Fifth Byler Sextuplet Is Ready To Go Home

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Ryan Patrick Byler was listed in critical condition the day after his birth and now he is set to join four of his siblings at home today, leaving just one sextuplet in the hospital.

Ben Byler, 30, and his wife, Karoline, 29, made history on Sept. 1 when they became parents to Brady Christopher, Eli Benjamin, Ryan Patrick, Jackson Robert, Charlie Craig and MacKenzie Margaret. The babies, Florida’s first surviving sextuplets, were delivered by caesarean section at Bayfront Medical Center.

Babies must weigh at least 4 pounds, and be able to feed and breathe on their own to be released. Ryan, who weighed about 3 pounds at birth, now weighs about 7 pounds, Byler said.

Ryan was doing well, Byler said. His release will leave only his brother, Charlie Craig, still at All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg.

Charlie’s status was downgraded from fair to serious condition after he needed help with his breathing a few weeks ago. This week his condition was upgraded to fair.

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2 More Byler Babies Homebound

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Two weeks ago the Brady Byler was the first of his siblings to leave the hospital and go home with his parents.Today he is joined by his sister MacKenzie Margaret and brother Eli Benjamin Byler.

Three more sextuplets remain in the hospital: Ryan Patrick, Jackson Robert and Charlie Craig. Neonatologist Carine Stromquis says the four benchmarks for a baby to go home are taking every feeding by mouth, maintaining stable body temperature and respiratory functions and weighing at least 4 pounds.

The family has set up 3 cribs in one bedroom for the babies to sleep in and converted their garage into a playspace in preparation for the homecoming.

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1st Byler Sextuplet Goes Home

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Today is an exciting day for Karoline and Ben Byler.

The first of their six babies has been given the okay to go home. Brady, Eli, Ryan, Jackson, Charlie and Mackenzie Byler arrived into the world on September 1st.

The sextuplets arrived 11 weeks early all weighing under 3lbs.

While all of the babies are growing and getting stronger, Brady has

“stepped up to be the first one out [of the hospital],” Karoline Byler said at a news conference before leaving Bayfront. “He wanted to be the big brother.”

The family has been waiting for this day since the babies arrival 6 weeks ago, by Caesarean section at Bayfront Medical Center in St. Petersburg. Brady’s siblings remained next door at All Children’s Hospital with Mackenzie Margaret, the only girl, expected to come home Sunday.

“Brady is the big eater – that’s what he’s famous for,” Karoline Byler said.

Ben Byler added, “And he’s the strongest one.”

That appetite, his taking to the bottle feedings of pumped breast milk, contributed to Brady becoming the first one home. He also was the first baby delivered.

Neonatologist Carine Stromquist, who cared for Brady at the hospital, said the four checkpoints for a baby to go home are taking every feeding by mouth, maintaining stable body temperature and respiratory functions, and weighing at least 4 pounds. Brady, now 4 pounds, 12 ounces and 16 1/2 inches long, has gained 2 pounds and 4 ounces since birth.

He wears a sleep apnea monitor in case he stops breathing temporarily, a condition he experienced several weeks ago. The Bylers were instructed in infant CPR and other care procedures while spending Monday night alone in a hospital room with Brady as practice.

The family has set up 3 cribs in one room for the babies to sleep in. Their house has 3 bedrooms, 2 of which are occupied by big sister Zoe and mom and dad.

No plan is currently in place for when the babies will need their own cribs…My suggestion – corner cribs. They are fabulous and take up the least amount of room. Plus the family can put four together to make a circle in the middle of the room leaving the walls available for changetables.

Ben Byler converted the garage into a playroom, and a space off the babies’ bedroom now has three Pack ‘n Play Playards in which infants can nap and play. The window sill of that area has six baby rubber duckies as well as momma, papa and little sister rubber duckies.

The family also will need something larger than the six-seat minivan they drive when everyone comes home. Four more green car seats and one pink one await the rest of the set.

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Update: Byler Sextuplets Close To Going Home

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The Byler Sextuplets were born Sept. 1 at Bayfront Medical Center in Florida to Karoline and Ben Byler.

The five boys and one girl are the first surviving sextuplets born in Florida and the 14th set in the United States.

Brady Christopher, Eli Benjamin, Ryan Patrick, Jackson Robert and Mackenzie Margaret were upgraded Thursday from fair to stable condition at All Children’s Hospital, and Charlie Craig was in fair condition.

“Sextuplets are so rare that we don’t have a lot to compare them with,” said neonatologist Fauzia Shakeel, who is tending to Mackenzie, Charlie and Jackson. “But comparing them to other premature babies, they are doing very well.”

Jackson this week was upgraded from serious to fair condition after overcoming pneumonia, improving his breathing and being taken off a ventilator. He has progressed well, and was moved out of an incubator and into a crib on Thursday. Jackson is the heaviest at 4 pounds, having gained 1 pound and 6 ounces since birth.

Mackenzie also is in a crib, and the other four are undergoing a transitioning from incubators.

“They are all off IV fluids and are taking full feedings now,” said neonatologist Carine Stromquist, who is caring for Brady, Eli and Ryan.

She said babies must reach a minimum of 4 pounds, take every feeding by mouth, maintain a stable body temperature and have stable respiratory functions before leaving the hospital.

Mackenzie likely will be the first to join their 4-year-old sister, Zoe, at home.

