Multiple births are no longer a rarity, thanks to fertility treatments that allow people to have children who otherwise would not be able to conceive naturally. But a couple from Alberta, Canada received quite the shock when they learned that not only did they get pregnant the natural way, but they would be expecting four baby girls.
To make their pregnancy even more notable, their quadruplet girls are identical — split from a single fertilized egg and sperm.
Tim, 23, and 22-year-old Bethani Webb live in the village of Hythe in Alberta which has rallied behind the couple to help them through the obvious struggles of being new parents — even more so having four baby girls in the house.
The couple was told by a nurse in a hospital in nearby Grande Prairie just how rare the chances of having identical quadruplets are.
"One of the nurses that work at the hospital said it was a one in 67 million occurrence," Bethani said she was told.
Still, they are elated; though still shocked, at the news.
"I think of them as blessings really. I'll probably be pulling my hair out a year from now, but now I'm excited," said Tim.
Meanwhile, to help prepare for the bundles of joy, their community in Hythe has prepared a fundraiser in April, as well as a GoFundMe Page to help raise cash to support the new, soon to be large, family.
According to Charity Krahn, who set up the funding page, Bethani is currently in the hospital and will remain there until the quadruplets are born.
The Webbs are also making some major changes to their life in preparation for their daughters.
Although they had initially only bought one crib when they found out they were pregnant, they will now have to buy four of everything. They will also have to upgrade their SUV to make space for the four passengers in the back, and they will be moving out of their one bedroom and into Tim's mother's home where grandma can help out with her four grandchildren.
They have also reportedly decided to become a single income family once the babies are born in order to prioritize their daughters.
The couple will certainly have their hands full. In the meantime, they joke about how to tell their four identical babies apart.
"I'm probably going to have to paint their nails or put a bracelet on them or different colored ribbons," Bethani shared.
