Sarah Ward, a 29-year-old in the UK, had her fourth baby in nine months after she fell pregnant with tripleplets just a few weeks after she had her first baby. Her son, Freddie, was just 9 months old when Sarah and her partner, Benn Smith, found out they were expecting triplets. The couple then welcomed two boys, Stanley and Reggie, and a baby girl, Daisy.
Sarah Ward, a mother of four, described her life since becoming a mother to four small children as ‘running a nursery rather than a home’, adding that she feels ‘blessed’. She further stated that she was’stunned’ to find out she was expecting again so soon, and that when she and her husband found out they were triplets, they were ‘in shock’.
Sometimes it gets a little crazy, but we just have a good laugh and get right into it. It takes about two hours to get ready to leave the house, but we don’t mind the hustle and bustle. I love babies, so I feel the luckiest mum on earth.
Sarah Ward had tried to conceive for more than a year and was due to see a GP for tests when she became pregnant with Freddie. So after he was born in June last year, the couple did not use birth control.
“We wanted to have at least two children. Because it had taken so long with Freddie, we assumed it would take the same time again, if not longer.’ Miss Ward said.
In fact, Freddie was only eight weeks old when she learned she was expecting. ‘I started shaking. I had barely recovered from having Freddie. I was still wearing maternity clothing. I was wondering how on earth I was going to cope.’
A scan at 12 weeks revealed Miss Ward was expecting fraternal triplets.
‘The sonographer paused and asked if we knew how many babies we were having. Our mouths fell open because we thought she was telling us it was twins.
‘When she said triplets I nearly fell off the bed in shock. Neither of us could speak as she turned the screen to us and pointed out three little wriggling shapes. I just started crying when I realized they would be born before Freddie was one.’ she said