8 Babies!

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 6:53 am

(CNN) -- A woman in California delivered what may be the nation's second live-born set of octuplets on Monday morning, surprising doctors who expected seven babies.

The first three to seven days will be critical for the infants, Dr. Mandhir Gupta said.

The six boys and two girls -- ranging in weight from 1 pound 8 ounces to 3 pounds 4 ounces -- were generally doing well in incubators following their Caesarean-section delivery at Kaiser Permanente hospital in Bellflower, California, doctors said.

Three of the babies need breathing assistance, but otherwise the eight don't appear to have serious problems, doctors said at a news conference Monday evening.

"It was a truly amazing delivery," said Dr. Karen Maples, chief of the hospital's obstetrics and gynecology department.

Doctors initially believed the mother -- whom they did not identify -- was pregnant with seven fetuses. The woman was 23 weeks pregnant when she was hospitalized seven weeks ago and ordered to bed rest.

Over a seven-week period, a team of 46 physicians, nurses and other staff prepared for the births. When they started the delivery Monday -- more than nine weeks before the babies would be full term -- they were in for a surprise.

"After we got to Baby G, we were surprised by the discovery of a Baby H," Maples said.

Octuplets' births surprise California doctors - CNN.com

Kindle · Post by **Kindle** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 6:58 am

I would not want to be her.

qsducks · Post by **qsducks** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 7:01 am

She plans on breastfeeding all of them. The poor woman will never sleep. Yeah, glad I never had multiples.

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 7:02 am

I cannot imagine the amount of diapers......:-2

Kindle · Post by **Kindle** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 7:16 am

qsducks;1119370 wrote: She plans on breastfeeding all of them. The poor woman will never sleep. Yeah, glad I never had multiples.

You ARE kidding..........................

Peg · Post by **Peg** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 7:17 am

Diapers, and as they grow the gallons of milk each day, loaves of bread, etc. I cannot even begin to imagine 8 children let alone 8 all the same age.

Daniyal · Post by **Daniyal** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 7:29 am

Just think they'll have each other back and no one will bother them

CARLA · Post by **CARLA** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 7:37 am

Better her than me... :yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl Insane where did they all fit?? I see a show on TLC for this family, move over "John & Kate plus 8" new bunch in town.

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 7:38 am

no thanks!

qsducks · Post by **qsducks** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 8:10 am

CARLA;1119428 wrote: Better her than me... :yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl Insane where did they all fit?? I see a show on TLC for this family, move over "John & Kate plus 8" new bunch in town.

I can't stand that show:wah:. The dad is a wimp and the mother is a rottweiler:wah:. And she still dresses the 8 yrs olds in matching clothes. I'll tell you if I did have twins, they would both be dressed in unmatched outfits.:wah:

minks · Post by **minks** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 12:40 pm

Oiy I wish the family well and I hope there is a lot of family and community support for them, that sounds like one heck of an exhausting life ahead for them all. Quite amazing to read that it's likely all babies will survive WOW.

qsducks · Post by **qsducks** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 12:43 pm

minks;1119777 wrote: Oiy I wish the family well and I hope there is a lot of family and community support for them, that sounds like one heck of an exhausting life ahead for them all. Quite amazing to read that it's likely all babies will survive WOW.

the other family that had octuplets all survived except one. They just celebrated thier 10th birthdays in December and were on the news this morning. I just really hope these kids are not going to have the probs that the 7 kids that were born years ago in Iowa or some western state have. Cerebral palsy, blindness, etc.

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 3:57 pm

Good luck to the family!:)

Imagine......................8x's

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along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Sat Jan 31, 2009 5:28 am

On the news recently, it was mentioned that she already has 6 children, so now she has a total of 14. And she lives with her parents. And yes, she was on fertility drugs.

?????

qsducks · Post by **qsducks** » Sat Jan 31, 2009 5:31 am

along-for-the-ride;1123028 wrote: On the news recently, it was mentioned that she already has 6 children, so now she has a total of 14. And she lives with her parents. And yes, she was on fertility drugs.

?????

I'd like to know why the fertility specialist decided to implant 8 embryos in this woman. Wouldn't that be medical malpractice? Unethical comes to mind.

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Sat Jan 31, 2009 7:34 am

qsducks;1123033 wrote: I'd like to know why the fertility specialist decided to implant 8 embryos in this woman. Wouldn't that be medical malpractice? Unethical comes to mind.

me to ducks!:-5:-5:-5