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Oh my God! Four babies... Are you sure? (18 yr old expecting quads)
The Sun ^ | 04/21/03 | TRACEY KANDOHLA

Posted on 04/21/2003 12:59:02 PM PDT by bedolido

A GIRL of 18 told last night how she reeled with shock - when medics said: "You’re expecting quads!"

Stacey Theobald conceived without fertility treatment at odds of a MILLION to one.

She said: "I was absolutely gobsmacked when I was told. It still hasn’t sunk in properly."

A nurse broke the news to Stacey, from Gillingham, Kent, when the teenager had a hospital scan for what she thought was one baby.

Stacey, who had suffered complications, was told everything was fine - but there were four babies.

The single barmaid said: "I blurted ‘Oh my God! Four babies. Are you sure?’"

"If I hadn’t been sitting down I would have fallen down!"

(Excerpt) Read more at thesun.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: absolutelygobsmacked; babies; ithasntsunkin; quad; single
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1 posted on 04/21/2003 12:59:02 PM PDT by bedolido
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To: bedolido
Nice looking kid. I'm attracted to redheads myself. Let's hope she makes a good mother.
2 posted on 04/21/2003 1:02:27 PM PDT by Pyro7480 (+ Vive Jesus! (Live Jesus!) +)
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To: bedolido
actually this is a pretty screwed up story - 2 broken homes, doctors reccomending 2 babies be aborted and of course all the kids are out of wedlock i.e. bastards.
3 posted on 04/21/2003 1:03:59 PM PDT by KantianBurke (The Federal govt should be protecting us from terrorists, not handing out goodies)
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To: Pyro7480
Let's hope she can make it to term. Multiple births can be very difficult.
4 posted on 04/21/2003 1:04:44 PM PDT by Lee Heggy (Spare yet effective and surprisingly well-coloured.)
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To: Lee Heggy
They sure are. I had a co-worker who was expecting triplets and she lost one. Sooo sad!
5 posted on 04/21/2003 1:05:44 PM PDT by areafiftyone (The U.N. needs a good Flush!)
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To: bedolido
She said: "I was absolutely gobsmacked when I was told. It still hasn’t sunk in properly."

The dangers of premarital gobsmacking!
6 posted on 04/21/2003 1:06:47 PM PDT by So Cal Rocket (God bless the coalition troops and their families)
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To: KantianBurke
"actually this is a pretty screwed up story - 2 broken homes, doctors reccomending 2 babies be aborted and of course all the kids are out of wedlock i.e. bastards."


Yeah, it's a very sad story. These kids have absolutely no idea what's in store for them. I doubt very much the guy is going to stick around.


7 posted on 04/21/2003 1:06:59 PM PDT by bedolido
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To: KantianBurke
doctors recomending 2 babies be aborted

Why the heck would the doctors recommend that? Unless they don't think she will be able to carry them or 2 are not going to be able to grow to full term.

8 posted on 04/21/2003 1:07:39 PM PDT by areafiftyone (The U.N. needs a good Flush!)
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To: KantianBurke
"She was asked to consider reducing the number of foetuses to give those remaining a greater chance of survival, but refused."

I think this says alot about her...in a good way. I agree that the ideal situation is marriage, sometimes its just not a priority to some people. I have known couples who have spent 20+ years together (still together) and never go around to actually getting married. For some its just a piece of paper.

9 posted on 04/21/2003 1:10:07 PM PDT by FeliciaCat
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To: bedolido
"It still hasn’t sunk in properly."

Is she sure about that?

10 posted on 04/21/2003 1:10:42 PM PDT by PBRSTREETGANG
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To: bedolido
Can't you just see her on one of those TV talk shows where they prove/disprove that some poor schmuck is the father? "Yes, Maury, I'm sure that one of those six guys is the father of two of my darlings and that the rest of the platoon is probably father to the other two."
11 posted on 04/21/2003 1:15:59 PM PDT by Tacis
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To: Lee Heggy
My sister-in-law lost one of a set of twins in the first trimester, but no one remembered to tell me (I thought she'd had a miscarriage & was pregnant no longer). When my mother-in-law told me a month or so later that they were shopping for a crib and baby things, I thought she'd gone insane & it was a weird kind of therapy.

Fortunately, she had one very healthy baby. But multiple births are difficult, and few, if any (save a few sets of twins) multiple baby pregnancies can be carried to term.

12 posted on 04/21/2003 1:16:36 PM PDT by Catspaw
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To: bedolido
Experts reckon bringing up four babies will cost almost £17,000 a year.

The overtaxed people of Britain will be happy to help--don't worry Love.

13 posted on 04/21/2003 1:18:27 PM PDT by beaversmom (After the Axis of Evil on to the Axis of Weasels)
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To: bedolido
There was a picture of her with her bare midrif exposed, I bet that will be the last time she ever wears that style of clothing again.
14 posted on 04/21/2003 1:20:42 PM PDT by WellsFargo94
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To: areafiftyone
doctors recomending 2 babies be aborted

In my years in NICU in the 80's with the early use of fertility drugs, we saw a lot of multiple births. The larger, seemingly more healthy ones weren't necessarily the ones that did the best. Frequently, the smaller ones are actually hardier because they've been stressed and forced to mature faster. How can a Dr. make the determination which 2 to sacrifice?!
15 posted on 04/21/2003 1:37:03 PM PDT by pops88
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To: Catspaw
I was a twin and my mom lost my twin in the 3rd month. They put her on "birth control pills" to carry me and induced labor at 8 months.
16 posted on 04/21/2003 1:40:20 PM PDT by DittoJed2
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To: So Cal Rocket
The dangers of premarital gobsmacking!

Thank you...now I know what "gobsmacking" is...(I think...)

BWAHAHAHA!!

FMCDH

17 posted on 04/21/2003 1:41:28 PM PDT by nothingnew
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To: pops88
Unless carrying 4 babies will be dangerous to the girl's health. I don't know. That is strange!
18 posted on 04/21/2003 1:41:56 PM PDT by areafiftyone (The U.N. needs a good Flush!)
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To: PBRSTREETGANG
I know...it must have.
19 posted on 04/21/2003 1:42:07 PM PDT by RichInOC (If you smoke after sex...stop immediately and put some burn ointment on it.)
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To: firebrand; nutmeg; StarFan
Ping!
20 posted on 04/21/2003 1:43:59 PM PDT by Black Agnes
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