Exclusive: 70 million to one quads born to Upper Lambourn couple

Proud parents Julian and Sharon Turner were amazed to find they were expecting a multiple birth after years of unsuccessfully trying to conceive.
But, like buses, you wait and wait... and then four come along at once. Even more astonishingly, the Turner quads are two sets of identical twins.
IT specialist Mr Turner said: “I’ve been told the odds are something like 70 million to one.
“The hospital hasn’t seen quads for 15 years, although one or two sets are delivered in the UK each year.
"And they’ve never had two sets of identical twins, ever. To be honest, it was a bit difficult to tell them apart at first.”
Mrs Turner said: “At first I was in shock - I couldn’t believe it - and then I was so happy.”
The pair, who live in Upper Lambourn, had been trying to start a family for four years and had opted for IVF fertility treatment.
After several unsuccessful treatment cycles, they finally got the good news that Mrs Turner, who works for American Express’ Foreign Exchange Division at Heathrow Airport’s Terminal Five, was expecting.
Mr Turner said: “It’s been quite a journey.
“We found out it was to be a multiple birth at the

12-week scan.
"I was absolutely overjoyed. At each scan it seemed the doctors were surprised that everything was still going well.”
But there was drama in store when doctors discovered Mrs Turner was suffering from low blood platelets and pre-eclampsia - a potentially dangerous high blood pressure complication.
As a result the quads were delivered by Caesarian section on March 30, at just 29 weeks and three days into the pregnancy, at a highly-specialised unit at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford.
James was first, swiftly followed by Joshua, Lauren and Emily. The quads were immediately placed on ventilators in intensive care incubators.
Mrs Turner said: “Obviously this was always going to be a high risk birth. But the doctors said that 28 weeks was a big turning point and they had much better chances of pulling through after that.”
Luckily, they have all thrived and have since been transferred to the Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading, where hospital spokesman Joe Wise said on Saturday: “The babies were three weeks old today and are in the Buscot Special Care Baby Unit.
“In fact, we may have to rename the room they are in as the Turner Room as they occupy all four incubators in that room!”
The pair hope to welcome their new family home by June.

• WOULD you like to gain childcare experience by helping the Turners with their quadruplets?

Mr Turner said: “We have contacted all of the local colleges to ask if they would like to send any students on childcare courses to us for work experience.
“Unfortunately they don't seem to do this any more.
"Hence we would like to reach out to any medical students or trainee nurses that are looking to get hands-on experience with babies, as any assistance would be greatly appreciated, however small.”
If you are interested, send an email (which will be forwarded to the Turner family) to email