In the age of in vitro, twins are hardly a rare phenomenon. What is less common, however, is the one-in-70-million chance of giving birth to two sets of identical twins in the same delivery, as a Texas mom found out this past Valentine's Day.
According to an article in the Huffington Post, the four brothers were born by C-section at just 31 weeks in were delivered at 31 weeks at The Woman's Hospital of Texas in Houston.
Incredibly, mom, 36-year-old Tressa Montalvo, and her partner claim they did not use fertility drugs. They were simply expecting a sibling for their 2-year-old.
"We planned the pregnancy—I guess we just succeeded a little too much!" said Montalvo, who knew about the twins at the 10-week mark of her pregnancy. They later discovered she was in fact carrying four babies: two to a placenta.
Those stressing over baby names, spare a thought for the Montalvos who suddenly had four boy names to coin. Enter Ace and Blaine, Cash and Dylan, all weighing in at between two to three pounds.
"We tried to stick to the A-B-C-D theme when naming them," said Montalvo. "We didn't expect it, we were trying for just one and we were blessed with four."
But clearly some people are never satisfied, though. Daddy Manuel still wants a daughter. Let's hope mom has the sense to tell him he can get pregnant this time around!
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