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Meet the mum with three tots under the age of two - who had miracle twins and a baby 20 months apart after four miscarriages.

DakotaTarry- Spencer, 23, fell pregnant with her first baby with partner, Winford Kerr-Armstrong, 25, a warehouse operative, in March 2020.

At 28 weeks she was diagnosed with pre-eclampsia leading her to have high blood pressure and need to be hospitalised at 33 weeks.

She gave birth to her little girl, Nevaeah, now two, on 14th November 2020, at Northampton General Hospital, Northamptonshire, at 35 weeks - after being induced and having an emergency c-section.

The tot weighed 4lbs 1oz and was whisked straight to intensive care because she needed oxygen.

After 14 days in hospital, the new parents were able to bring their daughter home.

Just one month after Nevaeah's first birthday, Dakota started feeling nauseous - despite being on birth control.

She took a pregnancy test and found out she was expecting again in December 2021.

An early scan at seven weeks revealed Dakota was having twins and she endured another difficult pregnancy after developing pre-eclampsia at 28 weeks again.

Her twins, Marley and Winnie, now six months, were born at Northampton General Hospital on 7th July 2022 at 17.11 and 17.12, weighing just 3lbs 1oz and 2lbs 14oz.

They also had a stint in intensive care, in incubators, and were allowed home after 30 days.

Dakota says she "never expected" to have three babies under the age of two - and it's difficult but worth it."

Dakota, a pharmacy assistant, from Northampton, East Midlands, said: "Having three under two is mental and hard work but also it's the best feeling - I absolutely love being"

a mum.

"Both my births were so scary and I didn't think my babies were going to make it."

"I had emergency sections with both because their heart rates were slowing"

"I lost too much with the twins and had to have an extra balloon pump- a machine that helps your heart beat."

After suffering four miscarriages at less than 12 weeks before having Nevaeah, Dakota worried her next pregnancy would end the same way.

She found out she was expecting her first child in March 2020 and her pregnancy was "textbook" until she reached 28 weeks when she discovered she had pre-eclampsia."

Dakota said: "I was admitted into hospital at 33 weeks and had an induced labour at 35 weeks."

"I was in labour for 12 hours and I really didn't think she was going to make it because I had lost four BABIES before that."

"She cried but I couldn't see her as she was taken straight to ICU."

"Luckily, she was completely fine she just needed help feeding and growing."

"Seeing her for the first time was magical."

Just one month after Nevaeah's first birthday in December 2021, Dakota started feeling sick and took a pregnancy test.

She said: "I was taking the pill but I wasn't very good at taking it - I was feeling sick so I took a pregnancy test."

"I was shocked, I wasn't expecting it and Winford was just as shocked as me."

The mum-to-be had an early seven week scan and was told she was expecting twins.

"I couldn't believe it, I was so happy but worried the whole way through my pregnancy," she said."

Dakota had a similar experience to her previous pregnancy and received the news she had pre-eclampsia at 28 weeks.

She said: "I was admitted to hospital at 31 weeks and delivered them at 32."

"I had to have another emergency c-section as Winnie's heartbeat was slowing."

"I had to have an emergency balloon pump and a blood transfusion after losing a lot of blood."

The twins arrived on 7th July 2022- Marley coming first at 17.11 and Winnie one minute later.

"I didn't think Marley was going to make it, it was so scary," Dakota said."

"I was able to hold Winnie but they were still operating on Marley as he needed more oxygen."

"They were then taken away in incubators but my blood pressure get dipping up and down so I wasn't able to see them until the next day."

Dakota had to stay in hospital for a week while her twins were admitted for 30 days.

She said: "For the first two days, they needed oxygen and Marley needed a CPAP - a small mask that helps babies breathe."

"Because of Covid restrictions, Nevaeah couldn't meet her new baby brother and sister."

"Only my mum, Lucy, 40 and Winford could come in."

The mum-of-three suffered another scare while visiting family in London when Marley turned blue and stopped breathing at seven weeks old in August 2022.

She said: "He was having a bottle and suddenly went blue, I screamed for help."

"I was petrified and started doing CPR - I had been taught on the neonatal unit."

"I kept catching his breath but it would drop, the ambulance arrived within four to five minutes."

"He was on life support at St Peter's Hospital, London, for four days and we didn't think he was going to make it - he was so little."

"He had stopped breathing because he had respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and bronchitis."

"I had to perform CPR while waiting for an ambulance to arrive and am campaigning for all parents to be taught CPR."

"Now he is absolutely perfect and doing so well."

In a typical day, Dakota thrives off the mayhem of having three under two.

Nevaeah will wake up at 8.30am but the twins wake every four hours for a feed.

The two-year-old eats cereal or toast for breakfast and then it's time for them to have a bath and get dressed - which takes an hour.

The parents have to buy a 48-pack of nappies every four days.

Dakota added: "Nevaeah doesn't like getting dressed, often she will run away."

"The twins do 'tummy time' every day - where they lay on their bellies and you hold their head for a couple of minutes - it strengthens their muscles - Nevaeah joins in too."

The family have lunch at 12.30pm everyday and then it's time for an activity - they might go to the park, have a walk or go to a play area.

Winford works 6am-3pm as a warehouse operative and Dakota plans to go back to work at a pharmacy one or two days a week in May 2023.

Most evenings they visit their grandmother Lucy's house - who helps run the tight ship.

Nevaeah is starting to potty train and can walk and talk.

Dakota said: "The hardest thing is when everyone is having an off day."

"Nevaeah is sassy and thinks she owns the place, she's protective of the twins and thinks they're hers- it's so funny."

"This stage is manageable - it will be harder when everyone is walking."

"Being a mum of three is the best feeling and I can't imagine anything else."

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