Texas Mom Delivers Two Sets of Identical Twins

[xdivision_whitey]

A Texas couple trying to give their son a little sister gave him four brothers instead, beating the odds to deliver quadruplets - two sets of identical twin boys conceived at the same time.

Tressa Montalvo, 36, gave birth to quadruplets Ace, Blaine, Cash and Dylan on Valentine's day, according to a statement from The Woman's Hospital of Texas in Houston. Ace and Blaine shared one placenta, while Cash and Dylan shared another.

"We tried to stick to the A-B-C-D theme when naming them," Montalvo said in the statement. "We didn't expect it, we were trying for just one and we were blessed with four."

Montalvo and her husband, Manuel Montalvo Jr., 43, thought they were having twins until their doctor detected a third fetal heartbeat. They were then referred to a maternal fetal medicine specialist, Dr. Brian Kirshon, who found a fourth heartbeat.


"We couldn't have been more surprised when Dr. Kirshon told us we were having four babies and that they were two sets of twins," Manuel Montalvo said in the statement. "We were trying for one little brother or sister for our two-and-a-half year old son, Memphis."

Roughly 2 percent of all pregnancies result in one set of identical twins, when a fertilized egg splits into two embryos. The odds of having two sets at the same time? Pretty slim, according to Dr. James Grifo, director of the NYU Fertility Center.

"The chance of this outcome is approximately one in 10,000," Grifo said of two embryos splitting after IVF. "This could also occur in a natural conception, but the chance of that is much [rarer]."

The Montalvos' pregnancy was all natural, according to Tressa Montalvo.

"No fertility drugs were used. We planned the pregnancy - I guess we just succeeded a little too much!"


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[A Drunk Damsel]

wow.... I don't even... wow! Try explaining that? These 3 are my twins, I only look like 1 of them and the other 2 look alike but I promise we're twins.
I'll tell my biology 2 teacher about this. Though Ace and Cash have horrible names, in my book.

[Scarred Secrets]

Booty Tickle

wow.... I don't even... wow! Try explaining that? These 3 are my twins, I only look like 1 of them and the other 2 look alike but I promise we're twins.
I'll tell my biology 2 teacher about this. Though Ace and Cash have horrible names, in my book.

Seriously. Ace and Cash...really? These people name their kids like they're dogs. Their eldest is Memphis, another dog name. I knew their was something wrong with humanity when my sperm donor suggested I name my son Shoelace (and he was quite serious about it too :/ ), this only confirms that suspicion.

Other then that, cool story. Two sets of twins who are also quads. xd

[Confiqure]

Wow - what a lucky mother! surprised

[A Drunk Damsel]

Scarred Secrets

Booty Tickle

wow.... I don't even... wow! Try explaining that? These 3 are my twins, I only look like 1 of them and the other 2 look alike but I promise we're twins.
I'll tell my biology 2 teacher about this. Though Ace and Cash have horrible names, in my book.

Seriously. Ace and Cash...really? These people name their kids like they're dogs. Their eldest is Memphis, another dog name. I knew their was something wrong with humanity when my sperm donor suggested I name my son Shoelace (and he was quite serious about it too :/ ), this only confirms that suspicion.

Other then that, cool story. Two sets of twins who are also quads. xd

Ha, in another topic I have someone arguing with me that slavery " wasn't that bad" an that racism is completely gone and that " minorities are just whining". I can't face palm hard enough

[A mali]

Does this qualify as a 'litter' now?

[Little Dead Soldier]

Oh ******** that. I would hate life dealing with 4 crying babies every 2 hours. I know two sets of twins sounds cool, but it's just ...********. Infant stage, toddler stage, and then those terrible 2s and 3s.
My son is in his terrible 3s right now. I could not imagine 3 more of him at his age. I guess I should be used to that idea, since I'm a daycare teacher for toddlers. But, I don't have them 24/7 nor support all of them. I go home with just 1 baby.
Not to mention, double the gifts on birthdays and holidays. Clothes...food...medical expense...dental expense...the list goes on!
oh man.

I think I'm the only person that would take this as BAD news.

[xdivision_whitey]

Little Dead Soldier

Oh ******** that. I would hate life dealing with 4 crying babies every 2 hours. I know two sets of twins sounds cool, but it's just ...********. Infant stage, toddler stage, and then those terrible 2s and 3s.
My son is in his terrible 3s right now. I could not imagine 3 more of him at his age. I guess I should be used to that idea, since I'm a daycare teacher for toddlers. But, I don't have them 24/7 nor support all of them. I go home with just 1 baby.
Not to mention, double the gifts on birthdays and holidays. Clothes...food...medical expense...dental expense...the list goes on!
oh man.

I think I'm the only person that would take this as BAD news.

What planet are you from? Most people are on welfare/wic vouchers. She would qualify for simple having more than just one kids per pregnancy.

[xdivision_whitey]

Booty Tickle

wow.... I don't even... wow! Try explaining that? These 3 are my twins, I only look like 1 of them and the other 2 look alike but I promise we're twins.
I'll tell my biology 2 teacher about this. Though Ace and Cash have horrible names, in my book.

What I was thinking about naming a set of twin Curt and Rod?

[Little Dead Soldier]

xdivision_whitey

Little Dead Soldier

Oh ******** that. I would hate life dealing with 4 crying babies every 2 hours. I know two sets of twins sounds cool, but it's just ...********. Infant stage, toddler stage, and then those terrible 2s and 3s.
My son is in his terrible 3s right now. I could not imagine 3 more of him at his age. I guess I should be used to that idea, since I'm a daycare teacher for toddlers. But, I don't have them 24/7 nor support all of them. I go home with just 1 baby.
Not to mention, double the gifts on birthdays and holidays. Clothes...food...medical expense...dental expense...the list goes on!
oh man.

I think I'm the only person that would take this as BAD news.

What planet are you from? Most people are on welfare/wic vouchers. She would qualify for simple having more than just one kids per pregnancy.

Same planet as you. Maybe with wic and pregnancy medicaid, but I'm not sure about welfare.
They have a new gross income qualification. If they exceed their qualifications on how much money they bring in, they might get denied for everything regardless if they really need it or not. I know here, you basically can't make more than 1200 a month to get assistance from the state for foodstamps, child care, and housing.
I get help with daycare because I go to school and work part-time. I've been cut off plenty of times for making "too much" money and I don't make that much. And I'm a single parent. She has a husband. So her chances are very, very slim on getting assistance.

[A Drunk Damsel]

xdivision_whitey

Booty Tickle

wow.... I don't even... wow! Try explaining that? These 3 are my twins, I only look like 1 of them and the other 2 look alike but I promise we're twins.
I'll tell my biology 2 teacher about this. Though Ace and Cash have horrible names, in my book.

What I was thinking about naming a set of twin Curt and Rod?

makes me think of curtain rod