Minda’s Instagram post began with a revelation that would change her life forever: “Finding out about being pregnant with triplets was… the most unexpected news I could have ever got.” The 31-year-old from Oslo, Norway, and her partner, Glenn Undheim, had always dreamed of having a child together, but they were not prepared for the joyous surprise that awaited them – three bundles of joy.
“I had thousands of thoughts,” Minda admitted. “I wanted them all, but I did not want three children at the same time. I thought about all the complications that could occur with a triplet pregnancy, and I felt extremely scared and confused.”
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the birth rate for triplet or higher-order births is approximately 101 out of every 100,000 live births.
“Becoming parents to triplets was often the best, but sometimes it could get tough, too. We got compared all the time. We were not called out by our names – just referred to as the ‘Minda triplets,'” she said. “But most of the time it was amazing. And still is. I have gone through life having two best friends.”
On January 29, Minda and Glenn welcomed two boys and one girl: Filip, Henrik, and Amelia. Minda has created an Instagram account to document her journey of raising three kids, often sharing the challenges of motherhood.
She is also open about the health implications of carrying three babies. Minda has tachycardia, a condition where the heart beats too fast. Her doctors recommended removing at least one fetus because they were worried about the strain that the pregnancy would put on her heart.
Minda and Glenn decided against that. “The first 20 weeks were really difficult. I was extremely nauseous all the time,” Minda said. “Throughout the entire pregnancy, I struggled with high pulse and difficulty breathing.”
Her babies also had a few growth issues, which naturally made Minda nervous. She wrote about her anxiety surrounding the health of her triplets and her experiences with specialist appointments and tests.
When the triplets were born via C-section, Minda suffered some post-partum issues, including several viral infections. “The days after the delivery were pretty tough; I have been fighting all kinds of viruses (sinus infection, flu, throat infection, cold) but that part is much better by now,” she wrote on social media.
“Two days ago, I got worse again and was put on antibiotics immediately due to post-Cesarean wound infection. It is terribly painful and gives me fever and makes it hard to move around or even to turn in the bed.”
Now that the triplets are five months old and healthy, Minda is doing better and says that her life has changed – for the better. “Becoming a first-time mother to three little babies has made me a different person,” Minda wrote on Instagram.
Her two sisters help with her triplets, too. “Having them by my side has given me courage, helped me through tough periods, and made me realize that there is nothing in life I will ever have to face alone,” she wrote. “No matter what life will bring, I will always have two amazing people to count on.”
