Meet the triplets who were born seven years apart

How could triplets possibly be born seven years apart? Back in 2011, Helen Baker gave birth to her first son, Hugo. She then gave birth to twins Coco and Monty in August 2018, using the same fertilized eggs that brought Hugo into the world a decade ago.

Helen and her partner Oliver went through 10 rounds of IVF at a cost of $24,500. They even had to sell their home to pay for fertility treatment.

Oldest son Hugo was conceived after the couple’s ninth IVF cycle, with twins Coco and Monty arriving over seven years later as a result of the couple’s final round of IVF.

During her pregnancy with the twins, Helen said that her doctor only recognized one heartbeat during her six-week scan. However, at her eight-week check-up, doctors noticed a second, smaller heartbeat in Helen’s womb, which was too small to determine whether it was a second baby or not.

Helen said: “I wasn’t sure what was going on, and if something strange was happening to my baby. But by 12 weeks, the delightful news came that it was actually a second embryo.”

“I was having twins, and it was like a dream come true,” she added.

Despite their seven-year age gap, the three siblings are officially considered triplets. This is because they were conceived at the same time, using the same batch of eggs and sperm.

What is the difference between identical and non-identical (fraternal) twins and triplets?

Identical twins and triplets develop from a single fertilized egg, while non-identical twins and triplets develop when more than one egg is fertilized at the same time.

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