Oh baby! Mom welcomes rare identical triplets

An Iowa woman gave birth to identical triplets — a feat so rare that it happens in only one in a million births. Bridget Hogan welcomed three healthy sons on Nov. 3. All three babies were conceived naturally. “It‘s been around the clock 24-hour care, bottles every two hours. Just eating, changing, dressing, and doing it over again,” Hogan told ABC News affiliate KCRG-TV. Dr. Stephen Hunter, director of maternal and fetal medicine at the University of Iowa Hospital, said that an identical triplet birth is so rare, he’s only seen a few in his 26-year career. Hunter told ABC News that all three boys were born healthy at 35 weeks. While identical triplets are at risk for a host of complications including early delivery, he expects them to develop normally. Hogan said she was astonished to find out she was having triplets. “It’s crazy,” She told KCRG-TV. “We have a two-year-old. “We were happy with one, and then two was exciting, but we didn‘t picture a family of six.”