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Yahoo
27-07-2025
- Entertainment
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You're more likely to win Powerball 100 times than do what this California mom did
An Apple Valley mother just went 4 for 4 on her kids all being born on the date 7/7. Just before Nauzhae Drake, now 26, delivered her firstborn, she called her mother while driving to school. She told her that she saw a license plate that ended in four sevens — her lucky number. Drake's mom took it as a sign. "She was like, 'Yep, that's because he's coming on that day'," Drake said. "And I'm like, no, he's not." But on July 7, 2019, Drake delivered her oldest, Kewan. Two years later, on the same date, she delivered Na'Zaiyla. And in 2022, on the same date, she delivered Khalan. And about two weeks ago, on July 7, Drake delivered a baby boy, Kailowa. None of her babies were induced and none of them arrived on their due date. Drake feels that it's a "sign from God at this point," she said. Drake is currently in nursing school, graduating in December. She said she went through all of her clinical rotations carrying Kailowa. "They're telling me to stop doing this and that because I'm doing a lot, they're like, 'you're going to make yourself go into labor,' " Drake said. "But I ended up finishing all of my clinicals and all of that, and I'm like, 'I'm still pregnant!'" Some mothers have tactics for inducing labor — eating spicy food, exercising, driving down a bumpy road. For Drake, decorating for her kids' birthday party seems to do the trick. "I would be doing a balloon arch," she said. "And every time I do the balloon arch, like two hours later, when I lay down, my water breaks or I start having contractions." Drake usually goes all out for her kids' birthdays, renting an Airbnb home with a pool and throwing a big party, along with visits to amusement parks like Sesame Place, SeaWorld and the San Diego Zoo. This year's birthday party was circus-themed, but it didn't go as planned. "My mother, my grandmother actually was in the delivery room with me and they had on like clown suits because they were ready for the party," Drake said. "And I was ready for the party too, until I went into labor." Some kids get jealous when a sibling's birthday rolls around and all the attention turns to the birthday child. Drake said her kids love sharing a birthday, and they're especially excited for this year's present, another sibling. "They fight over him already," she said, of Kailowa. "They're so helpful. It's been amazing." So what are the odds of something like this happening? According to Randall Swift, chairman of the math department at California State Polytechnic University at Pomona, you are more likely to win the Powerball lottery 100 times than to have four children born on the same date. Instead of four siblings, he calculated using an instance of four independent individuals at a grocery store. The probability of these random strangers all having the same birthday is about 0.000000000056349%, he said. But he said these odds may be higher for a mother giving birth on the same date, depending on personal habits and health patterns. But to Drake, this coincidence is a blessing, she said. Seven has always been Drake's favorite number, but it has a new meaning to her now. "It's perfection, completion," she said. Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times. Solve the daily Crossword
Yahoo
17-07-2025
- General
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Lucky mom keeps giving birth on the same date — she's up to four kids with the same birthday: ‘Play the lottery'
This woman's lucky number is certainly seven. An Apple Valley, California woman's four children all share the same birthday — but they're not quadruplets. Nauzhae Drake, 26, gave birth to her fourth child on July 7th of this year. She's now given birth on the seventh day of the seventh month four times — meaning all four children share the same July birthday. 'It is just amazing having them born all on one day,' Drake told KABC. The aspiring neonatal nurse gave birth to her first child, Kewan, on July 7th, 2019. She was shocked when it happened again with her second child, Na'Zaiyla, two years later. When she called her mother, LaKesha Harrison, on July 7, 2022, to say she was in labor with her third child, Khalan, her mother didn't believe her. 'I was overwhelmed and anxious when going into labor because I couldn't imagine having three babies born on the same day. They were delivered naturally, no induction or C-section,' Drake told VVNG. Along with all being born at the same hospital on the same date, all three children have the same birthmark. 'I knew that it was a sign that these are my angel babies once I discovered they all have a birthmark on their right leg as well,' Nauzhae said. Then, on July 7th of this year, Drake gave birth to her fourth child, Kailowa. The odds of four children sharing the same birthday without medical intervention are estimated to be in the millions. 'Everyone has told me to go and play the lottery,' Drake said. She's in 7th Heaven. This isn't the first time a birthing miracle has happened. A 66-year-old German woman gave birth to her 10th baby without the help of in vitro fertilization. With all odds against her, the woman — already a mom of nine — underwent a cesarean section back in March. Her little baby boy, named Philipp, weighed in at 7 pounds, 13 ounces. Both mom and baby are happy and healthy. Solve the daily Crossword
