By Stewart Carr
Mother who thought she was having triplets was stunned to give birth to QUADS instead (while dad passed out in the delivery room and missed the whole thing)
- Gemma Robson gave birth to quadruplets Dani, Skye, Mia and Taylor on Sunday
- She and partner Andy Raine beat odds of 700,000 to one to have all four girls
- Ms Robson, 35, of Whitburn, South Tyneside, thought she was having triplets
- Mr Raine, 33, of Sunderland, was so overcome he passed out in delivery room
A mother who thought she was expecting triplets got a shock when she ended up with four babies.
Gemma Robson and partner Andy Raine have beaten odds of 700,000 to one to welcome sisters Dani, Skye, Mia and Taylor.
Mr Raine was so overcome with emotion he passed out in the delivery room and missed out on his daughters’ arrivals.
The pair had been planning for one child and so were stunned to be told at their 12-week scan they were having triplets.
And as if that wasn’t enough, at their third scan at 17 weeks it was revealed Ms Robson was in fact carrying four babies.
Mr Raine, 33, of Sunderland, said: ‘I couldn’t believe it when we were told we were having quadruplets, and I nearly fainted. But it’s an amazing feeling to now see them here.’
The four baby girls, who each weigh 3lbs, were due to be delivered by caesarean on December 7.
However the quadruplets had different ideas as Ms Robson went into labour on Saturday November 18.
Ms Robson, 35, of Whitburn, South Tyneside, said: ‘On Friday night I felt a bit of discomfort, but with four babies in there I though they were just moving around. However, on Saturday morning I woke up and couldn’t stand up.
‘My waters hadn’t broken but I could feel my contractions had started and so we drove to Newcastle Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI).
‘After examination, I was taken down for an emergency c-section.’
At 7.45am last Sunday Dani, Skye, Mia and Taylor were welcomed into the world.
While all four are ‘doing okay’ due to their size and being over two months premature, they were in need of neonatal care, initially being placed in incubators.
Taylor needed additional support with oxygen.
