When Gini Kirkpatrick and Jenny McGirr became parents to triplets, it was after years of trying.
The couple had tried everything – four rounds of IVF costing £30,000, acupuncture, crystals and a blessing from a Buddhist master.
Even after eventually conceiving, their struggles were far from over – as their triplets were delivered at just 29 weeks, each weighing about the same as a Christmas pudding.