The Cruise Family was seen today at the beach in France having a blast.
Katie is looking great, which should probably put those pregnancy rumours to rest…
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The arrival of the two sets of sextuplets has peaked the interest in extreme multiple births and premature babies.
As of 2005, there were approximately 33 sets of all-surviving sextuplets living across the world, including at least 12 sets in the United States.
Over the years there have been many sets of famous multiples starting with the Dionne Quintuplets.
The world’s first and so far only set of verified identical quintuplets were born on May 28, 1934, Cecile, Marie, Annette, Emilie and Yvonne Dionne of Ontario, Canada. Believed to be born around 28 weeks, the combined weight of the quints was a mere 14lbs.
They were put by an open stove to keep warm, and mothers from 
surrounding villages brought breast milk for them. Against all expectations, they survived their first weeks.
The Dionne Quintuplets (shown, right) were taken away from their parents and became wards of the Canadian Government, by whom they were exploited and displayed in a public museum.
The Secret Quintuplets – After seeing the media storm that surrounded the Dionne Quints Senor Franco Diligenti and his opera singer wife, Ana Aversano quietly had a set of quints that he kept secret from the world for 8 months. The wealthy father even went as far as having the babies delivered at home with the help of a midwife sworn to secrecy and registered with the government at different city offices throughout Buenos Aires.
The Diligenti Quintuplets each went their own separate ways and have remained out of the public eye as adults. The two boys, Carlos Alberto and Franco, each went to school in Canada, and Maria Cristina went to live in Rome as a young adult, while Maria Fernanda and Maria Ester remained in Buenos Aires, marrying at ages 19 and 16, respectively. The Dilligenti Quints will turn 63 each on July 15, 2006 and are the world’s oldest living set of quints.
In the last 10 years there have been 2 sets of septuplets and 1 set of octuplets.
On November 19, 1997 Bobbi and Kenny McCaughey became two of the most famous parents on the planet when Bobbi gave birth to the world’s first living, healthy septuplets — four boys and three girls.
The babies, who were born at 31 weeks, weighed:
The McCaugheys were the recipients of many generous donations, including a 5500ft house, a van and diapers for the first two years, as well as nanny services, and even the State of Iowa offering full college scholarships to the babies upon their maturity and graduation from high school to any State University in Iowa. U.S. President Bill Clinton personally telephoned Mr. & Mrs. McCaughey to wish them his congratulations.
As the result of being born prematurely, two of the septuplets have medical problems: Alexis and Nathan have cerebral palsy although Nathan received spinal surgery in November, 2005 in order to help his walking abilities.
Alexis and Natalie had feeding problems (severe reflux) when they were younger, which often required tube feedings from a pump that would drip a high-calorie liquid directly into their stomachs.
The Chukwu octuplets (born in December 1998 in Houston, Texas) were the first set of octuplets born in the United States. The smallest of the octuplets, Odera, died a week after birth.
The first of the octuplets, Ebuka, was born on December 8, 15 weeks premature. The remainder were born by Caesarean section on December 20, 13 weeks premature. The smallest of the octuplets, Odera, died on December 27, a week after birth.
Within a month of being born, all remaining 7 babies were breathing independently without any support from oxygen. A few years ago The Houston Chronicle did an update on the family and reported that the 7 babies were thriving and growing like normal children.
An unidentified set was born in Argel in 2007. One of the babies born dead. The remaining babies are all girls and still in the hospital for caring.
There have been six (possibly seven) recorded cases of human nonuplet births and conceptions. None of the sets of nonuplets were conceived spontaneously; all were achieved through fertility treatments and none of the babies survived.
As fertility procedures grow the occurance of super families will become second nature. Researchers at McGill and Yale say they have found a safe way for women to use in-vitro fertilization which reduces the risk they’ll bring home enough babies to fill a nursery.
In the United States, the number of twin births soared by 42 per cent between 1980 and 1997, while reports of triplets and more was five times higher. According to statistics compiled by Multiple Births Canada, 60 per cent of triplets, 90 per cent of quads and 99 per cent of quintuplets in Canada are the result of infertility treatments.
