It’s no secret that having children is one of the most important events in any family’s life. Sometimes two or three babies are born at once, and the case we’re going to tell you about today is unique.
A couple who had one child decided to undergo In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) and in November of 1997 in a maternity clinic in the US the world’s first 7 babies were born: four boys and three girls! And the main thing is that all the children survived.
The event, which was widely discussed in the media, and the happy parents – the couple Kenny and Bobby McCaughey were congratulated by phone by Bill Clinton, who was the president of America at the time.Besides congratulations, the McCaughey family received many gifts from the state, including a spacious house, a roomy car, a huge amount of diapers with a supply for two years.And when the children grew up, they were able to attend college and state university for free.
One more important detail: Kelsey, Alexis, Natalie, Nathan, Kenny, Brandon and Joel were born nine weeks prematurely.The doctors who watched McCaughey’s condition insisted that Kenya keep one or two embryos, as according to specialists, she had little chance to carry and give birth to all children healthy.But Kenny would not hear anything, she decided to rely on God’s will.
And on November 19, 1997 she gave birth to seven children. It is true that two of them Alexis and Nathan were born with a serious illness – cerebral palsy, and they had to make several operations.
As the children’s mother says, “Time flies fast. So much has happened during this time. There was joy and sorrow and pleasant moments; there was a time when nerves were at their limit.”
Today, the children are 25 years old. Of the children, only two have remained in their hometown, and four have left to another state. Joel, for example, became a truck driver, Alexis – a teacher of elementary school, Kenny works in construction, one of the brothers became a member of the armed forces … As the father of children, says: “I do not think that in our situation, there is something to regret. There is only joy, pride and happiness.