When Karen and Ian Hilbert were new married, they found out that Karen was pregnant.
The couple thought they were expecting a child, but suddenly Karen’s stomach began to cause serious pain.
She was afraid that she might harm the child. It turned out that Karen was wrong about the number of children.
As it turned out, the newlyweds were expecting triplets, and the pains were bothering them because the children were arguing about the place on their mother’s stomach.
This is incredible, but the triplets were identical, which is extremely rare.
But the doctors claimed something terrible.
They suggested that Karen and Yen terminate the pregnancy because the children’s health was at risk.
Since the children shared the placenta among themselves, one child could deprive the other two of the ability to feed.
But the couple decided not to terminate the pregnancy. The triplets were born by Caesarian section two months ahead of schedule. Karen and Ian named the children Fiona, Madison and Paige.
Soon, a new surprise awaited the parents, which they did not expect at all.The triplets were so similar that even their mother and father could not tell them apart.
It got to the point that it was impossible to determine who had already been fed and who had not. And at that time the parents made an ingenuity.
They decided to paint the children’s toenails in different colors.The first letter of their names started with the first letter of the color.
For example, Fiona’s color was purple, Madison’s was green, Paige’s was turquoise.
Now it is easier for them to follow the children. Their eldest daughter, Faye, helped polish the children’s feet.
Karen says that the idea of distinguishing by colors came to her when she read an article on the Internet that the mother of the couple mixed the children.
In the end, the woman had to change the children’s names.Karen decided to avoid such things.
Today, Yen and Karen can tell the girls apart more easily. They wear different colored shoes now.
According to Karen, she cares three times more, but she would not give it up under any circumstances.