SA.“Mom of Twins Stunned to Welcome Another Set Just 13 Months Later — A Once-in-a-Lifetime Miracle of Double Joy”

Mom of Twins Gives Birth 13 Months Later — to Another Set of Identical Twins

When Britney Alba and her husband Frankie, a 25-year-old firefighter from Alabama, welcomed identical twin boys Luka and Levi, they thought life couldn’t get any more surprising. But just 13 months later, Britney gave birth again — to another set of identical twins.

In August 2022, the couple welcomed twin girls Lynlee and Lydia, naturally conceived like their brothers — making the Alba family twice blessed, and twice as busy.

“I Think I Might Be Pregnant”

Just six months after delivering her first twins, Britney sent a text to her doctor that simply read: “I think I might be pregnant.” What came next was almost unbelievable.

“When the doctor told me there were two heartbeats again, I just laughed,” Britney said. “I wasn’t scared — I thought, ‘OK, round two!’”

The couple soon learned that Lynlee and Lydia were monochorionic-monoamniotic (MoMo) twins — the rarest type of identical twins, sharing both a placenta and an amniotic sac. MoMo twins occur in only about 1% of identical twin pregnancies.

A High-Risk Journey

Because of the risk of tangled umbilical cords and stillbirth, Britney’s pregnancy required constant monitoring. At 25 weeks, she was admitted to the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Women and Infants Center, where doctors checked the babies’ heartbeats several times a day.

“I would hold my breath every time, waiting to hear two heartbeats,” Britney said. “It was terrifying, but I had amazing care.”

At 32 weeks, doctors performed a planned C-section — the standard delivery method for MoMo twins — and both girls were born safely.

Two Sets of Twins, One Happy Family

Today, Lynlee and Lydia are 3 months old, and Luka and Levi are 17 months. The four siblings share an unbreakable bond — and an oversized four-seat stroller that always turns heads.

“People stop us everywhere we go,” Britney laughed. “It used to be, ‘Oh, are they twins?’ Now it’s, ‘Wait, are those two sets of twins?’ It’s like a little circus!”

Despite the chaos, she says she wouldn’t change a thing. “Yes, it’s exhausting — but it’s also magical. Luka and Levi won’t sleep unless they’re together, and Lynlee and Lydia calm down when they hold hands. They’ve all found comfort in each other.”

Double the Joy, Double the Love

For the Albas, the surprise of a lifetime has become their greatest blessing.

“Having twins twice wasn’t part of the plan,” Britney said. “But God clearly had one. It’s double the work, double the noise — and double the love.”