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She even has two different birth dates for her babies.

Julia and Todd Grovenburg believe they are what doctos call a rare phenomenon, the actual term being used to describe Julia’s pregnancy is… superfetation. According to WordNet.com the definition is:

Superfetation: fertilization of a second ovum after a pregnancy has begun; results in two fetuses of different ages in the uterus at the same time

This obviously shows that the word came from something, which to me means yes it does happen. Currently some experts are doubting Julia Grovenburg is pregnant with two babies with two different dates, instead they believe it is twins growing at different rates. Wouldn’t it be hilarious to show them they were wrong? The babies in question are two weeks apart, one will be due at the end of December while the other is due at the beginning of the new year. Could this cause problems for baby #2? My guess is yes if they aren’t prepared but I think they are. Keep in mind many multiple births go earlier than schedule which could make baby #2 a preemie.

If Julia is pregnant with two pregnancies this would not make the first time, actually there were two families that had this very thing in 2007. Ame and Lia Herrity and the second family had Harriet and Thomas Mullineux. Ame and Lia were only born minutes apart, unlike their birth dates which were actually 3 weeks apart. Thomas and Harriet Mullineux were conceived three weeks apart and only born one minute after the other. Congrats goes out to Todd and Julia!

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An Ohio woman got the wrong embroyo implanted in her and now must give the baby up her little boy to the biological parents once he is born.

Carolyn Savage, age 40, recently found out that the baby she had finally got pregnant with was not actually her baby, but a mix up. Her husband, Sean, said it was the worst news of their life. They had to quickly make a decision in regards to the little life growing inside of her, either terminate the pregnancy or give the baby back to the biological parents. Keep in mind this was never the fault of Carolyn or Sean, they had only got pregnant.

MSNBC reports:

‘I have bad news’
Sean remembers being told in a phone call at work. Stunned, he went home to tell Carolyn.

“I was upstairs in my bedroom and he came to the door and said, ‘I have really bad news,’ ” she recalled. Then came the news: “You’re pregnant, but they transferred the wrong embryo.”

Carolyn remembers saying, “You’re joking, you’re joking, you’re joking.” But when she looked at her husband, she knew it was true. “He was white as a sheet,” Carolyn said.

The pregnancy has been without complication, but it’s been anything but easy.

“It’s been hard,” Carolyn told Vieira. “We’ve been rooting for the baby the whole time. We moved from a position of shock to a realization that this was actually going to happen. We needed to put the needs of the pregnancy and the child first. It’s just been difficult, but we feel we made the right decisions on how to handle it.”

My heart goes out to Carolyn and Sean, I’m sure saying goodbye to the little boy will be the hardest thing they will ever have to do.

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Currently the soon-to-be-mother of 12 babies, also known as a dozen, is not being named. The father of the tiny ones has been called Marwan, but I’m not sure if this is his real name or not. The couple live in Tunisian oasis town of Gafsa, she is a teacher. They have previously tried to have children, but they resulted in miscarriages and eventually they decided to try with the help of a fertility expert.

FoxNews:

“In the beginning, we thought that my wife would give birth to twins, but more fetuses were discovered,” said the father, named in local reports only as Marwan. “Our joy increased with the growing number.”

It is possible for a woman to get pregnant with 12 babies at once, however many experts say this type of pregnancy would be a very high-risk and need to have constant monitoring for any type of issue that could arise.

As for how the mom is doing, it is being reported that she’s doing just fine. But here’s what Sun had to say:

She was also “looking forward to hugging her six boys and six girls”. The wife had sought help after previously suffering the anguish of several miscarriages.

There is no due date, however I’m sure as time gets closer the news will spread through the internet. It has been announced that she has an even number, 6 boys and 6 girls. Congratulations to this mom and dad to be!

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Mike Darnells states this about the upcoming special:

“It really shows the surrealness of what she’s experiencing, right from the point of bringing the first two babies home to a 1,400-square-foot home. We’re inside the car with her. It shows what her relationship is like with her parents, where there’s an enormous amount of conflict. It’s truly surreal. We see eight screaming children on a bed while six others are running around.”

In other Nadya Suleman news, we hear a judge actually appointed a financial guardian over the octuplets. This was definitely a good thing, at least we know that they will always be protected and no harm can ever come to their money. I think this came just at the right time since Nadya had just signed a reality-tv deal that will deal with all of her kids but it’ll probably be more focused on the octuplets.

