From eating 6,000 calories a day to making 12 trips a night to the bathroom, a young mum carrying quintuplets has shared what it's like to be pregnant with five babies.
Kim Tucci, 26, of Perth, Australia, naturally conceived four girls and a boy, and already has two young daughters.
Documenting her journey so far on her blog, "Surprised by Five", Tucci has amassed a following of 123,000 people, gripped by her details of managing nausea and dealing with changes to her body.
![To commemorate the expectant mother's journey, photographer Erin Elizabeth created a photo series for Tucci. / Erin Elizabeth](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/TIOWY25DFWZHSCK2EQZE4AWOJY.jpg?auth=79609d45ec6b82ffd3ab7ff96d4de9884f62c3bb25c7fca512c8453d5c748d99&width=16&height=24&quality=70&smart=true)
Initially told she was pregnant with twins, Tucci said her world turned upside down when the doctor found five separate heart beats.