My triplets have made it home in time for Christmas after arriving two months early
- 5 months ago
Meet the miracle triplets home in time for Christmas - after arriving two months early and spending five weeks in hospital.
Little Emil, Ava, and Alba Wise, now six weeks, were able to finally leave the Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth after arriving at 32 weeks on November 1.
Their proud parents Hannah Gurney, 36, and her partner, Chris Wise, 38, a sports broadcaster, had planned a c-section at 34 weeks but Hannah went into labour a fortnight early.
Ten hours later, they welcomed Emil, Ava, and Alba - weighing 3lbs 3oz, 3lbs 2oz and 3lbs 1.5oz respectively.
After spending five weeks in intensive care gaining strength and growing, the babies were discharged on December 5, 2023.
Hannah and Chris have now brought their triplets home and are ready to spend a quiet Christmas as a family of five.
Hannah, head of media at Action Aid, from Portsmouth, Hampshire, said: "It was amazing to find out I was pregnant with three babies.
"I did struggle at the beginning, it took a long time to get my head around the fact that there would be three babies in my stomach.
"Physically it was really difficult at the beginning, then I felt really good within myself in the final few weeks.
"Their due date was originally Christmas Day but there was no way we would have been able to deliver them on time.
"it is absolutely amazing to have them home, it was so emotional bringing them out of the hospital.
"It is so hard to have them in NICU and to have them here we are finally getting to know their little personalities.
Hannah was visiting her parents, Mike, 76, and Vicky Gurney, 74, in Castel, Guernsey, when she found out she was expecting and called Chris to tell him the news.
Once Hannah got home, she did another pregnancy test to be certain.
Chris said: "I got a call at 6am, it was amazing.
"Hannah was coming back that day and we did another test to make sure it was as it seemed.
"We had been trying for two months, but it had been something more than a year in the planning to get to the point where we knew we wanted to become parents."
At eight weeks, the couple decided to have a private scan as Hannah's parents were visiting and they wanted to tell them in person that they were going to be grandparents.
They also were keen to break the news to Chris' parents - Mary, 65, and Mark Wise, 64.
During the scan, the sonographer's hands started to shake and Hannah and Chris immediately thought the worst but she revealed the pair were expecting triplets.
Hannah said: "We didn't know what to expect at the scan - it felt like the specialist was taking ages.
"When the sonographer stopped she turned to us and she was shaking, we were expecting bad news.
"She had never been in the position before that she found triplets, it was a big moment for her and an even bigger moment for us.
"I had a nervous laugh, I started laughing right away. She turned to the screen and pointed out the different places where the babies were.
Little Emil, Ava, and Alba Wise, now six weeks, were able to finally leave the Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth after arriving at 32 weeks on November 1.
Their proud parents Hannah Gurney, 36, and her partner, Chris Wise, 38, a sports broadcaster, had planned a c-section at 34 weeks but Hannah went into labour a fortnight early.
Ten hours later, they welcomed Emil, Ava, and Alba - weighing 3lbs 3oz, 3lbs 2oz and 3lbs 1.5oz respectively.
After spending five weeks in intensive care gaining strength and growing, the babies were discharged on December 5, 2023.
Hannah and Chris have now brought their triplets home and are ready to spend a quiet Christmas as a family of five.
Hannah, head of media at Action Aid, from Portsmouth, Hampshire, said: "It was amazing to find out I was pregnant with three babies.
"I did struggle at the beginning, it took a long time to get my head around the fact that there would be three babies in my stomach.
"Physically it was really difficult at the beginning, then I felt really good within myself in the final few weeks.
"Their due date was originally Christmas Day but there was no way we would have been able to deliver them on time.
"it is absolutely amazing to have them home, it was so emotional bringing them out of the hospital.
"It is so hard to have them in NICU and to have them here we are finally getting to know their little personalities.
Hannah was visiting her parents, Mike, 76, and Vicky Gurney, 74, in Castel, Guernsey, when she found out she was expecting and called Chris to tell him the news.
Once Hannah got home, she did another pregnancy test to be certain.
Chris said: "I got a call at 6am, it was amazing.
"Hannah was coming back that day and we did another test to make sure it was as it seemed.
"We had been trying for two months, but it had been something more than a year in the planning to get to the point where we knew we wanted to become parents."
At eight weeks, the couple decided to have a private scan as Hannah's parents were visiting and they wanted to tell them in person that they were going to be grandparents.
They also were keen to break the news to Chris' parents - Mary, 65, and Mark Wise, 64.
During the scan, the sonographer's hands started to shake and Hannah and Chris immediately thought the worst but she revealed the pair were expecting triplets.
Hannah said: "We didn't know what to expect at the scan - it felt like the specialist was taking ages.
"When the sonographer stopped she turned to us and she was shaking, we were expecting bad news.
"She had never been in the position before that she found triplets, it was a big moment for her and an even bigger moment for us.
"I had a nervous laugh, I started laughing right away. She turned to the screen and pointed out the different places where the babies were.