Wow! Four babies in one go, three of them identical.
This is a very rare occurrence. Quadruplets as such are not that common. The chances of having spontaneous quadruplets amount to 1 in 729,000. The odds of having multiples have increased in recent years due to fertility treatment. In 2005, 485 quadruplet births were recorded, according [...]
Allison Penn, of Manhasset, NY gave birth to identical triplet boys last Wednesday. The boys were conceived through in vitro fertilization. Dr. Victor Klein implanted only one embryo which split in two, followed by one half splitting again. This is the first instance of such an occurrence known in the history of American medicine, according [...]
The BUZZ
The buzz going around tinseltown is that hot Mama Angelina Jolie is pregnant with her second child with Brad Pitt. The wagging tongues goes on to speculate that the duo, dubbed Brangelina, is expecting, gasp, twins!
Three different sources: photo agencies x17, Bauer-Griffin, and Star magazines, are fanning these rumors. More interestingly, [...]
There’s no more interesting conversation piece than babies. And having multiples actually put you in the limelight. Try it. Go to the mall or the park with a twin pram. Heads will turn and many will definitely ask to have a peek. Initially, I basked in the attention I got when I went out with [...]
CNN presenter Nancy Grace returns to our screens tonight after the birth of her twins. 47-year-old Nancy delivered Lucy Elizabeth and John David on November 4th, 2007.
CNN released a video of mom and babies today.
Nancy looks incredibly chic and well after a fraught pregnancy, delivery and post-partum period. She suffered many complications during the pregnancy, [...]
Did you know …
The number of twin births has increased by 50% in the last 20 years; the number of triplet births is up by over 400%; the birth rate for higher-order multiples (4 babies and more!!!) is also on the rise.
In 1996, there were 50,000 twin births in the US (100,000 babies), 5298 babies [...]
I bet you didn’t know that about one in 25 births in the United States is a multiple birth. Did you also know that your risk of having a multiple birth goes up significantly after age 30. Yea, I know. Can you believe it? Well, I can. It happened to [...]
After you have your first child, you may know you want more or you may decide you definitely don’t! Either way, you will be asked by countless people about your choice. One one time or another, you may feel ashamed of your decision, may wonder if you are doing what is best for your [...]
