When Michelle Cooke became pregnant, she could never have imagined that lightening would strike twice. She joked with her identical twin Sarah that history could repeat itself but was astonished when doctors confirmed she was expecting twins – and that they were identical. Identical twins is caused by the egg splitting after conception and do not run […]
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When Do Babies Start Smiling
Babies can smile in the womb, even before they are born. A baby’s earliest smiles are reflex smiles, not an attempt to imitate or engage with adults. As babies grow, they develop more social skills and control over their movements. According to some experts, most babies begin regularly smiling between 6 and 12 weeks of age. […]
A mother has given birth to New Zealand’s first set of quadruplets in four years.
Brett and wife Joanne Wills on Saturday became the proud parents of New Zealand’s first set of quadruplets in four years. Fraternal siblings Esther (1.024kg), Lucy (1.461kg), Jonathan (1.647kg) and Oliver (1.316kg) were born in that order at Wellington Regional Hospital over a 15-minute period from about 2pm. The babies were premature, 31 weeks and one […]
A mother delivered quadruplets several months after undergoing brain surgery.
Katie Sturm had nearly gotten over the shock of learning she was pregnant with quadruplets when in February she suffered a seizure at work. She was diagnosed with a brain tumor, which was removed at UT Southwestern in March. Then 18 weeks later, on July 3 and in the midst of a COVID-19 pandemic surge in Texas, […]
A woman in Kazakhstan is said to have given birth to twins with nearly a three-month age gap.
A 29-year-old woman in Kazakhstan reportedly gave birth to her twins almost three months apart. According to Women’s Health, Liliya Konovalova welcomed a baby girl named Liya on May 24, but her son, Maxim, didn’t arrive until earlier this month, on Aug. 9. “My son was in no rush to come out into the world,” Konovalova told […]