The woman who just had octuplets already has six kids! Why would she want more kids??? I understand that fertility treatments don't necessarily produce multiples, but I guess I just don't understand wanting more kids when you have six. t /judgey
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Sue - Jan 30, 2009 3:07:33 am PST #4196 of 30000
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Sparky1 - Jan 30, 2009 3:32:54 am PST #4197 of 30000
Librarian Warlord
My DH and I were discussing what we'd name octuplets. His suggestions were things he thought were cool like Zoom, Kerpow, Whoosh, Shazam, Kaboom and I was thinking Target, Costco, Microsoft for corporate sponsorship.
Jessica - Jan 30, 2009 3:47:24 am PST #4198 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I guess I just don't understand wanting more kids when you have six.
I can understand wanting one more kid. At a time.
But I can't comprehend any circumstances where anyone in their right mind would want eight newborn babies at once.
flea - Jan 30, 2009 3:47:26 am PST #4199 of 30000
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According to the woman's mother, the pregnancy was the result of IVF, too: [link] People wanting kids may or may not be crazy, but the doctor who did the IVF - the woman is under 35 and has 6 kids - why would you transfer more than 1 or 2 embryos? Doctors are supposed to have ethics and guidelines about this stuff.
Sparky1 - Jan 30, 2009 3:52:27 am PST #4200 of 30000
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why would you transfer more than 1 or 2 embryos?
I think there's still a question of whether or not the embryos will stick, so they often transfer more than 1. (A friend had a reduction after IVF from 3 to 2.)
But six seems above and beyond.
JenP - Jan 30, 2009 3:53:16 am PST #4201 of 30000
Happy Birthday, Anne!
Anne W. - Jan 30, 2009 3:55:03 am PST #4202 of 30000
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Thank you for the birthday wishes, all!
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amych - Jan 30, 2009 3:58:50 am PST #4203 of 30000
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Happy birthday, Anne!
Ginger - Jan 30, 2009 4:02:40 am PST #4204 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
My DH and I were discussing what we'd name octuplets.
Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donder and Blitzen.
I'm judgey. I think it's wrong, in the same way that driving three Hummers is wrong.
Sue - Jan 30, 2009 4:06:28 am PST #4205 of 30000
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Happy Birthday Anne!