An Australian woman who thought she couldn't have children has fallen pregnant twice in the space of a week.
Kimberley Tripp had always dreamed of being a mother from a young age, but after being diagnosed with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) at 15-years-old, she was told she might never be able to have children, 7 News reported.
After years of trying to conceive naturally unsuccessfully, she realised it was time to consider her options.
Tripp and her husband spent thousands of dollars on IVF and after four rounds of treatment, received the news that she was pregnant in July 2019.
What she wasn't expecting was to find out that she became pregnant twice in a space of a week.
"We had one embryo transferred and was overjoyed when it worked as it was something we thought might never happen," Tripp told 7 News. "Then at our first ultrasound at six weeks along, we discovered that there was not just one baby, but two.
"I was in total shock.
"We only transferred one embryo, so I couldn't understand what happened but my doctor explained one twin was conceived naturally and the other was through IVF."
The phenomenon of a woman becoming pregnant twice during a short period of time is known medically as superfetation - which is when a second, new pregnancy occurs during an initial pregnancy.
Babies born from superfetation are most often considered twins since they are usually born during the same birth on the same day.
The couple welcomed two boys into the world in March 2020, with Patrick and Leo weighing in at 2.7kg and 1.9kg respectively. The 35-year-old is now sharing her story for others to never give up hope who are struggling with fertility.
"I never expected this to happen to us and, for a long time, [I] thought I might never become a mum," she told Channel 7.
"But miracles do happen, and I now feel like my world is complete. We're so happy."
