sextuplet boom

[imported_elp6n]

<span style="color: #FFFFFF">I don't know about you guys, but this stuff burns me up. Couples are purposefully having "litters" of children and then begging for assistance from the government, and also asking for donations, diaper drives, etc. And the babies are often born extremely extremely ill, or survive with terrible disabilities - all because mom and dad did it to them on purpose. What do they expect when they go through extreme measures to produce as many embryos as possible?

A co-worker sent me a link to a website today - it was a fundraising sight for the Masche sextuplets. Asking for time donations, cash donations, a diaper drive, etc. I did a search and found several sites like this for the same family. They even already have full tuiton for all 6 from Grand Canyon University. A baby shower I can understand. Begging the nation for cash and goods is a little much.

The McCaughey Septuplets are another set. They really racked up in that deal, to the expense of the children (especially the ones born with cerebral palsy). House, vehicles, diapers, cash, job for husband, mom got her TEETH cosmetically fixed etc.

What about the families that, through the simple course of nature, *surprise* wind up with triplets rather than a single birth? You never hear a word about them. They're on their own. They're apparently not as interesting or as media friendly as sextuplets, septuplets. They get squat. "Too bad - you should have had three or 4 more and we would have paid their college tuiton."

Now there are families that do this but they can support themselves and don't beg for cash and assistance - that's a completely different story all together - more power to them. We can only hope the babies are healthy.
The Duggar family (they have a show on TLC or A&E or somewhere) has 16 children, and are hoping for more. These folks however, live debt free and raise their kids on their own. The mom stays at home - homeschools. Dad works. They built their house over the course of several years. Built it themselves - paid for it themselves. These folks should set an example for all those wanting "litters" of children.</span>

PHOENIX, Arizona (AP) -- Two sets of sextuplets were born in different states less than a day apart, a rare occurrence but one that fertility experts say could become increasingly common as more couples seek artificial methods of conceiving babies.

Brianna Morrison, 24, who used fertility drugs, gave birth just before midnight Sunday in Minneapolis, Minnesota. About 10 hours later, Jenny Masche, 32, who used artificial insemination, gave birth Monday in Phoenix by Caesarean section, the first successful sextuplet delivery in Arizona.

"It is something that we're going to be dealing with more and more," unless doctors learn how to reduce the risk of women having four or more babies, said Dr. F. Sessions Cole, a pediatrics professor at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri.

Morrison's four boys and two girls were premature, delivered after just 22 weeks. Doctors at Children's Hospital listed them in critical condition Monday afternoon, with weights ranging between 11 ounces and 1 pound, 3 ounces.

"The babies arrived sooner than we'd hoped for, but we are optimistic," father Ryan Morrison said in a statement. "Brianna is doing well. Thanks to all who are praying for our family. We are very happy to be parents."

The Masche sextuplets -- three boys and three girls -- were almost 10 weeks premature, and all but one weighed less than three pounds. On Monday, five of the six were on ventilators to help them breathe.

Their tiny lungs are underdeveloped, said Dr. Jordan Leonard, who is overseeing the Masche babies at Phoenix Children's Hospital. He said medications the mother was taking to prevent labor had a side effect of making them sleepy.

"So they come out a little sedated," he said. The babies should leave the hospital in six to eight weeks.

The chances of spontaneously conceiving sextuplets is one in 4.7 billion, although the odds improve significantly with fertility treatment, said Dr. Helain Landy of Georgetown University Hospital's Obstetrics and Gynecology Department.

The Morrisons, of the Minneapolis suburb of St. Louis Park, spent more than a year trying to conceive before agreeing to fertility drugs, according to the couple's personal Web site.

Upon learning Brianna Morrison was carrying sextuplets, doctors advised the couple to opt for selective reduction, in which women carrying multiple fetuses reduce the number of viable fetuses to two.

"However, we knew right away that this is not an option for us," the couple wrote. "We understand that the risk is high, but we also understand that these little ones are much more than six fetuses.

"Each one of them is a miracle given to us by God."

They named them Lucia Rae, Cadence Alana, Bennet Ryan, Tryg Benton, Lincoln Sean and Sylas Christopher.

In Arizona, Jenny Masche used artificial insemination and medication to stimulate her ovulation cycle, Leonard said. Their children are named Bailey Elizabeth, Savannah Jane, Molli Grace, Cole Robert, Blake Nickolas and Grant William.

Father Bryan Masche, 29, said in an interview last week that the couple were terrified when they learned in December they were going to have six babies.

"We're blessed and excited," he said. "I keep coming back to the Bible verse that says, 'God will never leave or forsake us."'

[The_Sage]

Some people like KIDS and help,,some people like DOGGIES,, can we get 'assistance' for dogs??? ha

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Heck I've got four of them - all rescues... where's my nationwide fundraiser [img]/LDPforum/ubbthreads/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/grin.gif[/img]

But really - I understand liking kids, but I don't understand having them to the point that you cannot even afford to diaper them.

