Woman Shows What Carrying Three Children Does To Your Body, And She's Amazed She Can Stand Up Straight Herself

The chances of getting pregnant with triplets are tiny, one in 8,100 pregnancies to be exact. So, I guess you could call Maria and Anders from Denmark a lucky couple. The family already has a boy, but are preparing to welcome identical triplets to their big family later this month. To document her journey, Maria has been taking pregnancy pictures of her body changes while waiting for the triplets and has amassed over 62,000 followers along the way.

For reasons yet unknown, older women have a higher chance of having twins, triplets or quadruplets than their younger counterparts, so Maria, 36, had a slight advantage. As fun as it may sound, being pregnant with triplets present an increased risk for both the babies and the mother, so close monitoring throughout the period is needed.

Maria calls her last days of pregnancy with triplets “the waiting game.” Most of what she does now consist of binging TV series and podcasts, sleeping and browsing on her phone. Couple that with the kicking of the triplets, pregnancy pains and quite a lot of Braxton Hicks contractions, and you get quite the picture the moments just moments before your due day are no picnic!

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Maria, 36, and Anders, 40, of Copenhagen, Denmark, already have a 2-year-old son, but now they’re expecting triplets

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Woman Shows What Carrying Three Children Does To Your Body, And She's Amazed She Can Stand Up Straight Herself

Maria, 36, and Anders, 40, of Copenhagen, Denmark, already have a 2-year-old son, but now they’re expecting triplets

The couple got pregnant without the help of in vitro fertilization (IVF) which makes their triplets extremely rare

Maria is documenting the highs and lows of her pregnancy on Instagram and has already amassed over 62,000 followers

She has also shared a timeline of the incredible growth of her baby bump

“I’m glad we took these pictures. This <…> really shows the massive growth. It’s strange to have ended up with such a big belly and it’s even stranger that it can stand out like that without falling down!”

Here’s a video of Maria showing off her belly

“In the beginning we feared that I would have to be hospitalized or put to bed rest towards the end, so we are very happy that I’ve made it this far without any serious complications”

“This is me most of the day now: TV series, podcasts, sleeping, browsing on my phone, and so on. Mixed in with babies kicking, heart burn and quite a lot of Braxton Hicks contractions”

Maria and Anders met on Tinder over four years ago

And they tied the knots two and a half months ago in a beautiful wedding ceremony

The couple is getting ready for the new family members

They’re even swapping their car with a minibus that will be able to fit everyone comfortably

And here’s the special crib they got for their 860sq ft apartment

People are sending their very best wishes to the happy family

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