Triplets doing well — no names yet

Joycelyn Ramsawak was yesterday still thinking of names for her three babies who were born on Monday afternoon, six weeks early at Mt Hope Women’s Hospital, Mt Hope.

Anticipating two girls and a boy, she had been thinking of naming her daughters Alianna and Alena. Instead she had two boys and a girl, each weighing four pounds. The 28-year-old housewife was undecided about what name she would retain for the girl, who is resting in an incubator at the post-natal unit. All three babies were doing well. She has not been allowed to hold the babies since they were born. They were placed in incubators because of mild respiratory distress. Doctors have not said when the babies would be discharged from hospital.

Mahase Ramsawak, a technician with Portable Works Ltd, was “shocked” when he heard the news of triplets but adjusted to the idea. “I feel I was more shocked,” said Joycelyn. Both parents have a history of twins in their families. Joycelyn was still in pain from giving birth to three babies via Caesarian section, and coughing or laughing caused it to intensify. Asked how they would cope with three babies, Mahase chuckled and said he expected support from “good neighbours” at Logwood Trace, Mafeking Village, Mayaro. The Ramsawaks have two other children, an 11-year-old girl and eight-year-old boy. Asked if they planned to have more babies, Mahase was quick to respond: “No, no.”