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IVF babies: Meet Ivfen, Ivfy and Ivfeno
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Mr and Mrs Foong with (from left) Ivfeno, Ivfen and Ivfy during Chinese New Year last year. The three siblings knew how they were conceived when they were young. "We were featured in an article in The Straits Times (when we were) in primary school and my parents were open about it," said Ms Ivfen Foong.
PHOTOS: COURTESY OF THE FOONG FAMILY
Introducing herself often elicits surprised or confused looks, but Ms Ivfen - pronounced "Ive-fern" - Foong is now used to it.
"It's a very good icebreaker. It gets the conversation going because my name is pretty unique and I get to tell a story," said the 26-year-old who was named after the in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) process her parents went through.
