The ultrasound technician’s strange look made Jenny Marr’s heart sink. Had something gone wrong with her pregnancy? Instead, she and partner Chris received news that would turn their world upside down – not one baby, but three. Or so they thought until the next scan revealed the full truth: identical quadruplets were on the way.
Dr. Lauren Murray explained the incredible odds – just 1 in 11-15 million for spontaneous identical quads. “Buy lottery tickets,” she advised the stunned parents-to-be. Despite risks of complications, the four boys shared nutrients perfectly in utero, arriving via C-section in March 2020 at 28.5 weeks gestation.
Nicknamed “baby birds” for their tiny sizes (ranging from 1 lb 15 oz to 2 lb 10 oz), Harrison, Hardy, Henry and Hudson spent their first months in NICU during the pandemic’s early days. Today, the energetic three-year-olds keep their parents on their toes with their distinct personalities and endless antics.
Jenny’s childhood experience in preschools prepared her well for quadruplet parenthood. “I grew up surrounded by babies,” she says. While outsiders struggle to tell the identical boys apart, their parents have no trouble: “Harrison’s the biggest, Hardy’s got that chipped tooth, Henry’s our round-faced giggler, and Hudson’s our little freckled one.”
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