Same sex moms both pregnant

A Shelton, Washington couple that has been desperately trying to have a baby finally got the news they’d been hoping for.

Through a special type of in vitro fertilization, the couple is having not only one, but three children.

Thirty-four-year-old Kristin Coyner is pregnant, and her partner of eight years - Cassie - is also expecting.

Cassie is pregnant with one child. Kristin is expecting twins.
“It’s been eight years of hoping and wishing and waiting,“ Kristin Coyner said.

After years of trying other fertility treatments, an Olympia doctor tried in vitro fertilization. He took two eggs from Cassie and placed them with an anonymous donor’s sperm.  One embryo was placed inside of Cassie’s womb, and the other inside of Kristin.
Neither could have predicted what happened next.

“I’m surprised and thankful that we’re finally pregnant,“ Cassie said. “I’m overwhelmed when I think that we’re having three.“

The two recently bought a mini-van for their growing family.

They’re now trying to figure out how to fit three babies into a 500-square-foot house.

With their joy, comes a bit of worry. They are aware of the social stigma, since their children will have two mommies.
“We’re just going to have to teach them that you know what, some people don’t agree, some people don’t think that this is OK,“ Kristin said.

The next five months will be filled with lots of doctor’s appointments, and while the two certainly have a lot to prepare for, there’s one thing they already have plenty of.

“They will be ridiculously loved so hopefully we can counteract that and not spoil them too badly,“ Kristin said.

The two women have the same due date, but statistically doctors say it’s unlikely they will deliver on the same date.