Jenitar Na’amoana and her husband, Jortham, thought their family was complete after welcoming four children. Then came an unexpected surprise: four naturally conceived, identical daughters.<\/p>\n
Na’amoana, 34, gave birth to Emily, Harriet, Catherine and Alexa last week. \u00a0<\/p>\n
“The fact that we’ve got four beautiful, healthy babies born at 28 weeks and four days is incredible,” said Dr. Alexa Bendall of the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n
All four daughters share 100% of their DNA after a single fertilized egg split into four embryos, making the pregnancy a one-in-15-million occurrence.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In 2020, the Marr family in Dallas welcomed their own set of naturally conceived identical quadruplets: Harrison, Henry, Hardy and Hudson.<\/p>\n
Jenny Marr believes that, whatever the odds, they’ve won four jackpots in the same genetic lottery.<\/p>\n
“You’re just overwhelmed and just exhausted and sleep-deprived, and you’ve got four babies that are hopefully all on a sleep schedule that you can manage, but it is four times the joy,” Marr told CBS News<\/p>\n
Marr’s advice to Jenitar and Jortham Na’amoana: stick to your sleep schedule.<\/p>\n
“Because that’s how you’re going to survive,” Marr said. “Make sure mom takes care of herself. I hope they’re just healthy little girls and meet all their milestones, and it’s so, so exciting.”\u00a0<\/p>\n