When Kelly Briggs discovered her pregnancy, she and her husband Nick were overjoyed. However, at the tenth-week ultrasound, Kelly noticed concern on the technician’s face. Unfortunately, the results revealed the presence of three amniotic sacs, but there was only one fetus.
Kelly learned that she had a triplet pregnancy, but sadly, two of the children did not survive. Despite her joy that one child remained viable, Kelly still had doubts about what the outcome could have been if the two children had survived. Her son Chase was born healthy and full-term.
Kelly explained, “Chase, our only surviving child, developed completely, but the other two amniotic sacs appeared to be empty spaces. I lost two children, and at that moment, I was overwhelmed by many emotions.”
After the loss, the family didn’t have much time to grieve before something incredible happened. Ten months after Chase’s birth, Kelly discovered she was pregnant again. This time, when Nick and Kelly went for an ultrasound, they were better prepared. Kelly had a “feeling” that she might be pregnant with multiple children again.
Despite no family history of multiple pregnancies and the fact that Kelly hadn’t taken any medications, doctors explained that older women may have a tendency to release a greater number of eggs in each cycle, which can lead to multiple pregnancies in older women.
