After a year of trying to conceive, Laura Perkins and her husband went to Nicaragua to regroup. There, their pastor prayed for her, telling Laura she had big plans ahead. After a round of intrauterine insemination, Laura thought it hadn’t worked—until a check-up revealed high beta levels, indicating multiples.
Assuming twins or triplets, they were shocked during their first ultrasound when the doctor found six embryos. Laura and her husband were part of the rare 1% chance of conceiving sextuplets. They now faced the difficult decision of whether to reduce the number of babies or risk it all.