“In a few weeks, I think she will be able to go home,” Shakeel said. She weighs 3 pounds and 6 ounces, having gained 13 ounces since birth.

“She is taking all her feeds, and did a direct breast feeding from her mother [Wednesday] for the first time.”

Shakeel said Charlie likely will be upgraded to stable soon, noting that being sedated for an MRI necessitated him being temporarily placed on a ventilator.

“It is very challenging having them,” Shakeel said, “but very rewarding as well.”

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Update: Photos Of The Byler Sextuplets

I was able to post 2 not so great photos the other night of the Florida’s first set of sextuplets and thought that that would be it because of the exclusivity contract the couple signed with Inside Edition.

I was wrong – so here are some great first shots of the babies along with a photo of Zoe, the big sister, holding one of her new little brothers.

From what I can see, a few of the babies are breathing independently, which is good and at least one is on CPAP (an non-invasive method of keeping the lungs open while pushing air into them)

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The Bylers Talk With Inside Edition About Their Sextuplets

I reported last week that no photos had been released of the ‘byler bunch’ because they had signed an exclusivity contract with a media outlet for the story.

Inside Edition has landed the interview and has posted some photos of the parents with their babies online.

Karoline, of Wesley Chapel, Florida gave birth to five boys and one girl over the Labor Day weekend and told Inside Edition she is still in shock. “Here I am married almost nine years and I have seven children, I can’t believe it.”

The babies, who weighed between two and three pounds each, were born more than two months early and were named Brady Christopher, Eli Benjamin, Ryan Patrick, Jackson Robert, Charlie Craig and Mackenzie Margaret.

The Bylers are currently residing in the hospital with their sextuplets. Karoline and Ben used fertility drugs to conceive after their daughter, Zoe, 4, asked for a sibling and were shocked when they went for the ultra sound.

“I had a great pregnancy with Zoe,” Karoline said. “I couldn’t wait to be pregnant again.”

Karoline told Inside Edition she rejected her Doctor’s suggested selective reduction, which would allow a safer delivery of twins. “I know if I had chosen that I could never live with myself,” she said.

The Bylers also said they are optimistic as all babies are now in serious or fair condition and no longer critical.

“It will be hard,” Karoline said. “I’m not in denial but sometimes things are meant to be hard. That’s life I love it I just love it.”

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Byler Bunch Doing “Well”

Saturday night was a big evening in Florida. The state celebrated their first set of sextuplets born to Ben and Karoline Byler.

The five boys and 1 girl arrived Saturday evening, via c-section with the boys all coming out breach and the little girl head first.

Grandma, Sherry Anderson, would like to show of her new grandbabies, but no photos are to be released of the babies because of an exclusive agreement the family has signed with an entertainment show.

“The babies are just like perfect human beings,” She said. “When you look at them, the fingers and the toes, everything is perfect. They are like little people.”

When she first saw Brady, Eli, Ryan, Jackson, Charlie and Mackenzie, her eyes were immediately drawn to one body part.

“Their eyes are so precious,” Anderson said. “They are about the size of the end of my thumb. That caught my attention.”

Right now one baby, little Ryan, is in critical condition. Three others are in serious condition. Two more are in stable condition.

While I don’t agree with anyone having this many babies at once, I am glad that the babies were able to stay in the womb long enough for them to have a good chance.

It bothers me when I hear about exclusivity agreements because that always means that the family will benefit financially from the birth of their children.

MANY of our readers believe that if you undergo fertility treatments, it is your responsibility to support the number of children that result in the process.

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Expectant Florida Mom Of sextuplets ‘Feeling Great’

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Karoline Baylor is set to become the first mother to deliver sextuplets in the state of Florida.

She is currently 23 weeks along and not on bedrest.

In order to keep her healthy she is on a whack of meds including:

Progesterone shots to keep her hormone levels steady. Folic acid to keep the babies healthy. Prevacid to control her heartburn. And now, blood thinner shots to head off clots and an antibiotic for a pesky urinary tract infection.

She can stand up long enough to shower, go to the bathroom, fix a quick meal. She went to the grocery store with her husband once, but rode a scooter. Her swelling has been kept to a minimum. She spends most of the day in nightgowns and passes time surfing the Internet. Summer reruns and soaps bore her. The television stays on CNN because “at least it’s new.”

The babies are doing well and are all well over a pound each.

All six hearts beat strong. Babies A, D and F, the lone girl, weighed in at about 1 pound, 6 ounces. Baby C is the leader at 1 pound, 7 ounces, with babies B and E each weighing 1 pound, 5 ounces. All weights were normal for 23 weeks of gestation.

The Bylers expected to find out Wednesday when Karoline would be hospitalized for the rest of the pregnancy, but they didn’t get an answer.

Her doctor wants her to stay at home as long as possible and advises her to continue eating small, frequent meals.

Sextuplets carry a lot more risk. Primary among them are premature labor, hypertension, bleeding, anemia and gestational diabetes. The babies also are at greater risk for birth defects.

Karoline is doing well and feeling unusually great. Her Doctor is now seeing her weekly to make sure that everything is growing well inutero.

Like the other couples who have recently had mega multiples, the Bylers have chosen to go the donation and fundraiser route. Their big planned event is touted at “Tampa Bay’s Biggest Baby Shower”, with a carnival like theme. On the official flyer they request donations in many forms including donating your talent for entertainment, contributing to the diaper drive or purchasing a gift card from selected department stores.

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