Girl has triplets at age of 16

Amy Smith's three children, Lexi, Leah and Alfie, were delivered by Caesarean section at University Hospital Of North Tees in Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, on Nov 1.

Born 11 weeks premature, the babies are now being cared for at Friarage Hospital in Northallerton, North Yorks.

The young mother, who turned 17 earlier this week, admitted that she felt overwhelmed by the task ahead. "I don't feel like a mum yet, I think when they come home it will hit me," she said.



I'm a bit scared of it all because I'm still a baby myself."

Despite her delight at becoming a mother Miss Smith said she had no plans for more children. "The doctors said that I could have triplets again," she said. But I've got my family, and I don't want to have any more."

Her boyfriend Marley Testo, 17, added: "It is a bit scary having triplets, but we've both got big supportive families."