A One-In-Ten Million Rarity: This Mom Naturally Conceived Two Sets Of Identical Twins
Ashley Ness, a thirty-five-year-old woman from Massachusetts, recently learned she was expecting quadruplets.
Not only did she conceive the babies naturally, making this occurrence extremely rare, but they are also two sets of identical twins.
The odds of this happening are one in 10 million, according to Ahmet Baschat, the director of the Center for Fetal Therapy at Johns Hopkins.
Ashley had been visiting her gynecologist to renew a birth control prescription when she actually found out she was pregnant. But, it took two more weeks for her doctors to realize she was carrying not one baby but four.
Ashley and her boyfriend, a forty-seven-year-old small-engine mechanic, named Val, already care for three children at home.
One is Ashley’s biological daughter, an eight-year-old named Chanel, while the other two– Zayden and Isaiah – are Val’s sons.
So, while extremely excited about welcoming four new members into their family, the couple is also stressing out about the cost.
Some friends of Ashley and Val’s recently jumped into action and organized a GoFundMe campaign to raise funds for the soon-to-be family of nine.
GoFundMe; pictured above is Ashley
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“Wait!! What?! Quadruplets?!” the campaign began, “Ashley and her boyfriend are both thrilled and overwhelmed.”
Ashley is a part-time hairdresser, and, even coupled with Val’s salary, the pair does not have enough to afford the necessities.
Their friends shared how the average cost of raising one child is about seventeen thousand dollars per year, while the cost of raising quadruplets is over sixty-eight thousand.
“They will need lots of support as quadruplets require hospital trips, home care, lots of diapers, and other necessities,” the campaign said.
So far, the GoFundMe has a goal of fifteen thousand dollars. This does not include the cost of specialized care for premature babies, which the quadruplets will be.
Moreover, Ashley expects to deliver in mid-August and cannot return to work before then– further limiting their financial resources.
“Your donations will help support these little miracles’ needs. Thank you so much for all of your help and your kindness,” the couple’s friends added. Their fundraiser has raised nearly twelve thousand dollars from over two hundred and fifty donors thus far. People across the nation congratulated the pair and wished Ashley a healthy delivery.
“Congratulations on your growing family! I pray for a healthy delivery of your four miracles and a lifetime of blessings to come. Love to you and your family!” commented Catherine Dunbar, who donated thirty dollars.
“Wishing you a very blessed life with your four little miracles! Praying they are all healthy and looking forward to seeing a picture of them someday on the news!” wrote Karen Ensminger, who donated forty dollars.
To help support Ashley and Val or keep up with their family’s journey, you can visit their GoFundMe campaign linked here.
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