, Gaby needed to have her cervix sewn shut to prevent miscarriage and was monitored carefully throughout her pregnancy as she was considered high-risk. But in July 2022, the mum gave birth at 34 weeks to four boys, Adam, Bennett, Coby and Dane, and – despite the huge adjustment to being a family of nine – they are thrilled with the new arrivals. However, there's no denying that four new babies requires a lot of work. The couple say they get through 47 nappies, a packet and a half of wipes, 32 bottles and three loads of laundry every 24 hours. Patrick said: 'With four babies it's been a complete restructuring of everything. 'We're trying to fit our existing life in with these new babies, but it's been an honour and a joy so far.' Gaby and Patrick also admit that Bennett and Coby look so similar that they have to paint their toenails different colours to tell them apart. The 40-year-old mum said: 'I get the quads confused sometimes because Bennett and Coby look pretty identical – I have to paint one of the){kind=link}
Last year, 40-year-old Gaby Hagler and her husband Patrick started trying for a fourth and final child.
The couple share two-year-old Sammy together and both have a child from previous relationships, but hoped for one more to complete their family.
So when Gaby and 50-year-old Patrick found out they were expecting in December 2021, they were thrilled.
However, at their 12-week scan, the sonographer broke the news that they were expecting not one, but four babies.
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