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Scottish Mother Beats all Odds, Gives Birth to Third Set of Twins
Benita Matilda
First Posted: Jun 05, 2013 04:49 AM EDT
A Scottish mother bagged a one-in-500,000 opportunity when she gave birth to her third set of twins, making her one of the first few mothers to have the extremely rare chance of conceiving and producing more than one set of twins.
Mother Karen Rodger, 41, gave birth to her twin daughters Isla and Rowan after having two sets of twin boys Lewis and Kyle, age 12, and Finn and Jude, age 14.
The overjoyed couple, Karen and her husband Colin Rodger from Langbank, Refrewshire, welcomed the third set of non-identical twins at the Southern General Hospital in Glasgow, who were born via C-section. The two babies, who were born last week on Wednesday, weighed around 5 pounds 8 ounces and 6 pounds respectively, reports Mirror.
"I just could not believe it. It never crossed my mind that it would be twins again, I just thought that just doesn't happen to people like me but I'm absolutely delighted, I texted Colin and said we are expecting two and he texted me back saying 'that is not funny, I had to explain that it really was true," said Karen, who is a dance lecturer.
It was during a scan conducted six weeks into pregnancy that Karen got to know that she was carrying twins again. Her husband, who is an event manager, didn't want to know the sex of the babies until the end, and wanted it to be a surprise. The couple was over the moon when they were blessed with two daughters. They expressed their joy and happiness in front of the press.
"I think the girls are going to have five dads, with the boys looking out for them, too. It will be a frightening gauntlet for any boyfriend to run," the father was quoted as saying in STV News.
With the new additions to the family, the parents are all geared up to accommodate their two precious daughters. However, they say that economic challenges will be a worry.
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First Posted: Jun 05, 2013 04:49 AM EDT
A Scottish mother bagged a one-in-500,000 opportunity when she gave birth to her third set of twins, making her one of the first few mothers to have the extremely rare chance of conceiving and producing more than one set of twins.
Mother Karen Rodger, 41, gave birth to her twin daughters Isla and Rowan after having two sets of twin boys Lewis and Kyle, age 12, and Finn and Jude, age 14.
The overjoyed couple, Karen and her husband Colin Rodger from Langbank, Refrewshire, welcomed the third set of non-identical twins at the Southern General Hospital in Glasgow, who were born via C-section. The two babies, who were born last week on Wednesday, weighed around 5 pounds 8 ounces and 6 pounds respectively, reports Mirror.
"I just could not believe it. It never crossed my mind that it would be twins again, I just thought that just doesn't happen to people like me but I'm absolutely delighted, I texted Colin and said we are expecting two and he texted me back saying 'that is not funny, I had to explain that it really was true," said Karen, who is a dance lecturer.
It was during a scan conducted six weeks into pregnancy that Karen got to know that she was carrying twins again. Her husband, who is an event manager, didn't want to know the sex of the babies until the end, and wanted it to be a surprise. The couple was over the moon when they were blessed with two daughters. They expressed their joy and happiness in front of the press.
"I think the girls are going to have five dads, with the boys looking out for them, too. It will be a frightening gauntlet for any boyfriend to run," the father was quoted as saying in STV News.
With the new additions to the family, the parents are all geared up to accommodate their two precious daughters. However, they say that economic challenges will be a worry.
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