[theletterl]

PHOENIX, Arizona (AP) -- The mother of one of two sets of sextuplets born within 10 hours of each other suffered acute heart failure shortly after the delivery but was stable Tuesday, doctors said.

The heart problems were due to the huge volume of blood that Jenny Masche, 32, was carrying in her body while pregnant, Dr. John Elliott said at a news conference at Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center. When the babies were delivered Monday, some of the extra blood was lost and "stretched her heart and blood vessels to a very, very critical level," Elliott said.

"So for a while she was very sick."

The babies, three girls and three boys, are in stable condition. Five had been put on ventilators after birth, but now all but one are breathing on their own, doctors said.

Doctors put Masche in the intensive care unit and gave her medication. She was expected to be out of the ICU by Wednesday.

The sextuplets were born 10 hours after Brianna Morrison, 24, gave birth in Minnesota to another set. The Masches used artificial insemination, and Morrison used fertility drugs.

The Morrison sextuplets remained critical Tuesday, a normal condition for such small babies.

New father Bryan Masche joined doctors at the Arizona news conference to talk about his wife's health and to gush over the six tiny additions to his family.

"They're amazing: 10 fingers, 10 toes," he said. "They have little fingernails and perfectly shaped little ears."

The sextuplets were almost 10 weeks premature and weighed between 2 pounds, 1 ounce and 3 pounds.

After getting six kids in one day, Bryan Masche said, he and his wife are happy with the size of their family.

"This is it," he said. "I don't want any more kids."

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Minnesota Sextuplet Dies
By AMY FORLITI, Associated Press Writer
Thu Jun 14, 9:21 PM

MINNEAPOLIS - A sextuplet born prematurely to a Minnesota couple has died, and his five siblings were in critical condition, hospital officials said Thursday.

Bennet Ryan Morrison died Wednesday night, and the other babies remained in critical condition Thursday at the neonatal intensive care unit at Children's Hospital in Minneapolis.

The Minnesota sextuplets, born Sunday, were one of two sets born within 10 hours of each other this week. In Arizona, Jenny and Brian Masche became parents to six babies on Monday. Doctors say it was a rare occurence, but one that could become increasingly common as more couples seek artificial methods of conceiving babies.

Parents Ryan and Brianna Morrison, of St. Louis Park, issued a statement Thursday expressing thanks for the support of families, friends and churches and for the work of hospital staff.

"Our faith remains strong in the midst of mourning our son," the Morrisons said.

The Morrisons, both 24, spent more than a year trying to conceive before Brianna Morrison started taking fertility drugs, and had success with the drug Follistim, according to the couple's personal Web site.

The Morrison sextuplets _ four boys and two girls _ were born about 4 1/2 months early. Their weights ranged from between 11 ounces to 1 pound, 3 ounces, according to a hospital spokeswoman.

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MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (AP) -- A second sextuplet born prematurely to a Minnesota couple has died, hospital officials said Friday.

The boy, Tryg Brenton Morrison, died Thursday night. Tryg's brother Bennet Ryan died Wednesday night.

The four surviving babies remained in critical condition Friday in the neonatal intensive care unit at Children's Hospital in Minneapolis.

The four boys and two girls were born Sunday in the 22nd week of pregnancy -- about 4½ months early -- and weighed from 11 ounces to 1 pound, 3 ounces, a hospital spokeswoman said.

Experts say that at 22 weeks, many of a baby's major organs -- including the skin, brain, kidneys and lungs -- are underdeveloped.

Hospital officials said no further information would be released.

Parents Ryan and Brianna Morrison, both 24, spent more than a year trying to conceive before Brianna Morrison was able to conceive using fertility drugs.

Doctors had advised them to selectively reduce the number of viable fetuses to two, but they declined.


The Minnesota sextuplets were one of two sets born within 10 hours of each other this week. In Arizona, Jenny and Brian Masche became parents to six babies on Monday.

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MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (AP) -- Half of the sextuplets born prematurely to a Minnesota couple have now died, while the others remained in critical condition, hospital officials said Saturday.

A third boy, Lincoln Sean Morrison, died Friday. Two of his brothers, Tryg and Bennet, died earlier in the week.

The four boys and two girls were born last Sunday about 4½ months early at a Minneapolis hospital. Doctors had advised the couple to selectively reduce the number of viable fetuses to two, but they declined.

Parents Ryan and Brianna Morrison released a statement saying it has been "a difficult week" for them, and they thanked everyone for their prayers and support.

"We continue to trust in the Lord and are hopeful for a good outcome for Cadence, Lucia and Sylas," the statement said.

Hospital officials said no further information would be released.
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<span style="color: #FFFFFF">Very sad these children have had to go through all this in their short little lives. Hopefully they weren't experiencing pain. </span>

[aphrodite4ever]

That is so sad. I hope to have quite a few kids myself but I do not want them ALL at one time. If they are spaced out then they are a lot easier to afford. But if for some reason I did have them all at the same time I would love them just as much and try my best to provide what I could for them without getting gov. assistance.