Enojajčni dvojčici iz Liverpoola Alex Melia in Faye Shore sta svojo prvo materinsko izkušnjo doživeli na edinstveni način. Alex je rodila sina Tommyja 3. novembra, njena sestra Faye pa sina Sebastiana devet ur pozneje, le nekaj minut po polnoči naslednjega dne. Poroda sta potekala vzporedno, kar je medicinsko osebje opisalo kot redkost brez primere.

EXCLUSIVE: STRICTLY NO USAGE IN THE SUN AT THE CASE STUDY'S REQUESTStory from Jam Press (Twins Labour Together)VIDEO: Identical twins welcome babies hours apart in delivery suites just metres away from each otherIdentical twins welcomed their babies on the same day in delivery suites just metres apart.Alex Melia gave birth to her son Tommy first.Meanwhile, her twin Faye Shore delivered her son Sebastian nine hours later.The sisters, both 30, had their waters broken at the same time and delivered their babies in neighbouring delivery suites.Alex delivered her tot on 3 November with his sibling giving birth the following day."Going through this together feels like the greatest gift," Faye, from Liverpool, told What's the Jam."Growing up side by side was special but becoming mothers side by side is something else entirely."Our waters were actually broken by the midwives at almost the exact same time."We were in delivery rooms side by side and the whole moment felt surreal."The midwives were laughing in disbelief, they'd never seen anything like it."It was incredible knowing we were both going through the same thing."Even when contractions became intense or scary moments cropped up, there was a constant blanket of comfort knowing the other twin was right next door, fighting the same battle."Our mum, along with our husbands, was our birthing partner and had to go between rooms."Both babies were born via emergency caesarean.Alex and Tommy were able to leave hospital after two days but Faye and Sebastian developed an infection and went into septic shock.Thankfully, they recovered and went home 11 days later.Faye said: "Both of our journeys were different but equally powerful."In the end, two perfect boys arrived safely and that's what matters most."The pair, who both work as primary school teachers, discovered they were expecting their first babies within just 24 hours of each other.Alex and husband To.08 Dec 2025Pictured: STRICTLY NO USAGE IN THE SUN AT THE CASE STUDY'S REQUESTStory from Jam Press (Twins Labour Together)Pictured: Video grab: Sebastian and Tommy.VIDEO: Identical twins welcome babies hours apart in delivery suites just metres away from each otherIdentical twins welcomed their babies on the same day in delivery suites just metres apart.Alex Melia gave birth to her son Tommy first.Meanwhile, her twin Faye Shore delivered her son Sebastian nine hours later.The sisters, both 30, had their waters broken at the same time and delivered their babies in neighbouring delivery suites.Alex delivered her tot on 3 November with his sibling giving birth the following day."Going through this together feels like the greatest gift," Faye, from Liverpool, told What's the Jam."Growing up side by side was special but becoming mothers side by side is something else entirely."Our waters were actually broken by the midwives at almost the exact same time."We were in delivery rooms side by.,Image: 1057577078, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: NO Australia, Germany, Norway, South Korea, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States, Unknown Country, Model Release: no, Pictured: Faye Shore and Alex Melia

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Čeprav sta v porodnišnico prišli pripravljeni na rojstvo prvega otroka, se je porod pri obeh zapletel in se končal z urgentnim carskim rezom. Alex in njen sin sta domov odšla po dveh dneh, Faye in Sebastian pa sta morala zaradi okužbe in septičnega šoka ostati v bolnišnici enajst dni, a sta si na srečo popolnoma opomogla.

Njuna nosečniška zgodba je bila posebna že od začetka. Zelo sta povezani od otroštva in nikoli si nista predstavljali, da bosta postali mamici skoraj istočasno. Presenečenje je bilo še večje, ker sta se v nosečnost podali po obdobju zdravstvenih negotovosti.

Alex so zdravniki zaradi nizkega števila foliklov prej opozorili, da bo morda potrebovala oploditev z biomedicinsko pomočjo, Faye pa živi s sindromom policističnih jajčnikov, ki pogosto otežuje zanositev. Kljub temu sta v razmiku enega dne odkrili, da sta obe zanosili po naravni poti, njuna predvidena datuma poroda pa sta bila le šest dni narazen.

Zaradi gestacijskega diabetesa, ki se je pojavil pri obeh, so jima zdravniki priporočili zgodnejšo sprožitev poroda. To je pripeljalo do izjemnega trenutka, ko sta dvojčici začeli rojevati skoraj istočasno. Med porodom ju je spremljala njuna mama, ki je tekala med sobama.

Danes, ko sta obe z novorojenčkom že doma, opisujeta materinstvo kot izkušnjo, ki ju je še dodatno povezala. Podpirata se pri prvih starševskih izzivih, skupaj preživljata trenutke hranjenja in skrbi ter uživata v dejstvu, da bosta njuna sinova odraščala skoraj kot brata.

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