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Woman gives birth to 2 babies, not twins

A US woman shocked the world with an unusual pregnancy when she became pregnant twice within two weeks and gave birth on the same day yet - medically speaking – they were not considered twins.

Updated on: Jul 01, 2011 01:47 PM IST
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After struggling with infertility for three years, Julia Grovenburg and her husband Todd had been trying so hard to conceive that she actually became pregnant while she was already pregnant.

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Grovenburg's pregnancy was eventually identified as ‘superfetation’, meaning two babies are conceived at different times, born on the same day but are not considered twins.

“When Todd and I first decided to have children I was really looking forward to being pregnant,” the Daily Mail quoted Grovenburg, who lives in Fort Smith Arkansas.

“I wanted the baby clothes and the congratulations cards and I wanted to get that pregnancy glow everyone always bragged about.

“But instead of flowers and balloons, news of my pregnancy came with sympathy cards and prayers. For while I couldn't be happier that I was finally able to have a baby, pregnancy was the most stressful time of my life because no one, not even my doctors, knew what to expect.

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“I got pregnant twice in two weeks,” she added.

After a very stressful yet normal pregnancy, Grovenburg gave birth by Caesarean section to two healthy babies, Jillian and Hudson, on December 2, 2010.

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