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Feeding six boys would be a challenge for many parents but for Papamoa mum Tressa Simonsen, it's almost become a military operation.

Not that you would know it. As a mother to three sets of twins, the 31-year-old almost makes it look easy.

"I'm a bit of a whiz at it now," she says.

"But I'm very lucky because the new babies are great and feeding and sleeping well."

Tressa was already mum to four boys - Sharaz and Shaqiel, 10, and Daklan and Darius, 2, when the latest pair arrived.

Kramer and Kelly, weighing 6 pounds 11 and 6 pounds 4 ounces respectively, were born 20 days early on September 5 at Tauranga Hospital.

All three sets of twins are fraternal, which means they are not identical and come from two separate eggs. Identical twins happen when an egg splits.

The chance of having three sets of twins is only 1 in 500,000.

She gave birth naturally to her first and second set of twins but this time she had a Caesarean.

Nearly three weeks on, she has recovered well.

"I've been excellent and up and about doing things which has been great."

She says she has enormous support from friends and the wider community.

"Everyone has been such a big help. People in Papamoa are just so great."

Her partner, Wiremu Kokiri, is also a hands-on dad, spending time at home with the young family while he looks for work.

She says his support has been fantastic, especially because only a few weeks before the twins were born, his dad passed away.

"It's been an up and down month for us and that's part of the reason why I let Wiremu pick the names. They're both family names."

Tressa, who has never used fertility drugs, fell pregnant the third time unexpectedly - after she had given away most of her baby gear ahead of returning to work as a caregiver.

She was delighted, however, at the surprise pregnancy and considers herself blessed.

Over recent months she has collected a few essentials but is still looking for a four-seater pram to make travelling with her youngest children easier.

With space at a premium, she's keen to find a bigger house and is "desperately" waiting for news from Housing New Zealand they have something more suitable for her family to rent.

Also at the top of her wish list is a "people mover" as she says the Toyota van she's driving now isn't big enough for their needs.

"I'm saving what I can for a bigger vehicle. It's a tight squeeze in the van now with four car seats, two 10-year-olds and the prams and bags."