A couple who have seven children were planning to add an eighth to their family, but they ended up going much bigger. Dominika and Vince Clarke welcomed a set of quintuplets - as in five newborns - on Sunday in Poland. The babies will join their older siblings, who range in age from 12 to 10 months and include one set of twins.
Dominika, who’s from Poland, and James, from the U.K., moved to Poland six years ago, where they run their own business and live in a house in the forest. Their new bundles of joy, two boys and three girls, were delivered by C-section at seven months and all weighed between one-pound nine-ounces and three-pounds one-ounce. The quints are named Charles Patrick, Henry James, Elizabeth May, Evangeline Rose and Arianna Daisy.
The hospital reports that mother and babies are all doing well, and Dominika agrees. “I feel great. Much better than I thought. This is something extraordinary that is not given to everyone,” she explains. “Such a pregnancy occurs once in 52 million. I’m a mathematician. I like such statistics.” She adds that you have a better chance of winning the lottery than having a set of babies like hers.
Source: Metro
Scott's Thoughts:
- I’m tired just thinking about all those midnight feedings and diaper changes!
- Do you think they went out and bought lottery tickets after feeling so lucky?
- Parents of twins, triplets or other multiples, what advice would you give these parents?