Octuplets? By IVF?!?

What was this woman thinking? I had at first thought it was an IUI that went slightly awry. Or possibly a decision to chance it after doctors finding too many follicles to do an IUI. But to find out that not only did she willing get implanted with enough embryos to have octuplets, but that she has 6 more at home? And that all are the product of IVF and that she has no job, lives with her mother, and there is no father in the picture? She just wanted to be able to make money off of her new babies? There is something very wrong with this picture. Either the woman is very disturbed or the doctor should have his license revoked, or more likely both.

I wasn't going to post about this. Others have spoken on this subject more eloquently that I am able to do. however, the more I find out about this woman, the more sick I feel in my heart. I feel horrible for those poor children.

I hope that no doctor will ever work with her so that she can have more children. The very act of being inplanted with 8 embryos has set back understanding for so many IVFers. It just a sad sad day when a doctor would endanger their patient's life in such a manner. The health risks from carrying so many babies is horrible for both the mother and the babies.

I have more that I could rant about on this subject, but it would take days to say it all. I just hope that the babies and the other children will be okay.

18 kids?

We'd love to have more? If you haven't been under a rock, you've probably heard that the Duggars have had their 18th child. Talk about a slap in the face to everyone trying to conceive and having trouble. If they want more and can afford all of these children, why not adopt? There are plenty of children who need loving homes. In fact, if DH and I are never blessed with a pregnancy that sticks, we plan to adopt. Why is it these people feel that they need to keep popping out kids every year or so and risking her health? I know some people won't agree with me and feel that if they can afford to have them then by all means do. But come on people!! 18 kids? And you still want more? The older kids are the ones raising the younger kids. The oldest son married a girl that he had never even kissed. Wanna bet neither of them had a clue of what to do on the wedding night? I wonder if she was told to "Lie back and think of England?" Somehow, I can almost imagine that and it makes me chuckle evilly to myself.