Жители Манчестера (Иowa) спустя пять лет бесплодия родили близнецов

Surprise Squad: Manchester couple welcomes twins after years of infertility MANCHESTER, Iowa (KCRG) - Tyler and Carly Wessels wanted to start a family soon after getting married. Instead, the Manchester couple withstood nearly five years of heartbreak when it didn’t happen. Now their dream is finally fulfilled, times two. Fertility struggles After a year of not getting pregnant naturally, testing showed Carly had low ovarian reserve, a condition that Cleveland Clinic says means fewer eggs than typical for someone her age. “They actually told us that we had less than 5% chance of conceiving naturally so we tried two rounds of IUI and we actually did successfully get pregnant but it, the first one ended in ectopic pregnancy and so then I ended up having to remove my right fallopian tube during that surgery,” Carly said. The couple then tried IVF, at first confirming another pregnancy. “When we went back in to check my HCG numbers they were decreasing so we knew it wasn’t gonna be viable. So then we did our second round and each round we didn’t have good enough quality eggs to have anything frozen,” Carly said. St. Louis clinic The couple continued trying with help from an IVF clinic in St. Louis. “We did our first retrieval there last year in February and we got these two embryos,” Carly said. Carly was told she may not have any embryos left by age 35. Another retrieval saw no progression. “We said we have two, let’s just see what happens and so we transferred both of them,” Carly said. The only two healthy embryos survived. Tyler and Carly were able to tell their loved ones that babies were on the way: twins. “We’re so blessed and they’re beautiful babies to add to our crazy bunch so we have 9 other grandkids so this is 11 and they’re beautiful,” said Linda Tegeler, Carly’s mom. “Our whole family was so surprised and it’s just the best feeling,” Tegeler said. Twins arrive early Tucker and Walker arrived early at just over 29 weeks. They spent time in the NICU at St. Luke’s in Cedar Rapids. After 77 days, the family of four was able to be home together. “We wanted to start a family and you know if God blessed us with two then it was meant to be,” Carly said. “It’s something that we waited a really long time for,” she added. “Something we thought may never happen. So it’s definitely, very proud of it, very excited,” Tyler said. Walker and Tucker are doing well now. They have gained at least 10 pounds since they were born. They will go through physical therapy until they are 2 years old. Supporting other families Carly now helps other women going through infertility by volunteering with the Hopeful Mama Foundation, which offers support groups and grants. “Insurance doesn’t really cover things like infertility,” Carly said. She encourages more women to get involved. Congratulations to the Wessels, the August Surprise Squad recipients! Copyright 2026 KCRG. All rights reserved.