Gina and Craig Dewdney were stunned to learn they were expecting identical triplets—an incredibly rare event with odds of just 1 in 200 million. Even more remarkable, one of their sons was born still inside his amniotic sac, a phenomenon that’s both unusual and risky.
At their first ultrasound, the couple initially thought they were having twins. But when a third head appeared on the screen, the room fell silent in disbelief. All three babies shared a single placenta, making the pregnancy especially high-risk.
Though doctors had planned a C-section, Gina went into early labor at just 31 weeks. A team of 30 specialists at Liverpool Women’s Hospital sprang into action, and in under two minutes, the triplets—Jaxon, Jensen, and Jimmy—were delivered safely. Jaxon’s rare en caul birth (still inside the amniotic sac) added another layer of awe to the moment.
After six weeks in neonatal care, the boys went home healthy and strong. Now thriving, each triplet is already showing signs of their own unique personality, despite being genetically identical.
Gina had sensed early on that something was unusual—experiencing intense migraines, vision changes, and insomnia. While Craig was skeptical, her intuition proved right in the most extraordinary way.
“It was overwhelming,” she shared, “but now we couldn’t imagine life without them.”