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• One School, 19 Sets of Twins

  They're seeing double at Armstrong Elementary School in Garland, Texas. And double. And double. The small Texas school has just five hundred thirty-nine students - and thirty-eight of them are twins. There are nine sets in the second grade alone. Read More... Posted Jun 03 2009, 10:27 AM by JeanneSager with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: pregnancy, twins, school, multiples, fertility treatments, Jeanne Sager, fertility drugs, Octomom, seeing double, twin pregnancies

• Move Over Jon & Kate! TLC is Looking for Your Replacements

  TLC wants more. More multiple births to exploit share with the their viewers - who apparently have a unquenchable thirst for families who aren’t just blessed with one baby but two, three, four or more. With Jon and Kate Plus Eight bringing in the big numbers, the producers at TLC have opted to troll the Internet for new families who are willing to risk their anonymity, children’s privacy and their marriages. And where do you go to look for a Cocker Spaniel puppy, a used futon, an ‘escort’ or a family about to have multiples? Read More... Posted Jun 01 2009, 11:51 PM by SunnyChanel with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: multiples, reality TV, TLC, kate gosselin, jon and kate plus eight

• Twins Have One Mom, Two Different Dads

  Anyone who has operated on the premise that you can't get any MORE pregnant listen up.  A Texas mom has given birth to two babies at the same time, with two different dads. Technically, the little boys are twins, Read More... Posted May 19 2009, 09:33 AM by JeanneSager with | with 8 comment(s) Filed under: pregnancy, twins, birth control, multiples, paternity, fatherhood, bizarre, Jeanne Sager

• Confirmation: Jon Gosselin of “Jon and Kate Plus Eight” Cheated

  Following in the footsteps of oodles of TV reality star couples before them, it appears that Jon and Kate of Jon and Kate Plus Eight fame may be even further on the road to marital ruin. According to US Weekly, there is truth to the rumor that Jon Gosselin is stepping out on the mother of his eight children.  The tabloid reported in this weeks’ issue that for the last three months Gosselin has been having an affair with a...   Read More... Posted May 06 2009, 12:40 AM by SunnyChanel with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: twins, celebrity moms, sextuplets, multiples, celebrity dads, celebrity parents, celebrity mothers, celebrity fathers, extramarital affairs, kate gosselin, jon gosselin, jon and kate plus eight, Jon Gosselin cheating on wife, reality tv show, Gosselin family

• Family Evicted for Having Twins

  Ever heard of someone too big to fit inside a house? What if that person were two people - two teeny, weeny newborn people? A Michigan couple learned their newborn twins put them over the limit for space allotted to people in their housing community this week when they received an eviction notice - just after the babies were born. Read More... Posted Apr 03 2009, 05:57 PM by JeanneSager with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: infant, newborn, baby, twins, multiples, bizarre, housing, economy, Jeanne Sager, economic downturn, landlord

• Courting Controversy: Is Jon and Kate Plus 8 Done?

  More proof that even bad press is good press? News that Jon Gosselin might be cheating on the mother of his eight kids, along with an expose that calls Jon and Kate out for a multitude of pandering sins that relate directly to their parenting, helped boost Jon and Kate Plus 8's TV ratings to the highest ever in their season finale on Monday night. Read More... Posted Mar 27 2009, 04:49 PM by JeanneSager with | with 24 comment(s) Filed under: television, tv, sextuplets, multiples, reality shows, Jeanne Sager, jon and kate plus 8, kate gosselin, gosselins, jon gosselin

• What You Look Like After Triplets

  This mom is BRAVE. And totally awesome.  A mom allowed herself to be photographed throughout the weeks of her pregnancy with triplets. Then she jumped forward to three months after delivery and struck the same pose - shirt pulled up to just below the boobs and everything hanging out. Read More... Posted Mar 27 2009, 04:01 PM by JeanneSager with | with 11 comment(s) Filed under: health, pregnancy, newborn, mother, pregnant, triplets, multiples, body, stretch marks, Jeanne Sager

• Pregnant With Twins? Skip the Amnio

  When I was pregnant, moms always warned me "avoid the amniocentisis at all costs." The test never came up, so I never asked why.  Now I know. A report in the March issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology says there's a definitive link between the loss of a pregnancy by a mom carrying twins who has undergone an amniocentisis (or amnio). Read More... Posted Mar 25 2009, 10:29 AM by JeanneSager with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: pregnancy, twins, multiples, amniocentesis, Jeanne Sager, multiple pregnancy, fetal abnormalities, amnio, pre-natal testing

• Expose Puts Another Spin on Jon and Kate Plus 8

  If you're a fan of the Jon and Kate Plus 8, you might be shocked by the venom reserved by some parents for spewing at the Gosselins. Then again, if you read last weekends Philly Mag, you might be joining them.  In case you haven't seen it, it's the "normal" TLC show, the story of a couple who underwent fertility treatments because the mom (Kate) suffered from polycystic ovarian syndrome, which made getting pregnant the natural way impossible. The first time around, they came out with twins. The second, with sextuplets. Hence the "Plus 8" in the title.  Since a 2005 one-hour special garnered massive attention, the entire family and all their doings has been on TLC week in and week out on a regular series, showing life with multiples can be hectic but relatively normal. Relatively. Read More... Posted Mar 05 2009, 11:28 AM by JeanneSager with | with 22 comment(s) Filed under: tv, religion, money, sextuplets, multiples, reality TV, parenting multiples, product placement, Jeanne Sager, jon and kate plus 8, gosselins, jon gosselin

