A woman has spoken of her 'total shock' at becoming pregnant with triplets while taking the contraceptive pill.
Christie Fletcher, 22, insists she had been taking the medication 'religiously' at the same time every day.
Despite
this, doctors say she has beaten odds of 25,000 to one to give birth to
non-identical triplets - something that only usually happens with the
help of IVF.
Her sons Jorj, Isaac and Jac arrived four months ago and are all in perfect health.
Christie Fletcher, 22, became pregnant
with her non-identical triple sons despite taking the contraceptive
pill 'religiously' at the same time every day
Her sons Jorj, Isaac and Jac. Doctors
say she has beaten odds of 25,000 to one to give birth to the
non-identical triplets - something that only usually happens with the
help of IVF
Miss
Fletcher, pictured left just before the triplets were born, was already
mother to two-year-old Osian when she and her partner Carwyn, 27 (right)
got the astonishing news
Miss
Fletcher, from Glyn Ceriog, Wrexham, was already mother to two-year-old
Osian, when she and her partner Carwyn, 27, got the astonishing news.
She
said: 'I was so shocked to find that I was pregnant again. I had been
taking my pill carefully and never in a million years did I expect to
end up with triplets.
'I
was on the pill when I fell pregnant with Osian, but I hadn't really
been that careful in making sure I took it at the same time.
'After
I had him, I was so strict about taking my pill every day as according
to instructions - I took it religiously at the same time every single
day.
'There was no way on earth I ever thought I'd end up pregnant again.'
But she suspected something was up when she randomly began to start feeling sick.
'I was at a bonfire party when I didn't know if I wanted to eat a burger or be sick.
My
hormones were all over the place and I recognised the feeling from my
first pregnancy, but I told myself I couldn't be pregnant as I had been
taking my Pill.'
The couple were in for more even more
of a shock when they attended their first scan and the nurse broke the
news they were expecting triplets
The boys arrived four months ago and
are all in perfect health. Jorj was the biggest of the three, weighing
4lbs 13oz, while his brother Isaac weighed 4lb 8oz and Jac weighed just
4lbs 3.5oz
Concerned, she decided to do a pregnancy test and was 'gobsmacked' to find out she was expecting.
She said: 'I was stunned - and Carwyn was as shocked and surprised as I was.
I
had only just had my first born and suddenly we were having another. I
had been taking my pill every day so I couldn't believe I was pregnant.'
The
couple were in for more even more of a shock when they attended their
first scan and the nurse broke the news they were expecting triplets.
Miss Fletcher said: 'When I was having my bump scanned, I knew something was up.
'The nurses went very quiet and were staring at each other, smiling but with a look of disbelief on their face.
'They told me to look at the screen, and I could see three little babies in there.
'I just said "Oh my god" and couldn't believe it - I thought I was in a dream.'
She
gave birth at eight months to baby Jorj, the biggest of the three who
was born weighing 4lbs 13oz and his brother Isaac, 4lb 8oz and Jac who
weighed just 4lbs 3.5oz.
Miss
Fletcher said: 'Having this many babies takes some getting used to. And
they certainly keep me busy but I love my huge brood.'
Their mother said: 'Having this many
babies takes some getting used to. And they certainly keep me busy, but I
love my huge brood'
'I
now have my hands full with four boys and I don't plan on having any
more. I'm not relying on the pill again though - this time I'm making
sure I get the implant.'
Dr
Surabhi Nanda, from Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust, said:
'According to Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare, with
perfect use, the failure rate of the combined pill is 0.3 per cent and
with typical use is around nine per cent.
'Certain
medications including some antibiotics or anti-epilepsy drugs may
reduce the effectiveness of the contraceptive pill and thereby increase
the failure rates.
'As
such, the chance of having a naturally conceived triplet pregnancy is
approximately 1 in 6,000 to 8,000 births and even rarer for
non-identical triplets.
'It
is difficult to say whether the getting pregnant on the pill and
conceiving a triplet pregnancy are directly related, as the odds of both
the events happening concurrently are indeed very low.'
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