Woman pregnant with twins following wedding fling and morning after pill mishap Holly Firth, 29, headed to the chemist to buy a morning after pill after the wedding fling but was left shocked when she later found out she was pregnant - with twins Holly was at a family friend's wedding A woman's fleeting romance at a friend's wedding resulted in an unexpected twin pregnancy, due to a lesser-known factor affecting the efficacy of the morning-after pill. Holly Firth, 29, found herself in a romantic encounter with a fellow guest while attending a family friend's wedding on July 9, 2024. The bank employee promptly sought out emergency contraception the following day and thought no more of it until an unusual bout of nausea triggered by her office air freshener two weeks later. ‌ This unanticipated sickness led Holly to take a pregnancy test, and she was stunned to find out she was pregnant on August 7, 2024. ‌ In the same week, Holly attended a six-week scan that revealed a single baby. However, during her eight-week scan, the 29-year-old from Scotland found out she was actually expecting twins. Holly later learned that the morning-after pill had been ineffective because she had already ovulated prior to taking it. Her twin daughters, Charlotte Firth and Rose Firth, were delivered via a planned C-section on February 27, 2025, reports the Daily Record. Holly now believes the pregnancy was 'meant to be' and can't envision her life without her twins. Article continues below Holly Firth is delighted with her babies As a single mother raising identical twins, Holly states that although the twins' father has opted for no involvement, the 'door will always be open' should he wish to connect in the future. Holly, from Ayrshire, shared her unexpected journey to motherhood, saying: "When I found out I was pregnant I burst into tears. It was just utter shock. ‌ "I went for a scan at six weeks and the picture showed just one baby. I went back two weeks later and that's when I found out there were twins. Obviously that came as a shock - I was single and I didn't know the guy. "I remember going out for dinner that night with my mum and dad and saying to them that it meant double the love. I knew from then that it was meant to be." Holly added "I've taken the morning after pill for other reasons in the past and it's never failed me before, so I thought it would be absolutely fine. ‌ "I've since found out however that it doesn't work if you've already ovulated, which they didn't tell me when I went to get it. My period was actually due the day after the wedding so I had definitely already ovulated and I think that's why it didn't work." The twins, Charlotte Firth and Rose Firth, arrived early but healthy, and Holly remains optimistic about motherhood, believing it was destiny. She maintains an open heart towards the twins' father, should he choose to reach out in the future. Holly shared: "I wasn't planning to get pregnant - I'd been single for four years. I'd been single for so long that I genuinely didn't think that I was going to have kids. Article continues below "I wouldn't have it any other way - regardless of if it was from a one night stand or from a relationship - I've got the girls and I wouldn't have them if it didn't happen. "I remember seeing them for the first time and feeling such an amount of love that I'd never felt before in my entire life. I can't imagine my life without them now. We're going to be the three musketeers for the rest of our lives. "I have said to the dad that the door will always be open for him, if he ever wants it. He hasn't used it yet, but if the girls ever want to reach out there will be ways of doing that. If that's what they want then as long as they're happy, I'm happy."