A woman from Central Valley has overcome a long battle with infertility, culminating in a joyful family event as she and her twin sister anticipate the arrival of their babies just weeks apart.
Fraternal twins Averi Mitton and Ali Hamel, who both work as critical care nurses at Community Regional Medical Center in downtown Fresno, have consistently experienced life’s key moments together.
After enduring years of heartbreak, they are now celebrating the joy of being pregnant at the same time.
“You have a built-in best friend that you can call and you can trust,” Hamel told ABC30.
The sisters shared that their deep connection has lasted from childhood through adulthood, even extending into their professional lives, where patients and doctors often struggle to distinguish between them.
“Sometimes our patients get a little mixed up, or the doctors want us to stand side by side and try to tell the difference, and then they fail at it,” Mitton said. “But honestly, it’s super fun.”
However, Hamel’s journey to motherhood was not without its challenges.
In 2021, she was diagnosed with a pituitary tumor and underwent surgery to remove part of it, hoping it would alleviate her fertility issues.
“I was able to go in and have my surgery and resect part of that tumor; we thought from there it would be smooth sailing for my fertility journey, and it just wasn’t,” Hamel said.
Following years of infertility treatments and a miscarriage in 2025, Hamel was concerned she might not be able to raise children with her sister.
“I felt like her children were going to grow up and I was just not going to be experiencing that part of life with her,” she said.
Then, just before embarking on her fifth round of fertility treatments, Hamel received the news she had long been hoping for.
“When I got that pregnancy test, it was the shock of my life,” she said.
Hamel captured the emotional moment she shared the news with her sister and posted it on TikTok. The video has resonated with millions, garnering over 6 million views and 900,000 likes.
“Her pregnancy is a big deal to our whole family,” Mitton said.
Now, the sisters are seeing their lifelong dream come true.
Mitton is expecting a daughter in October, while Hamel is due to have a son in November.
“When I got to hear my son’s heartbeat for the first time, it was something I looked forward to for so long,” Hamel said. “It just felt like every hard month and heartache that I had just slipped away.”
