The coming story has been told in her own words my name is lourdes fuentes and i’m from mexico to begin let me say that i am a fortunate and above all blessed person who has come to this point in my life i am 26 years old and married to francisco sanchez who is a remarkable man in every way he’s 32 years old and we’re both grateful for the incredible blessing of becoming parents together
We on the other hand are not your typical parents when i became ill on march 11 2018 my husband took me to the hospital emergency room we were getting ready to celebrate our first anniversary on that particular day but i wasn’t feeling particularly well my abdomen had begun to expand a few days before and it had become difficult for me to breathe after a while i began to worry that
Something strange was happening to my body the doctors ran a number of tests on me and found that everything was fine with my health the fluid that it gathered in my body on the other hand gave the impression that i was seven months pregnant they were able to retrieve four liters of it but they were still unable to determine what was causing the fluid retention i decided to take a pregnancy test not
Long after that when the findings came back positive we made an appointment with a gynecologist to discuss the situation further her first checkup included the use of an ultrasound machine as a result of the fluid making it harder to detect tiny signs of life we were informed that it appeared as though we would be expecting twins i was instructed to return in a week for a more accurate reading after my body had
Eliminated the excess fluid for my system the chance that we would be having twins appeared to be a real possibility there are multiple sets of identical twins in my husband’s family we went in for another ultrasound during our second appointment with the gynecologist to make sure everything was still in working order and to confirm if we were expecting one or two babies i stood there and watched as the
Doctor’s expression abruptly altered she was definitely quiet for a long time there’s something unusual about this she explained to me i began to feel apprehensive the doctor wasn’t looking at just one or two embryos when he made his decision she was looking at the number four quadruplets my husband began to wonder whether it was all a prank but the doctors reassured him that the information was correct we would become
The parents of four children fear overtook us as soon as we stepped out of the clinic we had heard that there were risks associated with this kind of pregnancies in the interests of not only myself but also the infants we were feeling a great deal of tension and anxiety as soon as we shared our news with our family they responded with encouragement and positive sentiments as practicing catholics my husband and i began praying
The rosary on a daily basis when we were in desperate need of a miracle we drew closer to god however we had already witnessed one miracle as a result of our research into other occurrences of quadruplets we discovered that less than 0.5 percent of the world’s population had quadruplets or one in every 75 million pregnancies with the majority of those being conceived through fertility or in vitro procedures
Our repeated pregnancies on the other hand came as a natural gift we had the distinct impression that god was urging us to do this tough yet beautiful assignment in order to be closer to dr elliott an expert in multiple births we relocated to phoenix arizona in preparation for our quads she had assisted in the birth of almost 6 000 infants and i was the 109th patient of hers who was pregnant with
Quadruplets at the time of my delivery it provided us comfort to know that we were in the hands of someone who had a great deal of knowledge and expertise one of the babies ruptured the amniotic sac on september 8th when the mother was just 29 weeks pregnant i was sent to the hospital’s emergency room where i was given medication to help the development of our baby’s lungs and brains proceed more quickly given the fact that one of our babies
Was suffering from a lack of amniotic fluid at the time it was a very trying period in addition to causing labor pains the drug they prescribed to me began to elevate my heart rate and produce breathing difficulties for me but i was determined to do everything in my power to ensure the well-being of my children an emergency cesarean section was performed at 5am on september 12th because i began to bleed excessively
A team of 25 individuals made up of doctors and nurses was assembled to assist us each newborn would have its own team of doctors to care for him or her my spouse was in the operating room with me during the entire process of delivering each baby i was medicated but the doctor took me through the process of seeing them as they entered the world one by one only two minutes elapsed between the
Birth of the first and fourth children depending on the size they weighed between two and two and a half pounds i was concerned about their well-being from the minute they were expelled from my body we were surprised to find that they were all in good health we’ve encountered numerous problems in the five months since their birth a plethora of tests have been performed on them when one of the babies became ill with the flu the entire family became
Ill taking care of four sick newborns is equivalent to taking care of 10 healthy infants which is completely insane it takes a lot of planning to transport four babies around but it’s been the times when i have had to care for them on my own that have been the most difficult i made the decision to leave my job as soon as i found out i was going to have quadruplets because of this my spouse must assume the financial obligation for
Them his job compels him to travel outside the country on occasion there are even days when his rigorous job prevents him from getting enough rest or eating properly which is frustrating we look forward to seeing each other soon again being a mother is an incredible and life-changing experience i’d always wished to be a mother but i’d never
Envisioned having quadruplets as a child despite the fact that it’s so complicated i would not trade this wonderful fortune for anything in the world the most satisfying thing for me has been seeing their smiles when i get up in the morning they give me the energy i need to keep going every day because their small grins brighten my day they’ve infected my spouse and me with an incredible amount of affection
For this reason we agreed that each of their names would be derived from the initials of love luciana and octavio are two of the main characters in the film valeria and emilio are the two of the most interesting people i’ve ever met every morning as we wake up we express our gratitude to god for such a wonderful blessing even in our wildest fantasies we could never have imagined something like this
Before becoming pregnant i was advised that my chances of being pregnant were extremely slim in addition i was diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome pcos and informed that one of my fallopian tubes was not functioning getting pregnant was out of question for me because my odds were less than 40 percent according to the results 10 percent was more than enough for each of the little angels
How rare are quadruplets and what are the risks of this type of pregnancy in the united states twins are the most prevalent form of multiple births twins account for 90 of all multiple births with the remaining 10 divided among triplets quadruplets and so on these multiple births are more likely to occur as a result of the use of ivf or other reproductive medicines to assist women in becoming pregnant
The most typical way for someone to create quadruplets is that there are four individual eggs that are fertilized by four different sperm however it’s also conceivable for embryos to split and produce many infants at the same time natural conception of quadruplets is one in eight seven hundred thousand possibility which means that someone can create quadruplets without the use of ivf or other reproductive treatments
What factors contribute to the likelihood of having quadruplets if the woman comes from a family with numerous births she is more likely to have hyper ovulation due to a genetic link to it the couple is attempting to conceive with the use of a fertility therapy it’s okay if the couple engages in frequent sexual activity during the woman’s reproductive part of her cycle if the woman is over the age of 35 her
Body is more likely to release numerous eggs at the same time than if she’s younger what are the dangers of having a quadruplet pregnancy on the mother’s health the mother’s risk of miscarrying one of the children increases if she’s carrying four children at the same time uterine rupture placental rupture gestational diabetes and hypertension are all hazards that are elevated during
Pregnancy psychological financial and societal consequences of having extra children might be experienced by both parents what are the dangers to the newborns a risk factor for preterm birth is always present when a mother is carrying many infants in her womb at the same time in addition babies are more likely to be born with a low birth rate when quadruplets are born they can have
Breathing issues as well as trouble maintaining their body temperatures and blood sugar levels they may also suffer from hearing loss vision loss and cardiac problems thanks for reading.