Mother dies week after bringing premature triplets home for Christmas

A mom has died only one week after celebrating bringing her untimely triplets house for Christmas. 

Rachel Park, 39, handed away within the early hours of Tuesday at her house in Whitehaven, in Cumbria.

Simply two days earlier Mrs Park and her husband Steven, 37, had spent their first Christmas at house with their daughters after that they had lastly been allowed out of hospital.

In an interview final week, the couple mentioned the three ladies, Poppie, Molly and Evelyn, who had been born 26 weeks early, had been the 'solely presents' they needed for Christmas. 

Mr Park, a chef, broke the tragic information of his spouse's dying on social media.

Rachel Park, 39, handed away within the early hours of Tuesday at her house in Whitehaven, in Cumbria - simply days earlier she and her husband Steve had celebrated bringing their triplets house after they had been born 26 weeks early 

Mrs Park, an admin supervisor, married Steven in 2009 they usually tried for six years to begin a household. 

They'd three failed rounds of IVF on the NHS earlier than a fourth executed privately proved profitable final summer season.

Mrs Park came upon she was pregnant at six weeks and mentioned she was 'over the moon' to expect twins. 

Poppie, Mollie and Evelyn had been in Newcastle's Royal Victoria Infirmary for over three months as they had been born on March 11 at simply 26 weeks.

They collectively weighed the identical as two luggage of sugar and had been put in incubators and ventilators as their lungs had been so tiny.   

Mr and Mrs Park had been instructed to 'put together for the worst' however the triplets made nice enhancements and had been allowed house for Christmas.

Talking final week, Mrs Park mentioned: 'It was contact and go together with all three sooner or later however they're all out and superb now.

'We had been instructed to arrange for the worst. They've had fairly a tricky journey however they're rising now and doing properly. We're trying ahead to Christmas, there's toys in every single place!'

She had described Poppie as a 'diva who appreciated cuddles', Mollie as 'laid again' and Evelyn as 'very chatty.' 

All of the infants now weigh 14lb every and nonetheless want oxygen and tube feeding.   

Mrs Park, an admin supervisor, married Steven in 2009 they usually tried for six years to begin a household. They'd three failed rounds of IVF on the NHS earlier than a fourth executed privately proved profitable final summer season

Police say Mrs Park's dying is unexplained however it's not believed to be suspicious

Within the interview final week, Mr Park mentioned: 'Our ladies have been on an enormous journey thus far and due to that we're going to verify their first Christmas might be additional particular.

'We had been so scared that they could not make it this far, and can due to this fact be actually celebrating the festive season. They're the one presents we wish.

'We simply sat on the couch pondering "they're our household". They lay on our laps and we had been in disbelief." 

Mrs Park died at her house in Whitehaven within the early hours on Tuesday - simply days earlier she had celebrated Christmas along with her triplets 

Police say Mrs Park's dying is unexplained however it's not believed to be suspicious.

A spokeswoman for Cumbria police mentioned: 'Police had been known as at 3am yesterday (December 27) to Beatty Street, to a report of a sudden dying of a girl in her 30s. Her dying is unexplained however not believed to be suspicious.' 

UK Triplet and Quad Mums are at the moment making an attempt to lift funds to assist Mr Park as he raises his three daughters.  

 

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