And Baby H Makes Eight!
One California mother received the surprise of her life on Monday.
As if seven bouncing bundles of joy weren't going to be enough for a new mom to handle at feeding and diaper changing time, but lo and behold, it was announced yesterday morning at the Kaiser Permanente hospital that an eighth newborn had arrived, according to CNN. The eighth arrival, Baby H, (a name we hope the parents don't stick with!) was completely unexpected, clearly hidden by all the arms and legs and torsos of his or her other brothers and sisters jam-packed into the uterus. Upon arrival, everyone, including the doctor, was surprised. "It is quite easy to miss a baby when you're expecting seven," the doctor was quoted.
The parents requests for anonymity have resulted in no information having been released about them, including whether they had under gone any in vitro fertlization treatment. Anyone want to take a guess as to whether they did?
Summer Johnson, PhD
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I'm guessing no to the IVF. Higher order multiples in this range are fairly rare with IVF treatment, where the number of embryos transferred into the uterus can be strictly controlled. More likely they underwent a lower tech form of fertility treatment, such as IUI. I do wish the media would stop perpetuating this myth about IVF.
- by Bea on Jan 28, 2009 at 6:15 AM | link