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I sympathize and get how sometimes new parents could use a hand. What rubbed me the wrong way are these couples who already have wealth and choose the route of fertility treatment knowing the chance of having up to six kids at a time and then after the fact when they have five or six kids expect teams of neighbors and church members and old tired relatives to do massive baby duty- feeding bottles to three at a time, marathon diaper changing, all nite cry a thons etc...I just think so entitled... I saw one documentary where the grandma who was maybe 70 was so frazzled and tired and finally broke down and cried she couldn't do it anymore and was leaving for a while to take a break.
Is it me or is this just kind of a selfish entitled and very inconsiderate move to put all that off on others, especially tired out older relatives or siblings who already have a family of their own to care for???
I disagree with the above poster who calls this an epidemic. It is rare. So rare, they make TV shows about people who experience it. Most people end up with 1 or 2.
Personally, I think if you are willing to undergo fertility treatments, you should be willing to reduce to a safe number if you end up with high order multiples.
No, there is no huge chance of having six kids at a time with fertility treatments. Look at the statistics that are reported for fertility clinics. These are rare, even though when they get reported in the news, it makes people think "wow, there is a high chance of multiples if I do treatments". No, and actually, there's a bigger chance that you won't get pregnant at all.
Lots of people pitch in and help out with newborns, it's more work with multiples, but if they want to ask for help, it's their right to ask for help.
"The birth of sextuplets has only been recorded approximately 160 times worldwide and few sets survived in full. Currently, the U.S. is home to six sets of sextuplets, all of which are surviving."
That was my thought too. There is so much to be upset about in the world why this?
Don't know. I was wondering the same thing. It's none of my business if someone gets help from their relatives with their triplets.
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