“It was the worst emotional rollercoaster I’ve ever been on in my life,” Briana said. “We’d start the month out trying to be optimistic, like, ‘This is it! It’s going to happen this time,’ then it would come time to test and, once again, it would be negative.”But finally, after the fifth treatment, their prayers were answered. And as it turns out, the number 5 was going to have a huge significance in their lives!
“I was in such shock, I couldn’t speak,” Briana, 29, said. “I just sat there staring at the screen in disbelief.”And these five babies are certainly miracles. RELATED: God sends mom 4 miracles after doctors said she'd never conceive While fertility treatments increase the odds of having multiples, according to her doctors, Briana only stood a four to eight percent chance of having triplets or more. And the odds of conceiving quintuplets is one in 50 million. [/slide]
“From day one, the only thing I could eat without throwing up was cold cereal with bananas,” she said.Turns out it was more severe than typical morning sickness. Doctors diagnosed Briana with hyperemesis gravidarum -- a condition that causes extreme nausea and vomiting.
“I lost 10 pounds and was hospitalized for extreme dehydration,” Briana said.[rsnippet id="2"] The sickness eased around 22 weeks. But then the Kentucky couple got another scare. Briana's cervix was shortening, which put her at risk for preterm labor. Doctors put her on bedrest immediately at the hospital, where she spent the rest of her pregnancy.
"When I finally saw them, I was crying so hard I couldn’t breathe,” she said. “I still can’t believe I am finally a mom. It’s unreal.”
“We got a baby for each time we tried!” Briana rejoiced.h/t: Today YOU MAY ALSO LIKE: Woman fearing a miscarriage finds out she's having quadruplets