An Inspiration to Breastfeeding Mothers of Multiples
April 10, 2007 by Angela White, J.D., breastfeeding counselor
Filed under breastfeeding, breastfeeding stories, multiples, pumping
I happened to catch the Oprah show today about siblings. The first guests were the Harris sextuplets, the only set of African-American sextuplets to survive. Their mother Diamond Harris explained how she and her husband used intrauterine insemination to conceive. At first they were told they were having twins, then a subsequent ultrasound showed five heartbeats, and during the birth they got an additional surprise–a sixth baby had been hiding behind the placenta!
Oprah applauded Diamond for breastfeeding the sextuplets. The interview wasn’t entirely positive but it was amazing to hear Diamond say that she breastfed the six babies until they were six …read more
