Danielle Young, who has two wombs, has revealed her experience
of carrying twins. Each baby was in a separate womb.
The woman from UK was diagnosed with a bicornuate uterus at the age
of 18.
Bicornuate uterus, also known as a uterus with two horns, is a
condition where the womb is completely split in two and the two
halves are sealed off from each other, making two separate
wombs.
However, the small size of her wombs would make it difficult to
carry a child to full term.
Diagnosed with a host of other reproductive complications as well,
Young knew she had to face the possibility of never becoming a
mother.
However, since she loved children she, together with her
39-year-old husband, requested for in-vitro fertilisation (IVF)
treatment to increase their chances of conceiving.
Danielle, who loves children, unexpectedly got pregnant before the
IVF treatment even began. She gave birth to her eldest child,
Paige, in February 2007.
So when it was discovered that she was carrying a baby in each
womb, a five million to one chance, doctors told her to prepare for
the fact that she might lose both babies.
At six months, Danielle went into premature labour forcing an
emergency Caesarean.
Doctors successfully delivered Joshua, who weighed in at 1.08kg,
and Leah, weighing just 960g.
The twins had to be kept in hospital for a few months before they
were discharged. They recently celebrated their fourth birthday and
are now the correct height and weight for their age.