When Kate and Jon Gosselin became the parents of six babies at once it was international news. This was, in part, because sextuplets are extremely rare. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, out of over 3. In fact, according to Kate's newest book, very early in the pregnancy there were seven embryos, but one did not develop. Twins have always been fairly common, particularly fraternal non-identical twins. But live births of three or more babies were rare until the last few decades. Kreider met Jon Gosselin at a company picnic on October 5, They were married on June 12, On October 8, , she gave birth to twin girls, Cara and Madelyn "Mady", who were, at 35 weeks gestation , five weeks premature.
It’s common for intrauterine insemination to cause multiple pregnancies
Kate used intrauterine insemination to get pregnant with their sextuplets
It was the last piece of advice Thomas and Amanda Stansel wanted to hear. But their fertility doctor was delivering it, without sugarcoating. For more than a year the Stansels had been relying on Dr. He was using a common procedure called intrauterine insemination, which involved injecting sperm into Mrs. But something had gone wrong. In April, an ultrasound revealed that Mrs.
Starting A Family
There was an instant spark between them, some would say it was love at first sight. After a year or two dating, the next step was to tie the knot. The couple married at a beautiful ceremony on June 12, It was a wonderful day for both of them, vowing to dedicate their lives to one another forever. In the coming months, their marriage went from strength to strength, and they eventually began to think about starting a family together. They were both very family-oriented people, and so the thought of having little Jons and Kates running around was exciting. However, nothing could have prepared them for what was about to come next….
Having sextuplets is incredibly rare, even in modern times where fertility treatments are becoming more and more common. Currently, the United States is home to six sets of surviving sextuplets. Why do multiple births keep happening with more and more frequency? As fertility treatments such as intrauterine insemination IUI and in vitro fertilization IVF for infertile couples becomes more common, the percentage of multiple birth pregnancies is also growing. Twins are the most typical type of multiple birth. But triplet, quadruplet, quintuplet, sextuplet, septuplet, and even octuplet births are possible, too. This hormonal disorder often causes infertility.
