A mum was convinced she would never naturally conceive children then gave birth to triplets just months after getting into a new relationship.
Poppy Saplamides was told by doctors she'd face struggles in falling pregnant after she was diagnosed at 22 with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) - a common condition which can affect fertility. Devastated Poppy began to come to terms with the fact she may never have children.
But eight months after meeting 24-year-old plasterer boyfriend George Bowes, a miracle happened as the couple learned she was pregnant. Their joy turned to double joy weeks later when they discovered they were having twins.
The couple have gone from two to a family of five (Kennedy News and Media)
The two began dating in August last year (Kennedy News and Media)But the couple from Hillingdon, North London, weren't prepared for the next surprise round the corner, when that figure was bumped up a notch again as an ultrasound revealed not two heartbeats, but three. Poppy, 25, gave birth last month after a planned C-section.
Babies Tiger, River and Athene were safely delivered at 32 weeks and are doing well. Poppy, a senior autism practitioner, has now spoken of her disbelief at her new family after having accepted that babies would not be anything in her immediate future less than a year ago.
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"The day before I found out I was pregnant I was actually saying I'm never going to be able to get pregnant and got quite emotional," she said. "I was told to naturally conceive would be very difficult because of my PCOS and they would give me medication to help.
"It played on my mind quite a lot. Babies for me were going to be at 30 - way in the future. They weren't in my plans right now." Poppy began dating George back in August last year before learning she was pregnant earlier this year.
"Things got quite serious quite quickly but we never thought this would happen," she added. "I wasn't on anything. When three doctors tell you you can only get pregnant with medication, you believe it!
"Looking back it was probably a bit silly. It wasn't in my plans at all." The day after finding out she was pregnant, Poppy felt a sharp pain in her stomach and rushed to A&E with a suspected ectopic pregnancy.
Tiger, River and Athene were delivered by C-section (Kennedy News and Media) After spending a week in hospital, medics were unable to locate the pregnancies and the mum-to-be underwent two emergency surgeries to find the embryos. Convinced she had miscarried, Poppy was heartbroken until a scan revealed otherwise.
"Me and mum were in absolute shock," she said. "I just laughed. George thought I was pulling his leg when I told him. George has twins in his family but I don't. At that point though it was so early, they didn't know what would happen.
The odds of naturally conceiving with triplets are around one in every 10,000 births. "We always get asked if it's IVF because it's so rare," she said. "We found out it was two boys and a girl and this is what we both really wanted."
Poppy went into hospital for a planned C-section at 32 and a half weeks, welcoming Tiger, River and Athene on the morning of November 9th. Going from being a couple to a family of five, she said she was loving motherhood.
"Trying to divide your attention between three of them is very difficult!" she said. "I could have bet on my whole life that a year ago I wouldn't be a mum of triplets - it's been a crazy eight months. I can't get my head around it still."
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