Fourth set of twins for NZ family
A New Zealand family has just welcomed its fourth set of naturally conceived twins.
Emma and Loma Uhila had a better chance of winning Powerball than producing four sets of naturally conceived, consecutive fraternal twins.
Scientists estimate they had a one-in 24-million chance of having so many twins, after their firstborn — and only non-twin — Micah.
"It just happened …definitely weren't planning any of them really," Mum Emma said.
Surprisingly twins don't run in either Emma or Loma’s families and the average couple have a one-in-90 chance of having twins.
Having multiple twins however, is far more rare.
Micah is six, Ava and Lily are aged four, Isla and Eden are three and Indi and Emme are 18 months old.
Now they have welcomed twins Levi and Mia.
"It evens the score a bit, having another boy," Emma said.
"We've got our netball team and two boys now."
Loma says his parenting strategy relies heavily on routine, there is even scheduled 'crazy time' before dinner.
"Routine and consistency is one of the things that …me and Emma always work with raising our kids, it's important to have routine."
"You expect kids to go to bed at a certain time and, you know, wake up at a certain time.
So would they try for twins five and six? Emma says no but Loma is not convinced.
"That’s what she said after the first set of twins and the second set and the third set," he said.
"Yeah, potentially. If we won the lotto and you could give up work, yeah. Why not? Obviously it’s meant to be."
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