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This story is just as crazy as the mom who went to the hospital with stomach pains and came home with twins.

A North Dakota family was expecting a big baby, but what they got was a bit more than they anticipated. Lynnette Johnson gave birth at home to not one, but three babies on November 14th.

Marissa, Silas and Anna came as a surprise — mom and dad were only expecting one baby.

The birth weight of her older children Christopher and Abigail had been about 10 pounds each so when the midwife they were using said she heard only one heartbeat they assumed they were just having another big baby. They never had an ultrasound.

Once the babies started coming they called 9-1-1. The two girls were doing well but Silas was having trouble breathing and ended up in the hospital for 17 days. He’s home now and doing fine.

Now at just over two months all three weigh between eight and nine pounds each.

The Johnson’s are receiving help from family and friends, who come over and help with the many feedings and many diaper changes.

Big brother Christopher is even taking on some duties.

The Johnsons are planning to have more children in the future and despite the midwife’s last miscalculation they’ll hire her again.

What a miracle! Triplets, probably close to full term (which never happens), born at HOME with one only needing to stay in the hospital for just over 2 weeks. This family is very blessed.

SOURCE:WABC

Fats hidden in thousands of foods can harm a woman’s chance of having a baby, scientists said yesterday.

They can increase the risk of fertility problems by 70 per cent or more.

Eating as little as one doughnut or a portion of chips a day can have a damaging effect.

The scientists behind the study advised women who want to have a baby to avoid the fats, known as trans fats.

In the study, researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston looked at 18,500 women trying to conceive and found 438 cases of ovulatory problems.

If a woman does not ovulate there is no egg for sperm to fertilise and so she cannot become pregnant.

The scientists found that those who took two per cent of their energy intake from trans fats, instead of carbohydrates or polyunsaturated fats such as sunflower oil, had a 70 per cent greater risk of infertility through lack of ovulation.

Those whose energy came from trans fats instead of monounsaturated fats such as olive oil were twice as likely to have problems.

The amount of trans fats needed to reach the two per cent levels was just four grams a day in a 2,000-calorie diet.

People could easily eat that much in a meal of pie and chips or just one doughnut.

Lead researcher Dr Jorge Chavarro said: “It’s really a small amount of fats that we observed having a significant effect on infertility.”

He said his findings, published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, suggested that women wanting to conceive should watch their trans fat consumption, as well as giving up smoking and maintaining a healthy weight.

This was particularly true for those with known problems in ovulating such as Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome.

It is not clear how the fats affect ovulation - but they may affect sensitivity to insulin, which is already known to play a role in fertility problems.

SOURCE:DAILYMAIL

Congratulations to former POW Jessica Lynch and fiance Wes Robinson on the safe arrival of their first baby, Dakota Ann.

Weighing in at 7 lbs 10 oz and measuring 19 inches long, Dakota was described by the family’s spokeswomen as “fat and gorgeous”.

“Jessi was calling her a little porker. She already sucks her two fingers and she has wonderful chubby cheeks. Jessi is thrilled, absolutely thrilled,” said family spokeswoman Aly Goodwin Gregg.

The baby was born at 5:10 p.m. at Camden Clark Memorial Hospital in Parkersburg, W.Va. She is the first child for both Jessica and Wes.

Dakota Ann is named after Lynch’s close friend Pfc. Lori Piestewa, one of 11 soldiers killed in March 2003 when their military convoy was attacked in Iraq. During the deadly ambush, Lynch was taken prisoner and suffered a fractured spine and crushed right foot. She was rescued on April 1 of that year.

“Dakota is a Native American word for friend or ally, and Ann was Lori’s middle name,” Gregg explains. “The name is in honor of Jessi’s friendship with Lori,” who was part Hopi and raised in Navajo country.

Before the birth, Lynch was “so excited and literally ready to pop,” Gregg says. “Her doctor has one of those high-resolution ultra-sounds and she was able to see the baby’s face. She said the baby has ‘the fattest, most chubby cheeks!’ ”

Until Friday, Lynch’s pregnancy had gone fairly smoothly, though doctors considered it high-risk due to her lasting back, leg and nerve injuries. She didn’t have any morning sickness and was able to continue her physical therapy, though she went off her pain medications and was put on bed rest after experiencing contractions in December.

Jessica was scheduled to deliver by C- section Jan. 23 because of concern about the strength of her lower back. The baby decided she wanted to arrive today instead.

Jessica woke up this morning with some pain. At a routine doctor’s appointment, her physician decided it was time to deliver the baby.

We wish the happy couple the very best! This is the beginning of another new chapter in their lives. Hopefully the baby let’s her parents get enough sleep to enjoy it!!

SOURCE:PEOPLE