“My First Reaction Was Shock”
“My First Reaction Was Shock”
Russian Dance Teacher Welcomes Four Natural Miracles
When 33-year-old dance teacher Galina Minakina went for her first ultrasound, she dreamed of one heartbeat — maybe two.
But the screen revealed four tiny lives beating strong.
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Shock hit like lightning . Tears streamed down her face.
“How will we manage? How will we feed them? Will they survive?”
No IVF. No help. Just pure, breathtaking nature — one in a million.
Doctors warned of huge risks and urged selective reduction.
Galina’s heart screamed NO.
Her husband, equally stunned, looked into her eyes and said:
“We keep them all.”
Together they chose love over fear.
The pregnancy was a battle: rapid growth, hospitalization at 27 weeks, then — COVID struck days before delivery
Emergency C-section.
On February 19, under heroic medical care, four warriors arrived:
Lenya & Kolya (boys), Tanya & Lyuba (girls) — small but mighty, crying, breathing, fighting.
Today, these four miracles sleep, grunt, and fill the ward with life.
Galina laughs through exhaustion: “Night is chaos, day is stolen naps between feeds.”
From a quiet dance studio to a home soon bursting with four cribs — the journey is overwhelming yet beautiful.
Friends, students, even the school director (100,000 rubles donated!) surround them with love
Yes, formula is expensive. Yes, two hands will never be enough.
But Galina whispers through happy tears:
“We already love them more than anything in this world.”
Four hearts. One unbreakable family. Endless rhythm of love.
