A mum who had already given birth to two sets of twins says she chose to be sterilised after being warned that she could have triplets next.
Katy Walton, from Wiltshire, is extra fertile, meaning she releases two eggs every time she ovulates. But the 38-year-old only discovered this once it emerged she was pregnant with twins – for the second time.
‘While I do sometimes romanticise the idea of being pregnant again, when doctors told me I was very likely to have another set of twins or even triplets in future I knew I just couldn’t put my body through that,’ says Katie.
She says being mum to four boys already is a challenge as it is – she couldn’t imagine adding any more to the mix.
‘As a mum of two sets of twins, every day is utterly relentless – it really is non-stop from dawn till dusk,’ she explains.
‘We drive a seven-seater minivan and go through five loaves of bread and 14 pints of milk a week.
‘I got my children buy-one-get-one-free, but nothing else in life comes like that. I feel like I’m coaching a football team at times.’
Katy had her first set of twins with a previous partner, and was a single mum for five years. Then she met Ross and fell madly in love. The pair were engaged after six weeks of meeting in May, and Katy was pregnant by July.
‘When I got pregnant the second time, people started joking that it might be twins again but I laughed it off,’ says Katy.
‘So when the sonographer told me we were expecting not one baby but two, I was stunned – I never imagined I’d be going to the “twin frontline” again so soon.
‘The first time we all left the house, I felt like my very own superhero for getting everyone dressed and out the door.’
Katy also has to bat off mean and judgemental comments about the number of children she has.
‘I’ll never forget overhearing a stranger say I was irresponsible for having so many children the first time we all left the house together,’ she says.
‘I’ve only had two pregnancies!
‘I already feel guilty at the lack of one-to-one time each of my boys have with me.
‘People are very quick to judge other people’s lives without knowing the circumstances.’
To cope with the pace of her incredibly busy family life, Katy relies on ancient Amazonian methods to try to find moments of mindfulness and peace.
‘Everyone can relate to feeling lost in life, and motherhood certainly has its challenges in that regard.’
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