Odalis and Antonio Martinez were overjoyed when they learned they were expecting a baby in November 2020 after miscarrying a few months earlier. Odalis was surprised at her first ultrasound: it turned out she was expecting not one, but two babies, conceived at different times during the same week.
A rare event, known as superfetation, occurs when a second new pregnancy occurs during the first – usually days or weeks after the first conception.
“I got pregnant when I was already pregnant. »
“I’m just saying they’re twins, but after reading a lot of articles, I know they’re technically not twins, but that confuses people, so I just say, ‘Yeah, they’re twins. ‘
“Sometimes my husband and I, or rather my husband, confuse them. I don’t usually confuse them anymore, just because I’m with them 24 hours a day.”
The cubs were born on August 10, 2021, Lilio, who was conceived first, weighed 3,060 kg and Imelda weighed 3,260 kg.
“I feel like it’s kind of a miracle, it was a really good time to finally be able to hold them in my hands. »
