First Septuplets To Survive At Birth Are Thriving As Grown Up Adults
Oct 26, 2020 by apost team
Most of us are so used to being the only one in the family with that particular birthday that we get kind of fascinated with twins, triplets, and the multiple birth families that have even more babies at one time.
Back in 1997, the McCaughey family found out they were having septuplets—that's seven babies! What's more impressive is the children were all born safely and are now all grown up, making them the world's first known set of surviving septuplets.
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We feel for the moms and what they have to go through, bringing that many little boisterous lives into their family. We commiserate with the dads as they try to comprehend the work ahead of them!
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One particular family that became famous in 1997 was the McCaughey family. Parents Bobbi and Kenny already had a young daughter when they learned they were carrying seven viable fetuses. The babies were born 9 weeks early. They have broken records by surviving both the difficult birth and then thriving right up to their 21st birthday. That's right: the McCaughey septuplets are 21 years old. That means everyone survived the teen years as well—even mom and dad!
Des Moines, Iowa had a population explosion that day in November of 1997. The community came together to offer babysitting, feeding, diaper changing, and other services. This was because the numbers were really stacked against Bobbi and Kenny.
There was no way they could take care of everyone all on their own.
For those who say it takes a village to raise a child, this was their big chance. Friends, family, neighbors, and people they'd never met before stepped forward to offer all kinds of assistance. Various corporate interests got involved and provided much-needed baby, toddler, and childhood supplies.
After graduating from high school in May 2016, the septuplets have gone on to various career pursuits. Hannibal-LaGrange University in Missouri offered scholarships for the family, which four of the children took up to attend university. Meanwhile, two others stayed in Des Moines to attend community college, while the seventh enlisted in the United States Army. One of the girls even got married in 2015 and became the first to have a child in 2017—the septuplets are now aunties and uncles! Since then, another one of them has also gotten married.
Their progress has been followed by interested fans all over the world. The success of their story has built bridges for other families facing similar situations. We extend further congratulations to the McCaughey septuplets and to their older sister. Talk about teamwork!
If you've been following the McCaughey story all these years, let us know. You can let others find out the latest too. We bet that many of your friends will say, "Oh, them! I always wondered how they turned out."