Twins born 5 years apart

The couple in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, North West England gave birth to a boy and a girl. However, the special thing is that these 2 babies are 5 years apart.

The Blake family began fertility treatment in 2005. During treatment, 5 embryos were created and transplanted. Two of those embryos helped the Blake couple to give birth to Reuben Blake in 2006.

The remaining 3 embryos were kept frozen, until last year, the Blake family wanted another baby. Through the thawing process, only one embryo was 'active' and 39 weeks later, the Florent girl was born by caesarean section. Currently, baby Florent is 7 weeks old.

The family of Simon Blake and Jody Blake with 2 children Reuben Blake and Floren Blake

Brother Simon Blake, 45, father of two children is a lecturer in business. He said the couple were very happy to share with everyone around them about two 5-year-old twins.

Jody Blake, 38, the mother of two children as a charity worker, said: 'This is strange. We have been waiting for nine months and constantly thinking: God! Reuben is about to have a twin sister and this is very special. "

My brother Reuben Blake always wrapped tangerines with me. Blake said: 'He knew his brother had been placed in the freezer before. He likes to say that he is frozen with fried potatoes and chicken. It was also a little aware that it was his twin sister but clearly did not really understand what happened. "

Reuben Blake, 5 years old and twin sister Floren, 7 weeks old

The doctors treating the Blake family at Bristol Reproductive Medical Center said the decision to keep the IVF embryos frozen was a safe way to have many children.

Dr Valentine Akande said: "We often advise couples to store surplus embryos so they can be used at a later date. However, due to the nature of the work, not any couple. There are also extra embryos and not everyone has children thanks to this method ".