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Congratulations to Tiger Woods and wife Elin on the safe arrival of their baby girl.
Tiger announced via his website that his wife Elin had delivered their baby on Monday.
Elin and I are delighted to announce the birth of our daughter, Sam Alexis Woods. Sam was born early Monday morning, June 18th. Both Elin and Sam are doing well and resting peacefully. We want to thank our doctors and the hospital staff for all their dedicated and hard work. This is truly a special time in our lives and we look forward to introducing Sam to our family and friends over the next few weeks. We thank everyone for their well wishes and continued respect of our privacy.
The couple’s first child was born less than 24 hours after Tiger finished second in the U.S. Open, one shot behind Angel Cabrera, on Sunday, just narrowly missing Father’s Day.
Photos will be available on Tiger’s site later this week he also writes.
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Nume, the designer, also creates bedding (pictured in cradle) that follows the same elegant, simple philosophy. The blanket is made of wool and is hand embroidered to give the illusion of a handcrafted item.
This pleasant looking cradle is a bit of a splurge at £346.49.
Dimensions: 87x62x68 cm
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River Russell Deary was born June 9 in New York, but the announcement was just released today.
During an appearance on Martha Stewart in May, Keri mentioned that she was ready to deliver anytime. We have not seen her out and about for a few weeks…and now we know why!
She previously told PEOPLE of her pregnancy, “I’m one of the lucky ones. … It’s a big, life-changing experience, and we’re excited.”
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As the babies grow bigger and stronger their parents worry about how they are going to get the bunch home.
After trying to conceive for the last 11 years, The Kalumes found a surrogate mother in Sacramento who was implanted with 2 fertilized eggs. One of those eggs split into triplets giving the family 4 babies.
The quads were born at 29 weeks each weighing between 1 lb 4 ozs and 2lbs. Named Abraham, Jeremiah, Kristianna and Azariah, the babies are doing well with just one (Azariah) needing to be in the incubator still. All babies still need assistance with their breathing, requiring oxygen full time.
The Kalumes have been experiencing a run of bad luck over the last few years starting with their three year search for a surrogate. After learning that the surrogate was pregnant, it was revealed there were four heartbeats instead of one.
The babies were diagnosed in the womb with twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome, a dangerous condition in which they shared a placenta.
Deborah Kalume said she moved to Sacramento in January to help the surrogate mother, who is married and has four children. During that time, the Kalumes’ home in Georgia was hit by a tornado.
The family has been living in a trailer behind the hospital since the babies’ birth, trying to figure out how to transport the babies back home.
Finding a commercial plane that will carry the babies in their incubators is difficult and costly, doctors said. A cross-country car ride is unthinkable. Caring for the babies in the small trailer is unimaginable.
The Kalumes’ best hope is to scrape up enough money for a private jet, which they say won’t be easy on their incomes.
“I could possibly be living in a trailer with three babies and one in the hospital,” Deborah Kalume said Sunday as she sat with her husband in the tight quarters surrounded by knitted booties, little T-shirts and other baby clothes. “I mean, they say it can sleep eight, but I don’t want to find out.”
Wendy Stover, assistant nurse manager at Sutter Memorial, said the babies are doing well but require monitoring and medical care. A three-member team from the hospital, including a respiratory therapist, will travel with the Kalumes to Georgia, where the babies will be transferred to another hospital for care, she said.
“This is going to be a very costly transport, so we’re not going to be able to pay the entire cost,” Stover said, explaining that the hospital can cover only personnel costs. A fund is being established with the Fetal Hope Foundation.
Deborah Kalume, who works from home on her computer, and John Kalume, a computer technician for a company that processes insurance claims, say they don’t have a “gazillion dollars” to promise anyone, and they are not in the “nanny league” to hire help. Despite the dilemma, they are proud, beaming parents.
Let’s hope that someone who has the resources can donate their private jet to this family for the trip home. Unlike other families, this multiple birth was not planned. Natural Identical Triplets are VERY rare. They should consider themselves lucky that this spontaneous act happened to them.
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