet shrunk, and her belly remained heavy, due to the fact that it had stretched too much during pregnancy.