• Two Wombs, Two Babies: Mom Delivers Twins

  I'm a sucker for a happy ending.  Like finding out you have two uteruses (uteri actually) and getting pregnant with twins - one child per uterus. Oh, and best of all? Giving birth to two healthy little girls. Read More... Posted Mar 03 2009, 08:18 AM by JeanneSager with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: pregnancy, twins, mother, multiples, c-section, cesarean, Jeanne Sager, premature, womb, premie, uterus, uterus didelphys

• A Happy Miscarriage Story: Believe it or Not

  Who knew there could be a happy miscarriage story? Not Claire Hunter. The British woman was six weeks into her pregnancy when she began feeling cramps in her side and was rushed to the hospital. It turned out her pregnancy was ectopic - the fetus had formed in the fallopian tube instead of the uterus. At six weeks pregnant, Claire Hunter lost her baby, and doctors told her she may never get pregnant again. Until six weeks later. Read More... Posted Feb 17 2009, 12:25 PM by JeanneSager with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: twins, miscarriage, multiples, good news, surprise pregnancy, Jeanne Sager, twin, ectopic pregnancy, mystery pregnancy

• Siblings Born Two Months Apart Aren't Twins

  Jeffrey and Delaney Ellis have the same mom and the same dad, but birthdays just two months apart. No years separate them - just two months.  The kicker? This isn't a case of one twin delivered early. Read More... Posted Feb 09 2009, 08:31 AM by JeanneSager with | with 8 comment(s) Filed under: pregnancy, twins, babies, infertility, multiples, surrogacy, siblings, surprise pregnancy, Jeanne Sager, surrogate, in vitro

• Four Reasons Big Families Might Have it Better in This Economy

  If it costs more to feed a bigger family in good times, doesn't it stand to reason that it would cost more in lean times too? Yes, but it's possible bigger families are better prepared for hard times - because they're used to living on a stricter budget.  Talking with the Chicago Tribune, Don Demaree of the Center for Consumer Credit Counseling says some (not all, he's quick to add) of the larger families have cottoned on long ago to frugality - be it by buying in bulk or finding free entertainment for the family.  So what else do the big families have on those of us with just one or two kids?  Read More... Posted Feb 03 2009, 05:31 PM by JeanneSager with | with 11 comment(s) Filed under: money, multiples, free, economy, frugality, big families, Jeanne Sager, saving, family finance, babysitter, small families, finance, economic downturn, cutting costs, buying in bulk

• The New Status Symbol - Twins are In! UPDATED

  When I was pregnant with our daughter my husband was totally wishing for twins. He thought it would be convenient to get the whole breeding thing done in one shot, literally. Thankfully, we were only “blessed” with one. But apparently, he’s not alone in the lust for twins, he’s shares this yearning with a slew of Manhattan moms. Apparently there is a trend afoot, according to Page Six Magazine, where New York City moms not only wish for twins, they’re taking the expensive steps to make it a reality. At $25,000, in-vitro fertilizations can realize those dreams, plus as one mom stated, “It's two for the price of one." Then there’s the coolness factor... Read More... Posted Feb 02 2009, 08:00 PM by SunnyChanel with | with 14 comment(s) Filed under: twins, multiples, angelina jolie twins, mom status symbols, in-vitro

• Pulling the Plug on Plural Pregnancies

  The birth this week of octuplets was amazing not just to the world at large but to the doctors who'd been tracking the pregnancy. Could that mean multiple pregancies have gotten out of hand? It's what some OB/GYNs are saying - that perhaps it's time to reduce the chances a woman will get pregnant with multiples. Read More... Posted Jan 29 2009, 02:31 PM by JeanneSager with | with 10 comment(s) Filed under: pregnancy, multiple births, IVF, multiples, fertility, Jeanne Sager, in vitro, octuplets, plural pregnancies, rights of the patient, chance to be parents, fertility drugs

• Family Adopts Eight Siblings Separated by Foster Care

  It's like Jon and Kate Plus Eight without Mother Nature pulling the punches. Or maybe 17 KIds and Counting without all the baby-making. An Ohio family has added eight children to its brood completely by choice - they've adopted a set of eight siblings, who were previously split between three separate foster homes.  Oh yeah, and they already have seven kids of their own living at home. Read More... Posted Jan 14 2009, 08:02 AM by JeanneSager with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: adoption, Large families, foster parents, foster care, multiples, siblings, reality shows, Jeanne Sager, biological parents, duggars, adopted kids, gosselins

