The proud parents of naturally-conceived identical twins were blessed twice over when they became parents to a second set of identical twins just 13 months after welcoming their first.
Twenty-seven-year-old elementary school teacher Britney Gilbert Alba, of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and her husband, firefighter Frankie Alba, 25, were thrilled to discover they were expecting identical twin boys. Rare monochorionic-diamniotic twins, Luka and Levi, had two different amniotic sacs but shared the same placenta.
Britney Gilbert Alba and her husband, Frankie. (Courtesy of the University of Alabama at Birmingham)
Due to this, they were at increased risk for twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS) where one baby gets more blood and nourishment than the other. Luckily, Luka and Levi were born without complications, and ecstatic parents Britney and Frankie’s wish to add to their family came true quicker than expected when Britney conceived again six months later….