After Surprise The First Triplet Pregnancy, Couple Stunned To Gave Birth The Second Time
Kellee Briggs learned she was pregnant. Her first ultrasound showed she was carrying triplets but two had ᴅɪᴇᴅ. She successfully delivered son Chase on September 24, 2020.
Then, 10 months later, she discovered she was pregnant again — with triplets — and delivered two boys and a girl this March. During that first pregnancy, the 10-week ultrasound was a shock.
“I’d never been pregnant before but I could tell from face that something was wrong.” Kellee Briggs recalled
The tech finally revealed that Briggs had three amniotic sacs, which meant that she was pregnant with triplets. But only one baby remained. As they ɢʀᴀᴘᴘʟᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴏss, the couple also felt surprised by the triplet pregnancy. Neither of them have multiples in their family and Briggs wasn’t taking any fertility hormones.
The couple always wanted two children but their second pregnancy was a surprise. Briggs thought this time she was pregnant with twins. The couple thought the tech looked nervous that she’d have to tell them they were having triplets.
“We just knew instantly and we started laughing. It was like, ‘Oh my gosh I can’t believe this happened again,’” Kellee said.
Dr. Christine Greves, who did not treated Kellee, said triplets are rare, accounting for one in 9,000 births. The chance of having twins is about one in 250 pregnancies. Two triplet pregnancies back to back is even rarer, with estimates around one in 64 million. Age is one of the many things that can affect one’s risk for having multiples.
When Kellee Briggs hit 32 weeks, she was ready to deliver. Her health and the babies’ were deteriorating. The babies’ cord blood pressure was elevated so they conducted a C-sᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ delivery. The Briggs welcomed Aiden, 3 lbs., 15 oz., Isaac, 3 lbs., 12 oz. and Addalyn, 3 lbs. 7 oz. After Kellee went home, she developed Bell’s ᴘᴀʟsʏ, a ᴘᴀʀᴀʟʏsɪs that is common with moms and multiples. She has since recovered. While the babies stayed in the neonatal intensive care between 30 and 55 days, they’re now home.
They came home in the order that they were born,” Kellee Briggs said
The mom and dad of four try to stick to a schedule with feedings, but learned early on that they should expect the unexpected