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...I mean by one mother! How many of you have worked in L/D long enough to have frequent fliers and how many babies have they had?! Same dad, different dads? Tell you stories!
I'm also fascinated by multiples!
NurseBaby/Elizabeth -- What a great post! Your parents must have been amazing people! Your story tugs at my heart a bit, I have an only who has no cousins and I worry constantly about who will be there for her! I hope she marries into a big loving family! Thanks for sharing such a positive experience of a big family! B.
I know what you mean. DH is one of two and MIL is an only. DH gets along with my family better than I do sometimes. He and one of my brothers are three weeks apart and they all like to fish so it has worked out really well. If your DD marries into a family like mine, they'll spoil her rotten. :) It's overwhelming sometimes, believe me, but worth it.
Cared for a mother once who delivered 37 week triplets. Yep, big babies at over 6# each and they went straight from delivery to well nursery. Along with newborn triplets, this mama had 18 month old twins, AND a 4 y/o, 6 y/o, 8 y/o, 10 y/o and 12 y/o. Ten kids and she told us she would have more if God allowed. She was a great mama, serene and nurturing.
I went to school with a boy who was one of 19 kids (all singletons) of a farming couple. He was one of the younger ones. Years later, when I worked in the local Family Planning clinic, several of the young women who were clients were the grandchildren of this couple. I found it rather sad that many of these cousins couldn't name all of their aunts & uncles and some didn't even know of each other's (1st cousins) existance.
My sister had a baby last Tuesday, and while I was waiting in the waiting room, there was a dad in there talking about this being him and his wife's 12th child. I could not believe someone would be having there 12th child. He looked early 30s. I know that was an uncommon number years ago, but all I could think was wow, how do you feed, bathe, pay for 12 children?
My mother had 12 children but only raised 8 of us to adulthood. We all had the same father. We are very close and most live in close proximity to the rest. 2 girls and 1 boy live about 3 hours away and we still get together several times a year.
During my experience as a maternity nurse I knew a Amish family that delivered numerous babies at my hospital....last count that I am aware of was 15 children. 9 boys and 6 girls. And they claimed they were not finished yet!!!!!!!!!!
Finally, a family lived lived down the street from me at one time that had....without the use of fertility drugs...3 singletons, 1 set of twins, 2 sets of triplets and 1 set of quadruplets...15 kids!!!!!!!!! WOWSIE!!!!! I am still amazed at this family. It was so cool to see them all taking their daily walks through the neighborhood pushing their babies in the strollers.
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I'm not a nurse yet! Would someone translate?
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