The Ferrill Quints star in Quint Essentials on TLC

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Last December, Jenny and Pete Ferrill welcomed quintuplets, Landyn Konner, Layne Mykel and Drayden Karter, Irelyn Kadyn and Kieran Skye.
Jenny was admitted to hospital on Oct. 30, 2006 in her 22nd week of pregnancy and stayed on bed rest until the babies were successfully delivered in her 31st week just 4 days before Christmas.

The combined weight of the babies was 17lbs with Irelyn weighing 3.4lbs, Landyn 3.15lbs, Layne 3.24lbs, Kieran 3.25lbs and Drayden 3.35lbs.

This series follows the family through their experience in the NICU and goes into detail about preemie procedures, health risks and expectations that the babies must meet in order to go home.

There is a section in this show that was very interesting to me. It was when the doctor described a condition they call protective child syndrome. This is when the parents become overprotective of their preemie and creates what they call ‘a cocoon around the baby’. He goes on to say that parents sometimes overstep their role and can be disruptive to the baby’s social development.

After spending 4 months in the NICU with my own baby, I know why this can sometimes happen. When your child spends the first 14 weeks of their life attached to a machine, a monitor and an IV pump, it is hard to stop analyzing what is happening with them once the machines are turned off. Because most babies will have a spell that causes the whole team to arrive with oxygen bag in hand, parents want to see on a monitor that their baby is breathing OK and that their heart is beating at the right rate.

Multiply this by 5 and that is what this mom was going through. This type of setting can turn a parent into a micro manager, with them going as far as picking the nurses that they believe give the best care to only work with their child.

It really takes a special team of people to get the babies to the point they need to be at, in order to go home and it is hard sometimes for the professionals to understand how the parents are feeling. This couple should feel very blessed, from the tearful goodbyes, it appears the team they had in place was very good.

It might actually be possible that every nurse in that intensive care unit watched one of more of these babies at some point during their 9 week stay.

I like that the cameras were able to follow the couple through their time in the NICU and carry on filming after they came home.

When a family is expecting this many babies, the whole world goes crazy with excitement, forgetting that each child has their own needs. Trying to give quality time to this many babies is not only challenging, but it is tiring. Jenny actually says at one point that she feels like ‘meals on wheels’ as she goes from room to room in the NICU to breastfeed her preemies.

I look forward to seeing next weeks episode because the babies are home now and need lots of attention.

Most families who have more than three babies usually rely on nurse organizations or volunteers to help keep their bunch happy and fed. It will be interesting to see how this family keeps things on track.

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PHOTOCREDIT: THE FERRILL QUINTUPLET SITE

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Czech Babies Switched At Birth To Be Switched Back Next Week

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In October we reported on 2 families in the Czech Republic that recently discovered that the baby each was raising was not their own.

The infants, who were mistakenly switched at birth, were born at the same hospital, on the same day – just 18 minutes apart.

It wasn’t until one of the father’s secretly had a DNA test done, after noticing the child looked nothing like him or his wife, that the couple realized that their baby was not theirs. They tracked down the other couple, informed them about the switch and then heartbreak ensued.

While having difficulties coming to terms with the new information, one of the moms had said she wasn’t returning the baby she had been raising.

At that time she said:

“She is my daughter. I cannot look at her in any other way. I cannot imagine separating from her.”

The good news is that ABC News Updates the story saying:

For the last few weeks, the girls have been spending time with their biological parents, several days at a stretch.

“It’s an attempt for a permanent solution,” the father of one of the girls, Libor Broza, was quoted as saying.

The parents agreed to swap their daughters and discussed several dates for their return, including the girls’ first birthday, Dec. 9, or New Year’s Day.

They finally decided to swap the babies next Monday – possibly for good – on the advice of a psychologist, the Lidove Noviny daily said.

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The Safe Sippy

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This sippy ‘mug’ incorporates all of my must have features for a toddler cup.

It has a stainless steel body, which is safe for storing liquids.

The handles are removable once a child is big enough to grip the bottle using the ribbed waist. The colorful protective sleeve provides insulation against cold liquids and acts as a cushion to protect the cup. Best of all, any plastic used on the cup is certified free of Bisphenol A, phthalates and DEHA.

Features:

• Top rack dishwasher safe
• Holds 11 ounces
• Ages 6 months and up

$14 at Modernnursery.com

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Brooke Burke Launches Baboosh: Earth Friendly Shop

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Mom to be Brooke Burke recently launched Baboosh a earth friendly shop featuring post-partum belly wraps, organic stretch-mark oils, tees and recycled diaper bags.

The mom of 3 (soon to be 4) explains in a message why she created the shop:The site also has a personal blog where Brooke talks about her embarrassing mom moment this summer.

The couple was at a 4th for July party when their youngest daughter, Heaven Rain, decided to throw up all over Brooke. Although the couple saw the humor in the situation, David was a baby puke rookie. I am sure that Heaven has broken him in. If not, the new baby will probably pick up where she left off. It’s inevitable…that’s what babies do.

The products on the site are fairly reasonably priced. The belly wraps, called tauts, start at $56, the organic t’s and onesies $18-$24, and the Hera Diaper Bag, which is made from old sailboat sails is $68.

For more information please visit Babooshbaby.com

SOURCE:ECORAZZI

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Milla Jovovich Introduces Us To Ever Gabo

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New mom Milla Jovovich posted a beautiful picture of her daughter on her personal website millaj.com.

She also explains the origin behind the baby’s unique name, writing:

“The name Ever is a scottish boy’s name, Paul has scottish blood in him (not to mention two tartans in his family!) so we wanted to give her a name that reflected her “celtic” roots, while her middle name Gabo -pronounced “Gabeau”- is a mixture of my parents names! the first two letters are after my mom’s first name, Galina and the last two letters are after my dad’s first name Bogie!”

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