![]() ![]() They also don’t recognize when they’re full or when they’re hungry,” said Jason. “They don’t recognize that they are being fed. They are both fed through enteral nutrition, whereby a liquid food mixture is delivered directly into the stomach through a tube. “We have to do literally everything for them.” “They don’t physically move,” Michaela said. Porscha-Mae and Payton-Jane both have mobility difficulties they’re unable to sit or stand upright without assistance. “Payton was just under Porscha with her cerebral palsy, and then Rubi-Rose was just very mild.” “I think Porscha had it worse,” Michaela revealed. MRI scans were also conducted on the triplets, where white matter injuries were found in their brains. “The NICU journey on its own it’s one of the hardest journeys you ever go through to see your child there, helpless,” Jason said. Whilst there, they were treated for various issues such as sepsis, jaundice, and respiratory difficulties. The triplets remained in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) for several months Rubi-Rose and Payton-Jane were cleared to leave in July, whereas Porscha-Mae stayed until October. Porscha-Mae suffered a brain bleed, however, she stayed strong and was successfully treated. ![]() Miraculously, all three babies survived all three days. “The first couple days, I was up there all the time with them because I was worried that one of them wouldn’t make it,” Michaela said. The doctors could make no assurances that the babies would survive this period. The triplets survived those 10 critical seconds, however, the next 72 hours were equally critical. Immediately after they were born, the triplets were placed into separate incubators.Įach baby was required to breathe independently for 10 seconds before the medical staff would intervene to provide oxygen. Payton-Jane weighed 402 g (0.89 lb) Porscha-Mae was 415 g (0.91 oz). respectively, one and a half hours after their sister. ![]() Payton-Jane and Porscha-Mae were delivered at 12:01 and 12:02 p.m. I was scared, obviously.” - Michaela AdvertisementsĪfter Rubi-Rose’s birth, Michaela was rushed to the operating theatre for an emergency C-section. She was swaddled in a polythene wrapping which acted as a makeshift womb, reducing heat loss and risk of hypothermia. Rubi-Rose was born first, at 10:33 a.m., weighing 467 g (1 lb). “I was contracting but the baby wasn’t coming out,” she explained.Īfter spending a night in St Michael’s Hospital, Bristol, she was transferred to nearby Southmead Hospital, where she went into labour. “The whole journey between finding out that they were triplets and then actually being here was I think the quickest pregnancy I’ve ever known,” said the triplets’ father, Jason Hopkins.įor Michaela, the day her triplets were born was “very traumatic.” Advertisements They are dizygotic triplets, meaning Rubi-Rose has a unique genetic makeup whilst Payton-Jane and Porscha-Mae are identical twins. The record-breaking Hopkins trio were born on 14 February 2021 and are now happy two-year-olds. ![]()
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