• Mom Sells Newborn Twins to Fund Liposuction

  Here's one way to get rid of the post-pregnancy pounds: you can sell your newborn twins to the tune of nine thousand pounds (about $13,450 US) and splurge on liposuction. Personally I'd go for eating less and working out more, but I'm just old-fashioned that way.  A Belgian mother of seven (including the twins) has been brought up on charges in an alleged rent-a-womb scheme that conned several Dutch couples out of money they thought was paying for Sonia Ringoir to carry their baby. More women have said Ringoir invited them over for "insemination parties," where she gave them a syringe full of her (now estranged) husband's sperm to use to inseminate themselves. Read More... Posted Dec 15 2008, 11:32 AM by JeanneSager with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: twins, adoption, multiples, liposuction, Jeanne Sager, birth mother, pregnancy weight, selling your baby, losing the weight, rent-a-womb

• British Teen Makes History with Siamese Twins

  A British teenager and her husband will make medical history this week, but all they're too frought with worry to celebrate. Laura Williams is just eighteen. When she delivers conjoined twins this week via a C-section, she'll be the youngest-ever woman in British history to give birth to Siamese twins. Read More... Posted Nov 24 2008, 11:31 AM by JeanneSager with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: pregnancy, twins, Britain, pregnant, england, multiple births, multiples, conjoined twins, Jeanne Sager, teen pregnancy pact, siamese twins

• Grandma Serves as Surrogate, Gives Birth to Triplet Granddaughters

  Kim Coseno's triplets had the same exact start in life as their mother . . . right down to the womb where they spent their first formative months. The surrogate "mother" who gave birth this week to Coseno's three little girls is also their grandmother. Read More... Posted Nov 12 2008, 11:25 AM by JeanneSager with | with no comments Filed under: triplets, family, multiples, surrogacy, grandmother, identical twins, Jeanne Sager, fraternal twins, surrogate, grandma

• 18 Kids From One Vagina: Woman Births 18th Child

  Sorry folks, America no longer corners the market in having ungodly hordes of children. Though we have the oft publicized Duggers and their 17 child brood, a woman in Canada just upped the ante by giving birth to her 18th.       Suck it, Duggers! Read More... Posted Jul 30 2008, 10:00 AM by Cole Gamble with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: Canada, multiples, births, too many kids, russian immigrants, duggers

• Are Brangelina Too Posh to Procreate (the Old-Fashioned Way)?

  Have Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie presented us with a new medical necessity vs. convenience dilemma? Are they front-runners to a new trend in babymaking for the young, fecund and impatient?  Victoria Beckham's too-posh-to-pushedness made her the poster child for what turned out to be the non-trend of elective c-section. Now Hollywood's favorite parents, the Jolie-Pitts, could be bringing us another non-medically indicated medical procedure in family-making.   Read More... Posted Jul 28 2008, 12:02 PM by Madeline Holler with | with 6 comment(s) Filed under: angelina jolie, IVF, brad pitt, multiples, too posh to procreate, twins conceived via ivf, jolie-pitts, too posh to push, medically unnecessary ivf

• Breaking News: Did Angelina Have Her Babies??

  Reports indicate Angelina Jolie had her twins this past Sunday in France. The twins join their four other siblings: Zahara, Pax, Maddox, and Shiloh. The  boy-girl twins join other celebrity twinnies, including:   Read More... Posted May 30 2008, 08:14 PM by Rachael Brownell (Redsy) with | with no comments Filed under: twins, brad pitt, multiples, famecrawler, France, breaking news, celebrity multiples, angelina jolie has twins, angie and brad, angie has more kids, angelina has her babies, celebrity news

• Really, Really Rare Birth: Identical Triplets

  For starters, getting pregnant with triplets is a surprise, right? Sure, it's not terribly unusual when we're talking about in-vitro and embryo transfers, which we are. Hang on, hang on, hang on. This isn't fertility treatment business as usual. In this case, the doctor only transferred one embryo into the N.Y. mother-to-be's womb! What the ...? Read More... Posted Mar 05 2008, 04:06 PM by Madeline Holler with | with no comments Filed under: triplets, IVF, multiples, embryo transfer, identical triplets, rare birth, in-vitro fertilization

• J-Lo's Twins: Toby and Tutu?

  Everyone knows Jennifer Lopez is a diva mama of the highest magnitude.  From a posh baby registry to a reputed $1.4 million birth, this woman thinks money can buy anything. So it's oddly fascinating to learn what she has reportedly named her twins...   Read More... Posted Feb 29 2008, 06:58 PM by Rachael Brownell (Redsy) with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: twins, celebrity babies, multiples, Jennifer Lopez, baby names contest

• 16-Year-Old Girl Gives Birth To Triplets...Um, Again

  Plenty of people get upset about teen pregnancy, and this one makes Jamie Lynn Spears seem relatively chaste by comparison. A 16-year-old in Argentina just gave birth to triplets. Oh, and the mom and babies are doing well, thanks for asking. So why has this caused such a kerfuffle, touching off debates and criticism all over Argentina. Well, um, it isn't her first set of triplets. She had her first baby at age 14... Read More... Posted Feb 23 2008, 09:32 AM by Kelly Mills with | with 6 comment(s) Filed under: Large families, triplets, multiple births, argentina, birth control, teen pregnancy, multiples, family planning, jamie lynn spears, teen mothers