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These miracle twins — Lucas and Gabriel — are thriving. Their mother, Heidi Clanton, has a harrowing story to tell about how they came into the world. (Photo courtesy of the Clanton family.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Heidi Clanton thought she might have a urinary tract infection, but it wasn\u2019t that at all. Her condition was far more complex, couldn\u2019t be cured with antibiotics and required what seemed like a forever stay \u2013 91 days — at UCHealth Memorial Hospital Central<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Before she was admitted to Memorial, Heidi had seen three doctors and had several tests. She\u2019d been prescribed antibiotics for a suspected UTI and sent her to a urologist who ordered a CT scan, a series of x-rays taken at different angles to view inside the body.<\/p>\n

Before the CT, a technician asked: \u201cAre you pregnant?\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

Heidi laughed and said: \u201cMe, pregnant? Yeah, right.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome<\/strong><\/h3>\n

After marrying her husband, Adam, 14 years ago, the couple wanted to start a family. It was then that doctors discovered Heidi had a condition called Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, which causes a woman\u2019s hormones to be out of balance, problems with periods and difficulty getting pregnant.<\/p>\n

After expensive fertility treatments failed, Adam and Heidi adopted a beautiful girl, Danica, who turned 10 in September.<\/p>\n

The CT scan showed a possible ovarian cyst, so the urologist sent Heidi to a gynecologist who conducted a pregnancy test.<\/p>\n

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Lucas and Gabriel \u0096 twins their parents never dreamed of — were born at UCHealth Memorial Hospital Central after their mother, Heidi Clanton, spent 91 days in the hospital. (Photo courtesy of the Clanton family.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Surprise! Heidi was pregnant. The gynecologist sent Heidi to a sonographer, who pressed a wand to Heidi\u2019s belly, looked at the fuzzy black-and-white images on the computer screen, and became quiet as a mouse.<\/p>\n

Adam peered at the images, and then asked, incredulously: \u201cIs that a split screen? Or am I seeing two of them?\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

He wasn\u2019t. His wife was eight weeks pregnant with twins.<\/p>\n

Elation followed by determination<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Heidi, Adam and Danica were as excited as kids at Christmas to find out the gender of the twins. Heidi was 18 weeks pregnant when she made an appointment with a maternal-fetal medicine specialist<\/a> in Colorado Springs to find out the gender and check on the health of the babies.<\/p>\n

Twin boys, the doctor told them. Their excitement, however, was tempered when the doc also delivered some not-so-great news. Heidi had a short cervix<\/a>, which meant that her risk of pre-term birth was higher than mothers whose cervix is normal in length.<\/p>\n

The doctor told Heidi there wasn\u2019t much that could be done except to hope that the babies stayed safe.<\/p>\n

Heidi wanted to do more than hope. She scoured the internet for solutions, and then returned to her OB\/Gyn to find out what she could do to give her sons a chance at a healthy life.<\/p>\n

The OB\/gyn recommended that she seek a second opinion from UCHealth Memorial Hopsital\u2019s Maternal-Fetal Medicine <\/a>team. The appointment was set for June 2016.<\/p>\n

The first time Dr. Amie Hollard, director of perinatal ultrasound at the hospital, examined Heidi, she found that Heidi was already 7 mm dilated.<\/p>\n

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Heidi Clanton with her twins, Gabriel and Lucas.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cI was worried she was going to deliver,\u2019\u2019 Dr. Hollard said.<\/p>\n

Heidi told Dr. Hollard that she wanted to take some precautionary steps to keep the boys in utero as long as possible. The two had an amicable, back-and-forth conversation about possible options.<\/p>\n

\u201cHeidi wanted to try something, and we were willing, as long as it didn\u2019t hurt her or the babies,\u2019\u2019 Dr. Hollard said.<\/p>\n

The two talked about a pessary \u2013 a plastic sphere placed in the vagina that takes pressure off of the cervix. Dr. Hollard had provided a pessary at least 10 times for patients. She also told Heidi that no technique is perfect and there can be complications with a pessary.<\/p>\n

Following their conversation, Dr. Hollard also told Heidi that she would be admitted to Memorial Hospital\u2019s Women\u2019s Pavillion to be cared for by doctors and nurses who specialize in high-risk pregnancy.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was so scared,\u2019\u2019 Heidi said. \u201cBut one of the doctors assured me by telling me, \u2018You\u2019re in the right spot.\u2019 \u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

Dr. Hollard also prescribed progesterone, a hormone, to help ensure a healthy pregnancy.<\/p>\n

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Lucas and Gabriel Clanton.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cWe have to do what is correct for each individual patient in each situation,\u2019\u2019 Dr. Hollard said. \u201cWe want to provide individualized therapy and involve the patient in their care. We want to make sure that the patient understands what we are doing.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

