A Scottish woman has given birth to twins for the third time.
A
Scottish
woman
has
given
birth
to
twins
for
the
third
time
.
Karen Rodger, 41, welcomed her first pair of girls rowan and Isla after having twice given birth to twin boys.
Karen
Rodger
,
41
,
welcomed
her
first
pair
of
girls
rowan
and
Isla
after
having
twice
given
birth
to
twin
boys
.
"I still haven't really taken it on board because I was convinced I was having two boys," Rodger told Sky News.
``
I
still
have
n't
really
taken
it
on
board
because
I
was
convinced
I
was
having
two
boys
,
''
Rodger
told
Sky
News
.
Karen said her husband Colin was equally stunned when the couple learned they were going to have their fifth and sixth child.
Karen
said
her
husband
Colin
was
equally
stunned
when
the
couple
learned
they
were
going
to
have
their
fifth
and
sixth
child
.
"He thought I was joking and immediately wrote back to say 'this is not funny'.
``
He
thought
I
was
joking
and
immediately
wrote
back
to
say
'this
is
not
funny
'
.
I had to explain that it really was true," Karen said.
I
had
to
explain
that
it
really
was
true
,
''
Karen
said
.
The average couple has about a 3 percent chance of having twins when not accounting for fertility drugs.
The
average
couple
has
about
a
3
percent
chance
of
having
twins
when
not
accounting
for
fertility
drugs
.
And with each following pregnancy, the changes of producing twins a second, or even third time, become less.
And
with
each
following
pregnancy
,
the
changes
of
producing
twins
a
second
,
or
even
third
time
,
become
less
.
Karen, a dance lecturer, first learned of the incredibly rare occurrence during a visit to her doctor and immediately texted her husband to share the news.
Karen
,
a
dance
lecturer
,
first
learned
of
the
incredibly
rare
occurrence
during
a
visit
to
her
doctor
and
immediately
texted
her
husband
to
share
the
news
.
"I just could not believe it.
``
I
just
could
not
believe
it
.
It never crossed my mind that it would be twins again.
It
never
crossed
my
mind
that
it
would
be
twins
again
.
I just thought that wouldn't happen to people like me, but I'm ly delighted," she said.
I
just
thought
that
would
n't
happen
to
people
like
me
,
but
I
'm
ly
delighted
,
''
she
said
.
It had been several years since the couple's last children were born.
It
had
been
several
years
since
the
couple
's
last
children
were
born
.
Their oldest twins are 14 and the second set was born just two years later.
Their
oldest
twins
are
14
and
the
second
set
was
born
just
two
years
later
.
"I turned 40 and I thought, if I'm going to do it, I should do it now," Karen said.
``
I
turned
40
and
I
thought
,
if
I
'm
going
to
do
it
,
I
should
do
it
now
,
''
Karen
said
.
"I spoken to my husband and we both thought we'd quite like another one so that was it and, one month later, I was pregnant."
``
I
spoken
to
my
husband
and
we
both
thought
we
'd
quite
like
another
one
so
that
was
it
and
,
one
month
later
,
I
was
pregnant
.
''
Colin says the age and gender difference will ensure a sweat-inducing dilemma for any future suitors of the twin girls.
Colin
says
the
age
and
gender
difference
will
ensure
a
sweat-inducing
dilemma
for
any
future
suitors
of
the
twin
girls
.
It will be a frightening challenge for any boyfriend.
It
will
be
a
frightening
challenge
for
any
boyfriend
.
A Scottish woman has given birth to twins for the third time. Karen Rodger, 41, welcomed her first pair of girls rowan and Isla after having twice given birth to twin boys.  "I still haven't really taken it on board because I was convinced I was having two boys," Rodger told Sky News. Karen said her husband Colin was equally stunned when the couple learned they were going to have their fifth and sixth child. "He thought I was joking and immediately wrote back to say 'this is not funny'. I had to explain that it really was true," Karen said.  The average couple has about a 3 percent chance of having twins when not accounting for fertility drugs. And with each following pregnancy, the changes of producing twins a second, or even third time, become less.  Karen, a dance lecturer, first learned of the incredibly rare occurrence during a visit to her doctor and immediately texted her husband to share the news. "I just could not believe it. It never crossed my mind that it would be twins again. I just thought that wouldn't happen to people like me, but I'm ly delighted," she said.  It had been several years since the couple's last children were born. Their oldest twins are 14 and the second set was born just two years later. "I turned 40 and I thought, if I'm going to do it, I should do it now," Karen said. "I spoken to my husband and we both thought we'd quite like another one so that was it and, one month later, I was pregnant."  Colin says the age and gender difference will ensure a sweat-inducing dilemma for any future suitors of the twin girls. It will be a frightening challenge for any boyfriend.