{"id":68415,"date":"2023-11-25T04:44:12","date_gmt":"2023-11-25T04:44:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordcelnews.com\/?p=68415"},"modified":"2023-11-25T04:44:12","modified_gmt":"2023-11-25T04:44:12","slug":"woman-carrying-twins-in-separate-uteruses-breaks-silence-over-rare-pregnancy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordcelnews.com\/lifestyle\/woman-carrying-twins-in-separate-uteruses-breaks-silence-over-rare-pregnancy\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman carrying twins in separate uteruses breaks silence over rare pregnancy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Illinois mother shares realities of parenting seven children<\/h3>\n

A woman has spoken of her shock after she discovered she is pregnant with ultra rare twins.<\/p>\n

At the age of 17, Kelsey Hatcher discovered she had a double uterus, and fast forward 15 years,\u00a0she received another unexpected revelation: she is expecting twins, with one developing in each uterus.<\/p>\n

“I was experiencing some minor complications that prompted us to schedule an OB appointment. Upon examination and ultrasound, they made the discovery,” Kelsey, from Alabama, explained.<\/p>\n

Referred to as uterus didelphys, Kelsey’s condition is found in only about 0.3 percent of the population, according to Cleveland Clinic.<\/p>\n

“Essentially, the uteri are the size of one split in half.”<\/p>\n

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Kelsey had her first three children through “normal” pregnancies – Raelynn, six, River, four, and Rhemy, two.<\/p>\n

Approaching her next pregnancy, she felt a bit anxious during the eight-week ultrasound.<\/p>\n

“As the tech scanned and assured me everything looked great, I double-checked, ‘There is only one, right?'” she said.<\/p>\n

The tech confirmed they could only see one baby, and Kelsey was relieved.<\/p>\n

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However, she added: “I’m not sure if it’s on my chart, but I do have a second uterus, just so you aren’t alarmed.”<\/p>\n

Kelsey described being “in utter shock” after a second baby was found in the other uterus.<\/p>\n

She said: “All I could do was laugh. I immediately called my husband, Caleb, to tell him, as he was not at the appointment with me. He and I just laughed together.”<\/p>\n