00:00 I'm Chris and I'm Hannah and we had triplets at 32 weeks called Emil, Ava and Alba.
00:10 So we found out that we were expecting triplets at about eight and a half weeks and I would
00:14 say that it was just a really challenging six months of being really physically and
00:20 emotionally exhausted.
00:22 We were having fortnightly scans with the consultant and every time we would go there
00:27 there might be something that they were monitoring so it was just really stressful and really
00:32 anxious and just probably the hardest period of my life.
00:37 And then obviously as you get near the end you're physically massive and having to carry
00:42 three babies but I'm just so grateful that they're all here safe.
00:46 I never expected to be a father of three, I think that's fair to say, that was never
00:51 really on the agenda for us so it has been a period of adapting to our new life but since
01:01 the moment they've arrived you have this immense feeling of wealth really in your heart and
01:10 our hearts have grown considerably in these first few weeks already and suddenly it's
01:17 like this is always how it was meant to be for us and we know it's such a strange and
01:25 surreal experience but it's a miracle and we're so pleased that it's happened to us.
01:32 Having them home for Christmas is just amazing, we weren't expecting it, we also weren't sure
01:37 at one stage if we would have two babies home and one would still be in hospital so to be
01:41 able to walk out of the hospital with all three babies and be here for Christmas and
01:45 spend it as a family of five is just amazing, so magical and we just didn't know what to
01:52 expect when they were delivered and went into hospital.
01:56 We've got amazing support around us which I think just means that we can manage, I think
02:02 without that support it would be really tricky particularly for the first few weeks and months
02:06 because when they're all crying at once and you don't know who to feed first it is very
02:12 stressful so the fact you can have more people around helping it just has taken the pressure
02:16 off.
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