It Takes A Village

Hi, my name is Joan and her family and I are helping an extraordinary mom and nurse have peace of mind when her triplets are born. Below is her story. Every little bit helps to ensure she can spend as much time as possible at home with Dean, Zachary, Avery and Lilliana.

Hello all! If you are reading this, thank you for taking the time out of your days to learn a little about me. My name is Becky. I’m 34 years old and am doubling the size of my family in less than a year. Go big or go home right?! Before I get into all that, I want to give you a bit of a back story where everything began.

First off I’m an LPN and really found my passion in pediatrics. I’ve taken care of babies from birth to teen by doing homecare and loved every minute of it. I loved providing care and support to moms and their babies from the comfort of their own home. Some cases more challenging than others of course. Some babies also more fragile than others, but I was always able to think with a clear mind and do what I needed to for the families, no matter how tough the situation was. I knew one day I wanted a family of my own and always dreamt of it when I was little. God truly did put me on the right path to handle what would come my way in the future.

Over 2 years ago me and my husband decided that I should get off birth control so that we could attempt to start a family. I was told that I could immediately start trying but not to worry if it didn’t happen right away. That it sometimes takes months after stopping birth control, especially since I was on it for almost 10 years.

Month after month we would have negative tests but we kept trying. Month after month it got harder to keep the faith. I thought that maybe I wasn’t meant to get pregnant. That maybe god had different plans for me and it was hard. Just when I had lost all hope, we tried again and 2 weeks later I needed to get myself a pregnancy test because I just knew. I took the test at my mothers home and initially no second line popped up. I was heart broken. I put it in my pocket and went to my car. My sister was with me and said did you look at it. I said I was wrong. I pulled it out to show her and there was the second line. I WAS PREGNANT! I couldn’t believe it. Tears of joy started flowing and I could not wait to get home to tell my husband.

The months proceeded beautifully. For the most part, it was the smoothest experience of my life. We had no complications, no extra tests needed. No gestational diabetes or blood pressure issues. Other than the initial growing aches and pains, I enjoyed every minute of being pregnant. And on 1/27/22 at 6:18 AM I gave birth to my beautiful daughter Lilliana. Weighing 8 lbs 9 oz. And measuring 20.5 in long. Labor and delivery went smoothly. 7 hours and she was born. We all did so well, after 36 hours in the hospital we were able to go home as a family of 3 and it was by far the best moment in my life.

At my 6 week check up we got the clear to resume all activity. We were also advised that I could be more fertile after having a baby, but I brushed it off. I did not want to go back on birth control bc I didn’t want the hormonal mess again or if we wanted another baby in the future, I didn’t want the struggle again. My body regulated itself within 4 weeks after having Lilly all on its own and I didn’t want to mess that up.

Well, I was definitely more fertile but didn’t realize how fertile. 4 months postpartum, I took a pregnancy test because again, I just knew and sure enough, another positive. How did you go from struggling to get pregnant to then conceiving so easily?! I was in shock but thrilled. I was fully preparing myself for 2 kids a year apart. Totally doable!

First ultrasound was in June. I was 8 weeks and 6 days. I walk into the ultrasound room just like I did the first time. Couldn’t wait to see my baby on the monitor. The little bean size baby at the time. My husband and I had no idea what we were walking into. At first she said well, I have a surprise for you guys. It’s twins! I started crying. I had imagined having twins and wanted my first pregnancy to be twins. Now another wish of mine came true! I was so happy.

My husband isn’t shocked bc he has triplet cousins and decided to tell the sonographer about his cousins and aunt. As he is telling the story, I look over and realize her face has gone into shock. She looks at me and says wait a minute. Let me double check something. To my surprise she has found a third baby! Hiding behind its sibling. At this point I’m speechless. My husband goes speechless. I’m in complete shock. Instantly feeling like my stomach is in my throat.

I was severely nauseous and vomiting starting at 6 weeks. I thought maybe bc I hadn’t given myself enough time to heal from my first baby, that must be why. Oh no. It’s because I had enough hormones to house 3 babies! Spontaneous triplets after our journey was the last thing I ever expected.

We have documented our journey since our announcement back in July. Please request me on Facebook if you would like to see the progress. We do have a set of identicals and one single baby. So, I dropped 2 eggs and one split. Twin boys and a girl is what god blessed us with. The boys share the placenta which has its risk factors. Growth restriction is what we are currently battling. We are hoping to buy them another 2 weeks to see if both boys can put more weight on before they are born.

As of right now we are scheduled for a c section on 12/8/22. I’ll be 32 weeks exactly. It is quite amazing that I’ll be going from a mom of 1 to a mom of 4 in less than a year. I’ll have 4 babies under 1! God is so good and there must be a plan for our babies bc everything happens for a reason.

I have been out of work for almost 2 months which has been a financial struggle. Any help at this point is appreciated! I want to give my babies the best bc they deserve it. They are all my miracles after all. Thank you so much for your support. Our family appreciates all the love!