Taylor Becher and Lance Thompson of Albertville, Minnesota couldn’t have been more surprised to learn that they were having twins. They were trying for just one more child at the time.
But their eight-week ultrasound appointment ended up having even more surprises than that. About two more surprises.
The couple learned that they would be having quadruplets. The couple is now mom and dad to identical quadruplet girls. According to TODAY, the odds of having identical quadruplets are about one in 15 million.
“It started off as twins. Then all of a sudden, my OB was like, ‘No. There’s three,’” Becher told TODAY.
Thompson said he was about to ask, “Are you sure there’s not another one in there?” when the doctor, in fact, confirmed that this was the case.
The news was quite startling to Becher who is also mom to a 21-month-old boy named Linden.
“I was scared of having so many babies inside of me,” she explains, knowing that having multiples can be a high-risk situation. “There were times where I would Google and stress myself out, but Lance would talk me down. He would say, ‘Everything is going to work out.’”
Thankfully, none of that came to fruition. Becher never had to be put on bed rest and the girls were born without any serious complications on March 11.
According to the family’s GoFundMe page, delivery for quadruplets is supposed to be between 29 to 30 weeks.
Becher gave birth after 31 weeks and six days. Sawyer, Kennedy, Aurora, and Lakely were delivered by cesarean section at 31 weeks and six days. Their daughter Sawyer was the largest born at 3 pounds and 3 ounces, while Lakely was the tiniest at 2 pounds and 10 ounces.
“She [Lakely] was growth restricted throughout my whole pregnancy,” Becher said. “Then, she was the only baby who didn’t need any breathing assistance!”
Thankfully the girls are breathing on their own now. Becher hopes that they will be sent home from the hospital within the next month.
That way they can finally meet their big brother. He hasn’t been able to visit the hospital because of restrictions caused by the coronavirus.
“Before the babies were born, I’d say, ‘Do you want to give your sisters a kiss?'” Becher said. “And he’d kiss my belly!”
“Hospital bills and travel expenses will add up. Taylor will be traveling to and from the hospital weekly/daily as she will need to be home with her 21 month-old as well, childcare when she is not home, gas, food, etc.,” said those who organized the GoFundMe for the family.
“A lot of extra time off of work from Lance will happen, not just from the delivery and the NICU stay but also once they go home from all of the follow-up doctor’s appointments that they will have. They will need 4x they baby items and LOTS of diapers! They just recently had to purchase a new vehicle that would accommodate five car seats! Taylor has not been able to work since Christmas. Taylor will also not be going back to work for some time, childcare is just way too expensive!”
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