A Norwegian mother of three has a startling secret.

The 29-year-old gas station operator bizarrely produces both children and lottery wins each time she gives birth.

Each time Hege Oksnes - from the tiny Austevoll island off Norway's west coast - gives birth, someone in her family wins the national lottery.

"This is completely insane... we don't even play the lottery that often," Oksnes said.

This was only days after the family collected 12.2 million crowns (US$1.4 million).

It was their third lottery win in six years. So far their family has won:

• 2006: 4.2 million crowns (US$512,000 )

• 2009: 8.2 million crowns (US$1m)

• 2012: 12.2 million crowns (US$1.4m)

The young mother told the Huffington Post she has three brothers who have yet to win the lottery, and they asked her to have at least 10 other children.

After three children though, they think it may be time to call it quits. "My husband thinks we have enough money now," Hege said.

The Oksnes bought new cars with the winnings and did some traveling, but they have put most of the money in the bank while looking for a dream property to build a new house.

The Norsk Tipping AS lottery company says it has seen cases where one person has won the lottery twice.

But they had never seen three members of the same family winning separately in such a short period.

ABOUT: Norsk Tipping AS is the national lottery operator in Norway, located in Hamar. The company offers a wide range of lottery, sports, and instant games in the Norwegian market. Founded: October 24, 1946, in Oslo, Norway