{"id":305527,"date":"2024-01-22T10:41:09","date_gmt":"2024-01-22T16:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=305527"},"modified":"2024-01-22T09:58:46","modified_gmt":"2024-01-22T15:58:46","slug":"parents-excited-naturally-conceived-quadruplets-twins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/parents-excited-naturally-conceived-quadruplets-twins\/","title":{"rendered":"Parents &#8216;excited&#8217; to learn they naturally conceived quadruplets as two sets of twins"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ebony Apps and her partner Jayden were trying for a baby&#8230; and suddenly there were four!\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/uk-news\/first-time-mum-pregnant-two-31920646\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After learning<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> they were pregnant in September of 2023, the couple had their first ultrasound, which initially revealed twins. Then in December, the ultrasound detected <em>two<\/em> babies in <em>each<\/em> of the two sacs. Stunned, the couple stared at the screen. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apps remembers, &#8220;I almost passed out when we found out there were four and Jayden had no words. There&#8217;s nothing that could prepare you for that news.\u201d <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The shocking but joyful <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/01\/19\/lifestyle\/im-a-first-time-mom-expecting-two-sets-of-identical-twins\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">discovery<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0came after a sad journey that included two miscarriages. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apps&#8217; first thought upon learning the news was how she and Jayden would welcome four babies into their one-bedroom apartment. Working through their amazement, the New South Wales couple has made preparations by finding a larger house and a larger vehicle. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWhen we first found out the news, we both went into a state of utter shock and we were so worried about how we would care and provide for four newborns, but I know that we will manage it,\u201d Apps said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5ezn-9q2SYM?si=NxefHAwFnxEFgT4M\" width=\"640\" height=\"355\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apps said that she plans to have a C-section in April and looks forward to her children\u2019s upcoming gender reveal. &#8220;&#8230; I am so excited to find out what we\u2019re having,\u201d Apps said. \u201cIt\u2019ll be nice to know what I am growing.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A natural pregnancy of this nature is incredibly rare. Apps told The Mirror, &#8220;Our doctor told us that quadruplet pregnancies are around one in 700,000, and being pregnant with two sets of identical twins is even more rare&#8221; \u2014 about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kktv.com\/2022\/06\/17\/mother-expecting-1-70m-set-quadruplets\/\">one in 70 million<\/a>. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hannah Carmack of Alabama was also a mother who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.al.com\/news\/huntsville\/2023\/05\/alabama-couple-is-1-in-70-million-welcome-rare-quadruplets-2-sets-of-identical-twins.html\">experienced<\/a> one of these extremely rare quadruplet pregnancies, giving birth to two identical sets of twins last year in March\u2014 two boys and two girls. All are thriving.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apps said her pregnancy has been going smoothly, considering the major shock of four babies at once. After birth, the babies will likely need to stay in the NICU for a time as they will be delivered prematurely. But Apps and her partner are ready and excited for their growing family to arrive.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In many similar situations, women are encouraged to use <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/selective-reduction-video-shocking\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">abortion<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to selectively reduce the number of multiples in a pregnancy. As Live Action News has <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/4-times-the-christmas-joy-for-georgia-couple-as-they-welcome-quadruplets\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">reported<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> previously, the reasons presented can range from potentially improving the health outcomes of the remaining babies, to choosing children based on gender, to eliminating children with congenital conditions, and even because the parents were only expecting to have one child and are not willing to welcome more at once.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But Apps and her partner are facing this unexpected change in lifestyle with courage and maturity by preparing to open their arms a little wider \u2014 and love a little larger.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/tell-congress-stop-the-doj-from-targeting-pro-life-americans\/?utm_campaign=doj_petition&amp;utm_medium=lan_website\"><b><i>The DOJ put a pro-life grandmother in jail this Christmas for protesting the killing of preborn children. 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