Heidi favored any means that would keep her children safe.<\/p>\n

\u201cI like that Dr. Hollard thinks outside the box. I like that you have a doctor who is willing to explore options,\u2019\u2019 Heidi said.<\/p>\n

And so, Heidi began her long stay in the hospital, where she could be monitored for infection. One of her first visitors was Dr. Robert Kiley<\/a>, a neonatologist who cares for premature babies in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Memorial Hospital Central. Kiley said the goal was to make it to at least 28 weeks, because studies show that babies who develop in utero for that length of time have a higher quality of life than those born prior to that milestone.<\/p>\n

Heidi grew even more determined, and she battled her No. 1 nemesis \u2013 boredom \u2013 with grace. She spent hours and hours in bed, though she got up every day and went on a 30-minute wheelchair ride and she got up to go to the bathroom or to take a short walk to the water fountain in the Women\u2019s Pavilion.<\/p>\n

She watched a lot of television \u2013 the summer Olympics and the presidential debates \u2013 and spent time on Facebook making friends with other moms-to-be. Periodically, Ruth McIntyre, a chaplain at Memorial, would host mommy-to-be chat sessions. The hardest part is when her family would go without her on summer outings such as Water World.<\/p>\n

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Dr. Amie Hollard<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cThere was crying,\u2019\u2019 Heidi said. \u201cThat was hard.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

Throughout the long days, nurses came by often to check on her. She looked forward to seeing one nurse, who would place her stethoscope on Heidi\u2019s belly to hear the heartbeat of the boys: \u201cIt\u2019s time to listen to the little people,\u2019\u2019 Heidi remembered the nurse saying.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese ladies were not only my nurses, they became my friends and we had some great conversation. I got to know several amazing nurses who treated me and my family with excellent care. I know I would have lost my mind if it wasn\u2019t for this caring group of beautiful ladies,\u2019\u2019 Heidi said.<\/p>\n

They came to her room often to prick her finger to monitor gestational diabetes that doctors discovered shortly after her arrival in the hospital, and give steroid shots to help the twins\u2019 lungs develop.<\/p>\n

Heidi also came to appreciate the employees from food services and housekeeping \u2013 people who were always pleasant and concerned about how she was doing.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery day, when the cleaning people came in, the ladies asked if I wanted a warm wash rag for my face, and they kept my room clean. These ladies were so friendly and pleasant,\u2019\u2019 she said.<\/p>\n

The days during the Summer of 2016 passed slowly, and along the way, the staff at the hospital got to know the entire family \u2013 including Danica.<\/p>\n

On Sept. 6, 2016 \u2013 Danica\u2019s 10th<\/sup> birthday — the staff at Memorial had a small party.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was lying in the hospital bed that morning, and a pilot and flight nurses from Memorial Star Transport helicopter came in, and they said \u201cWe hear your daughter is having a birthday.\u2019\u2019\u2019 They took Danica to a rooftop at MHC and gave her the chance to sit in the helicopter and have her picture taken.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey made her day so special,\u2019\u2019 Heidi said.<\/p>\n

Six days later, on Sept. 12, 2016, Heidi\u2019s water broke. By that time, her twins were 33 weeks and two days old. They were well past the 28-week mark.<\/p>\n

On Sept. 13, doctors decided to do a cesarean section because every time contractions came, the heart rate of one of the twins dropped.<\/p>\n

At 9:26 and\u00a09:29 a.m.,\u00a0Lucas and Gabriel \u2013 the boys who were never dreamed of \u2013 came out screaming. Heidi remembers Adam holding Lucas up over the curtain and a nurse showed Gabriel to her.<\/p>\n

Heidi was elated. The woman who was never supposed to be able to get pregnant had done everything right.<\/p>\n

Two NICU teams \u2013 one for each child \u2013 swarmed the boys, who weighed 3 pounds, 12 ounces and 3 pounds, 13 ounces. Danica went to the NICU with the boys, and before the children were placed in their isolettes, Danica held her brothers for the first time.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe fell in love with them,\u2019\u2019 Heidi said of her daughter.<\/p>\n

Eight months later, the Clanton family is thriving. At two months of age, the twins reached the 50th<\/sup> percentile for their weight and at four months, they measured in the 80th<\/sup> percentile.<\/p>\n

The boys are rolling around on the floor and scooting around \u2013 little rumps high in the air. At times, when they are side-by-side, Gabriel will reach out and hold Lucas\u2019 hand.<\/p>\n

In the coming years, Gabriel and Lucas will hear the story of how they came into the world \u2013 and how so many people, especially their mother, believed in them.<\/p>\n

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