AN OVERJOYED Scots couple have welcomed a rare set of quadruplets into the world. Proud parents Arlene and John Mitchell have told of their delight and shock over their brood of newborn tots. 5 The four baby brothers all weighed less than 3lb.
Credit: NHS 5 The West Lothian couple are over the moon with their new arrivals. Credit: NHS 5 Heavily pregnant Arlene before giving birth to four boys Credit: NHS Adorable new arrivals Ben, Noah, Harrison and Rory were born nine weeks premature by Cesarean section on May 14, weighing less than 3lb each. Doctors say the naturally conceived quadruplets are extremely rare, beating odds of one in 700,000 births.
The incredibly rare birth is also the first of its kind in the West Lothian area. Arlene and John - who already have a daughter Lauren, 11, and a three-year-old son Hunter - are now preparing to adjust to life as a family of eight. READ MORE SCOTTISH NEWS TRAVEL CHAOS Thousands of Scots holidaymakers face summer chaos at airports IN DAYS GRIM FIND Beach-goers horrified as giant shark washes up at popular Scots beauty spot Arlene, 34, said: “It was a total shock when we found out there were four babies at the first scan.
"The nurse said she thought there was more than one baby and then she said there was more than three babies! I was absolutely speechless and my husband just couldn’t believe it." The boys' dad, John, 38, added: “Life is going to be a bit noisier for all of us but I’m really looking forward to us being one bi.
