A woman who is going to be a mom for the first time found out she is going to have two sets of identical twins at once.
A couple named Ebony Apps and Jayden, who are 23 and 21 years old from Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia, were surprised to learn that they were going to have four babies at once.
Ebony had two miscarriages before finding out she was pregnant, and she almost fainted when she found out.
She added: 'Jayden had no words. There's nothing that could prepare you for that news.'
The couple, who were really trying to have a baby, found out they were going to have a baby in September of last year.
After having two pregnancies that did not go well, Ebony was very happy to be pregnant again.
The future parents thought they were going to have two identical twins after seeing the first ultrasound. But when they went for their second check-up on October 26, the doctor gave them surprising news. They were told they were going to have two babies instead of one.
'We went to our first ultrasound expecting just one baby, then we were told it was twins,' she said
'Then at our second scan, we were told we were having quadruplets that were two sets of identical twins.'
According to a doctor, the expecting mother's pregnancy is rarer than your typical quadruplet pregnancy, as she is carrying two sets of identical twins.
'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.
'A nurse said that in her 30 years of experience, she has never seen this happen.'
According to CNN, the likelihood of having two sets of identical twins in a quadruplet pregnancy is one in 70 million.
Ebony admitted she almost fainted upon hearing the results - and her partner Jayden was so in shock he could not speak.
'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.'
After overcoming the initial shock, Ebony shared that her quadruplet pregnancy has been going smoothly so far.
'Considering we found out that we are having four babies rather than just the one that we thought we would have, everything is working out,' she said.
'We are moving into a new house next week and we are in the process of getting a bigger car too.
'I'm feeling pretty good about everything, but I am still really nervous about the birth.'
She added: 'We have our gender reveal coming up in the next few weeks, and I am so excited to find out what we're having. It'll be nice to know what I am growing..'
The
due date for the four tots is in June, but because of the nature of the
pregnancy, Ebony will be having a scheduled C-section in April.
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