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I work in a neonatal intensive-care unit, and we care for many multiples. Do you realize how risky triplet (quadruplet, etc.) pregnancies are for both the mother and her babies?! Yes, things CAN work out okay, but more often than not there are serious complications. Here are a few:

For Moms: An increased risk of gestational diabetes, stroke, and pre-eclampsia (a very serious condition) for you -- just to name a few.

For Babies: Almost a guarantee of prematurity (sometimes extreme, life-threatening prematurity), an increased risk of innumerable complications following delivery, and an increased risk of incracranial hemorrhage that can cause cerebral palsy and other physical and mental handicaps.

PLEASE reconsider what you are doing. If you want to have three babies, that's great -- but try to have them one at a time. Research the facts and consider the consequences of taking unprescribed Clomid.

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