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Woman thinks she has kidney stones, gives birth to triplets

4 years 7 months 1 week ago Monday, August 19 2019 Aug 19, 2019 August 19, 2019 4:46 PM August 19, 2019 in News
Source: ABC News
Photo: KOTA-TV

RAPID CITY, SD - A South Dakota woman was in for a huge surprise when she went to the hospital for what she thought were kidney stones.

"Started getting pains, figured it was kidney stones cause I went through them before," Dannette Giltz told KOTA.

Giltz didn't realize it, but she was going into labor and having triplets. The new mother of five had been pregnant for 34 weeks.

"You don't ever see triplets being conceived naturally, let alone going 34 weeks without knowing. So everyone's like, 'We can't believe it.' I am like, 'We're still in shock. Trust me, we know what you mean,'" Glitz said.

The triplets' 10 year-old brother said this is a dream come true.

"I wished for a baby brother and a baby sister and I knew this day was always gonna come," Ronnie Giltz said.

The triplets' father is still in shock and can't believe he has three newborn kids.

"Once we left the hospital, she's out of the hospital, I know she's OK. I am overwhelmed. Honestly, it's still exploding in my head," Austin Giltz said.

The triplets were named Blaze, Gypsy and Nikki.

Giltz said she was amazed by how much support she got from her community and added that she couldn't have gotten through this time without them. A friend of the Giltzes created a fundraiser on Facebook to support their family, raising over $1,600.

According to the mother's Facebook posts, the newborn triplets born on Aug. 10, weighing about 4 pounds each, are in good health and expected to come home in a few days.

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