Just last month one of Nadya’s younger children (not octuplets) got a hold of the older brother’s Volcano kit mixes and actually drank the liquid. Quick thinking the decided no risks and called 9-1-1. The child is safe and there were no explosions in his tummy, but I’m sure she’ll be letting them know they have to keep it out of reach of the little ones. (possibly behind a locked cabinet or door)

Don’t forget to watch the two hour special on Nadya this upcoming week on Fox.

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74 babies were born at the

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New York City Hospital in Brooklyn. No one knows what’s caused this boom, maybe it’s the weather or maybe it is just the closest hospital. It might even be the fact that two local hospitals had to close its doors.

Hospital spokeswoman Eileen Tynion says that veteran staff often swap stories about spikes in baby births, but couldn’t recall such a tyke-storm as the one that began on Tuesday. She says once or twice a year about 65 babies are born over 48 hours.

The usual tempo for the hospital is about 20 bundles of joy a day.

The hospital is use to having 20 babies being born a day but never 74 in two days. They even had to open up the east wing after one was filled to capacity (60 beds).

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“The thing is that as a rule, women over 150 kilogrammes have such severe hormonal irregularities they simply can’t get pregnant,” she explained.

Doctors did induce “Nonna M’s” labor, which took 5 hours so they could get him safely out of her. I’m not sure if there were complications or they were afraid of something else. This was the first child for Nonna at the age of 34, not sure if she plans on having more or if he will be an only child. Course what mom ever knows the answer to that after having her first child?

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“I’m a private person and while I appreciate there may be some publicity I will just ignore it.

“This has been a very personal decision.”

She is scheduled to give birth via c-section due to possible complications with her age.

One of the chief health risks to older mothers is pre-eclampsia, which can lead to blood clots and serious complications, or even death.

However, the condition, which causes high blood pressure, can be detected by regular checks.

She hopes that by having children she will have someone to inherit her fortune. Now even though she is 66 years old she is not the oldest woman to give birth. Congrats to the mom-to-be.

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Yep, they just can’t help accusing the couple of one thing or another. You know I can picture her hitting him or being bossy, but not cheating…not like she has the time.  The rumor is she’s getting hot and heavy with her bodyguard, Steve Neild, because he travels with them. 

Umm, first isn’t he a bodyguard? Who’s body is he guarding if he isn’t with them? Oh and why can’t they be friends? I totally get if someone caught the two of them kissing or something but that isn’t the case.

People magazine is reporting:

Kate says she is now the target of tabloid lies. “The next story coming out from the animals that stalk us is about our security person and his family.  The allegations they’re making about me are disgusting, unthinkable, unfathomable, and I am horrified.”

She went on to talk about her friends:

“These are people who absolutely love us and want to see us through to the end.  Of course, both of them travel with us at times, and we’ve spent holidays together, because, in this situation, your circle grows smaller and smaller, and it’s very natural to become friends with your manager, your publicist, your security team … they’re the only people you have left. And now they’re coming under fire.”

What do you think of all this?

Credit: People Magazine

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Sometime this weekend Nadya will undergo surgery for a benign tumor, which actually means it isn’t active. However, I think given the option and already having 14 children she’s doing the right thing. There is always a chance of it becoming an active tumor.

Yesterday she actually left her house and enjoyed the day at the park with her little ones. Just to show she is no longer being taken care of by the government she announced:

“I am not in any government assistance,” she said. “(The children) are off Medi-Cal, they have no Medi-Cal. I’m paying (insurance) premiums. I’m paying a hundred percent of everything.”

Honestly, I think we knew this part, but I’m sure it feels great to her to be able to do it all on her own finally. Either way, hopefully the surgery is a success and she is back home with her babies very soonl.

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Apparently the kids have been asking for a few years if they could have a dog, she’s been reluctant and I can understand why. But now after just bringing home the youngest she wants to add something else to the household. My own kids have been asking for a pet for years, every time I “think” about it I look at all the training it will take and decide against it. Maybe because she has nannies she doesn’t have to do all the cleaning babies, spit up on outfits, diaper changings, etc. Who will she hire for the pig?

It isn’t 100% what or if she really will get one, she’s even tossed out there she’s willing to get one of those purse puppies. You know the Pomeranian or tea cup pups. I think she looks at is if they are tiny they won’t get in the way, but with 14 kids the pup/pig might get stomped on.

What do you think? Should she wait for a pet?

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