A New York mother has given birth to her third set of biological twins, making her and her husband parents to 10.
Kimberly Alarcon, 37, gave birth to her fraternal twin daughters, Kenzy and Kenzley, via her first cesarean section at Westchester Medical Center on Monday. The odds of having three sets of spontaneous twins are about 1 in 200,000, according to Today.
“Our home is filled with love,” she told the outlet. “We have good days, we have bad days, just like any other family. We just take it one day at a time.’
Kimberly Alarcon, 37, gave birth to her third straight set of twins, Kenzy and Kenzley, by cesarean section at Westchester Medical Center on Monday
The odds of having three sets of spontaneous twins are about 1 in 200,000, according to Today
Alacron had three single children before becoming pregnant with her first set of twins,” News 12 reported. Three years later, she had another set.
In 2021, she learned she was expecting triplets, but she miscarried early in her pregnancy and gave birth to another set of twins, Kenzy and Kenzley.
She and her husband John are also raising one of their nephews and now have a total of 10 children as of their recent arrivals.
The couple’s youngest twins are joined by Brittney (17), Sarah (13), Hunter (10), Zachary (6), Zoey (6), Olivia (4), Oliver (4) and King (3).
Alacron is no stranger to having a full house. Her mother had a total of 18 children – 10 biological and eight adopted. She told Today that they also had constant friends who would come to their house growing up.
Alacron and her husband John had three single children before welcoming their first twins, Zachary and Zoey, who are now 6 years old
Four-year-old Olivia and Oliver, the couple’s second twins, were born three years later
In 2021, Alacron learned she was expecting triplets, but she miscarried early in her pregnancy and gave birth to her third set of twins, Kenzy and Kenzley
“Sometimes we had 30 kids at once,” she recalls.
The mother has carried on the tradition of having a house full of children with her detective husband, who grew up with a brother and always wished for a large family.
Being over 30, being taller or heavier, and having a family history of twins on the mother’s side are all factors that increase the likelihood of having twins without fertility drugs, according to Medical News Today.
“But three pairs of twins in a row without medication or intervention is highly unusual,” said Dr. Angela Silber, chief of maternal fetal medicine at Westchester Medical Center, told Today. “It’s pretty incredible.”
Alacron introduced her newborn daughters to Instagram on Thursday, the day the family was due to leave the hospital. She shared a sweet photo of the girls, sound asleep on a hospital bed, wearing matching peachy rompers.
Alacron’s mother had 10 biological children and adopted eight more, so she’s used to having a full house. Her husband, John, always wanted a large family
The couple’s oldest child, Brittney, is a 17-year-old college student
Their second oldest daughter Sarah is 13 (left) while their first son Hunter is 10 years old (right)
Alacron and her husband are also raising one of their nephews, 3-year-old King, and now have 10 children total as of their recent arrivals
“They are our latest addition and have brought our tribe to a solid 10. They were born on 4/25/22,” she wrote. “My very first c-section. You got injured and it was a difficult pregnancy, but thank God we made it through.
The mother shared that Kenzy is three minutes older and weighed 4 pounds, 15 ounces when she was born. Her little sister, Kenzley, was slightly heavier at 5 pounds, 9 ounces.
“Kenzy and Kenzley started their journey as a trio, but unfortunately I miscarried at the doctor’s office, which I believe was my boy Kent,” she continued. “God gives us what he knows we can handle, so yes, we’re going to love him and remember him.”
Alacron’s daughters are only four days old, but she shared that they are already developing their own personalities.
“So far, Kenzy is our milk eater,” she said. “She doesn’t play games with her diet while Kenzley takes her place as the youngest and baby of our tribe.”
Adding that Kenzley was “too serious” and her “little spoiled girl,” Alacron explained, “[She] loves to be held at such a young age, even while she sleeps.’