'I'm a mum of twins who are only half-sisters - even doctors are blown away'
Sandra and Jack spent around $20,000 on a fourth round using Sandra’s eggs paired with donor eggs – but again, the couple was left heartbroken.“I truly believed it would never happen for us.”
“I didn’t want to give up on myself entirely, but I never thought after so many failed rounds and years of trying naturally that my own egg would ever work.“We were just so hopeful that one egg would stick.” She said: “We found out at 6 weeks it was twins, and knowing we had used one of my eggs and one donor egg, we knew then they would be unique.Sandra added: “Some doctors we came across were blown away and every nurse we told was amazed.“When people ask, 'Are they identical twins?' I love to watch their face when I say, 'Actually no, they are half-sisters, with two different mom genes.'”The sisters were born at 36 weeks via emergency C-section.
“However, we will be open with the girls. It won’t be a sit down serious talk when they are a certain age, they will grow up hearing about how they came to be our daughters and when they turn 18 they can search for the donor if they want to.”She said: “It took 43 months, 4 egg retrievals, 5 transfers, and 516 shots to have our daughters.“They already love each other so much, they lock eyes and they light up when they see each other. They are always babbling away to each other.
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