In desperation, the couple from Richmond, Virginia, USA borrowed a whopping $30,000 (£23,000) to do one final round of IVF. Christy Beck, 42, ғᴇᴀʀs she will never become a mother after years of trying with her husband Ryan, 39, to conceive and has tried numerous treatments without success. And, after transferring two embryos to increase their chances of success, the couple was overjoyed when initial scans showed Christy was pregnant and expecting twins.
An ultrasound 12 weeks later discovered a “hidden” third baby, but the couple was faced with a ᴛᴇʀʀɪʙʟᴇ dilemma – whether to terminate either or ʀɪsᴋ lᴏsing it. two of them. They refused to lose one of the babies and amazingly, Christy gave birth to her “little miracle” Rockwell and identical twins Cali and Elli 5 months ago.
Christy said: “It was absolutely the last chance to be a parent. We took a big gamble on debt, if it didn’t work out, we would be $30,000 in debt and with no children.
The day we found out we had triplets, we were sʜᴏᴄᴋed and couldn’t believe it. We were told that because identical twins were sharing the same placenta, one could not receive enough ʙʟᴏᴏᴅ and the other was at too much of a ʀɪsᴋ of survival. They gave me the choice to terminate one of my children or ʀɪsᴋ lᴏsing my twins. It was crazy to go from the joy of a third baby to talking about ending one of them. But we felt that we had a third baby for a reason, so we decided to take our chance.”
She added: “For the rest of my pregnancy, I was always nervous and kept asking if all three were breathing, if they were having a heartbeat, were all limbs, fingers, toes gone. My heart aches and every time I hear their hearts Bᴇᴀᴛ, I burst into Tᴇᴀʀs of relief.”
Christy doubted she could be pregnant because she was in her 40s and consulted fertility specialists. Knowing their biological clock was against them, they tried IUI and IVF without success. After a vacation after a failed IVF attempt and looking at adoption options, they decided to give their babies one last try.
“We took out a $30,000 loan to cover our expenses, realizing that it was well worth it,” Christy said. We really need it to work, so we’ve got two casts to double our chances. I was 41 years old and couldn’t waste any more time so the specialist agreed to put two embryos in. I really wanted it to work and sure enough, it split into my identical twin girls.”
After her transfer, a worried Christy took a pregnancy test nine days earlier than recommended – and was excited to follow up when the test showed she was pregnant. The more tests she does over time, the darker the band becomes.
