Meet Mum Who Is Pregnant With 4th Set Of Twins In 4 Years

A New Zealand mum, Emma Uhila, who has her hands full already with a 6-year-old son and three sets of twin daughters, is seven months gone with another set of twins. Emma and her husband, Loma, are parents to Micah, 5-year-old Ava and Lily, 4-year-old Isla and Eden, and 2-year-old Indie and Emme. Their fourth set of twins is due in July.

She told PORSE, “We are incredibly blessed – it’s like we’ve won lotto. Micah was 11 months old when we found out we were expecting our first set of twins. I was in complete shock because we had no twins on either side of our families. From there it was all on and life became normal with three under three at home. The second set of twins arrived a year and four days later.”

By the third set of twins – all conceived naturally – Emma admits she and Loma were almost expecting the news, so they got an early eight-week scan to confirm it.

On coping with her large brood, she said, “We’ve got a really good routine now where the kids know exactly what’s happening each day and what’s coming next. At night it’s dinner, bath, story, brushing teeth, prayers, bed – they all know the routine and if we forget something they’ll be the first to tell us.”

Emma has a good support system in her parents and aunty who live with them, while her sister Victoria works as her PORSE nanny.

“It’s wonderful having my sister as my nanny. I couldn’t think of anyone better to help me raise my children. She knows exactly the way I want to parent. We have the same routines and disciplinary approach so it works really well. We’re just so blessed that our family is such a huge part of our lives. They say it takes a village to raise a child – we’ve got a tribe and we have our entire village helping out. The bonds my children have with my mum, dad, aunties, cousins and Victoria is amazing and you can see that when any of them walk in the room they light up,” she said.

However, her husband, Loma, a youth worker, admits that it can be hard making ends meet.

“I have no idea what our grocery bill comes to. We get support from Angel Food, they provide us meals — then there are spaghetti-and-eggs-on-toast weeks. The more the kids grow, the more they eat. One chicken just isn’t enough anymore.”

Still Emma thinks, “Having twins means twice the hugs and kisses and double the love, fun and blessings.”

Source: kidspot.com.au