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Local woman gives birth to sextuplets...

PostPosted: Mon May 10, 2004 7:44 pm
by flyboy 28
Just found this interesting...


Kate Gosselin delivered the first baby at 7:51 a.m. Monday, and the last one at 7:54 a.m. Her obstetrician, Dr. John Botti, said the Caesarian section delivery went "as planned," and that all six infants are doing well.

They all weighed between roughly 2.5 and 3 pounds.

Gosselin and her husband, Jonathan, live in Wyomissing, Pa. They are also the parents of 3-year-old twins.

Kate was admitted to Hershey Medical Center in early March.

Re: Local woman gives birth to sextuplets...

PostPosted: Mon May 10, 2004 8:27 pm
by Pinchaser...
wow...those are pretty rare.

Re: Local woman gives birth to sextuplets...

PostPosted: Mon May 10, 2004 8:40 pm
by Jared
Yikes! Can you imagine the diapers?

Re: Local woman gives birth to sextuplets...

PostPosted: Mon May 10, 2004 9:21 pm
by Smoke2much
I'm not sure whether that's lucky or unlucky!

Re: Local woman gives birth to sextuplets...

PostPosted: Tue May 11, 2004 3:20 am
by ATI_7500
SIX?? Horror!  :o

Re: Local woman gives birth to sextuplets...

PostPosted: Tue May 11, 2004 5:42 am
by ozzy72
Crumbs that IS a lot!!! :o :o :o I thought it was bad getting them one at a time..... ;D

Re: Local woman gives birth to sextuplets...

PostPosted: Tue May 11, 2004 2:40 pm
by Iroquois
[quote]SIX?? Horror!

Re: Local woman gives birth to sextuplets...

PostPosted: Tue May 11, 2004 3:42 pm
by Blackbird971
I am not a woman, but contemplating the pain she must have went through is mind boggling... :o

Re: Local woman gives birth to sextuplets...

PostPosted: Wed May 12, 2004 9:02 am
by Scottler
It's not all THAT rare.....if she already has twins, then she's genetically programmed for multiple births.  Factor that in with the fact that she was taking fertility drugs, and it's a winning combination...six times.

Good grief....I would not want to be in that house.  Not that there would be room.

Re: Local woman gives birth to sextuplets...

PostPosted: Wed May 12, 2004 10:39 am
by Hagar
From what little I know on the subject Scott is correct. Although sextuplets are quite rare, fertility treatment can often result in multiple births. Also, the fact they already have twins would make this even more likely. I'm sure the parents were well aware of this but 6 might be a little more than they bargained for. :o

It's no business of mine but as this couple already have 2 young children I wonder why they would need fertility treatment anyway. It's always struck me as an unfair twist of fate that people who deperately want children are often denied them while so many that don't want a child seem to have no problems at all. Nature works in mysterious ways. ::)

Re: Local woman gives birth to sextuplets...

PostPosted: Wed May 12, 2004 10:43 am
by Scottler
I could answer that, but that would break the "no politics" rule.   ;)

Re: Local woman gives birth to sextuplets...

PostPosted: Wed May 12, 2004 10:51 am
by Hagar
[quote]I could answer that, but that would break the "no politics" rule.

Re: Local woman gives birth to sextuplets...

PostPosted: Wed May 12, 2004 12:37 pm
by Scottler
I was referring to:

It's always struck me as an unfair twist of fate that people who deperately want children are often denied them while so many that don't want a child seem to have no problems at all.


;)

Re: Local woman gives birth to sextuplets...

PostPosted: Wed May 12, 2004 12:55 pm
by Hagar
I was referring to:


;)

In that case I think No is an appropriate answer. ;)

Re: Local woman gives birth to sextuplets...

PostPosted: Wed May 12, 2004 2:21 pm
by Scottler
Yup.  lol