Sextuplets: Our Multiple Birth Medical Journey | Real Stories Full-Length Documentary
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- Опубликовано: 13 июл 2017
- Sextuplets: The Little Lambs' tells the extraordinary story of the Lamb family. Vicky and Andy Lamb are the first parents of sextuplets born in Britain for 17 years.
Vicky suffers from polycystic ovaries - a common fertility problem affecting ovulation and hormone production. To conceive the couple's first child Grace - who is now five years old - she took the fertility drug Clomid. Later, Andy and Vicky again used Clomid - not understanding fully the risk of multiple births.
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As a cancer survivor myself....I am so happy to know this mom survived. Prayers for the baby
My tears are rolling hotly down my face. As a mother of over-term twiins, I had the perfect experience, I got to take them home with me two days after a natural birth. This family has been through horrors that I cannot imagine. Bless them all.
What a wonderful experience!! So happy for you!
Miracle. Halleluja
Can't imagine the anguish of deciding to have a reduction of fetuses. Get rid of a baby to give the others a better chance. No one should judge a parent forced to make it. Glad they tried for all six. RIP to Mattew and Pippa, and best wishes to this family.
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This mother is the best mom for these babies. So sweet, nurturing, patient, and perfect for them. Mothering just comes naturally to this woman. God bless this family ❤️
How sweet!
She really is 💙
I really like this couple. They both have so much empathy and you can see how grief stricken they are after losing the 2 babies, especially the mum. Watching this makes me homesick even though I have lived in the U.S. for 37 years now. Awww Grace is a sweet heart holding her siblings. ❤
I know what you mean, when I watch anything from Britain i feel a tug. I left the UK 3 decades ago. You can take me out of Britain but you cannot take Britain out of me.
Bless the NHS & all their wonderful staff.
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I felt so bad for the mom in the beginning ! you could tell she was under so much stress and so worried about the babies, what a strong woman! Such a beautiful family
It’s brilliant you nursed them after so many weeks! Bravo mama! I’m sorry Matthew and Pippa passed away, we lost a son early too. ❤️🙏🏼
All babies should be loved as much as these precious ones. Wonderful mommy and daddy.
I know that this is over 5-6 years now,..but, if these parents see this comment,..I hope and pray that they are doing well today with their family. I loved how compassionate and wonderful that you both are in life. Such loving and caring parents that any baby should/would want to be born into. I can’t even begin to imagine how worrisome and busy this part of your lives were at this time. At first I felt so sorry for you both (well I am sorry for the loss of two babies),.. but as I began to see it,….this particular and unusual situation brings more closeness within a marriage,..with family as well. God Bless your beautiful family and hope you all are doing well in life.❤️
The rest be 12 years old now and probably still a busy family 👪
Yes indeed glory hallelujah amen beautiful lady God bless you
That feeling of holding your new baby brother or sister for the first time is amazing! Grace is going to be a great big sister!
The parents remind me of Gavin and Stacey! So nice to see parents on the same wavelength. No egos, just caring. Everyone gets crabby when they are tired.
So glad they are aware of Graces needs. So often the ‘normal child’ is forgotten (unintentionally)
I can't stop crying. Omg. 😭 May God bless them all. ❤️ I wish we could have an update on them 8 years on.
The father is a big example of how patient us men should be
I thought that when she was telling him he wasn’t holding the babies right (when it seemed like he was doing just fine)😂😕
So sweet.. my husband is amazing too
Man that loves ALL his family
So they should,us women do all the hard work ,well said
@@jackyblevins8724 Wish he could get her a tissue!
Moms tears made me cry so much, love when she told dad to listen to her about holding them.
Eric now has four sisters, poor little guy. Lol. Great job by mom and dad. Mom is so organized, the only way to be with 4 babies. Dad is super. I don't know how he goes to work with such little amount of sleep and mom carries on in the day with little sleep. RIP Matthew and Pippa. You are loved and missed!
DEEMARIE THAT LITTLE BOY IS THE KING OF THE CASTLE BEING THE ONLY BOY. HE IS ALSO DAD'S BEST FRIEND!
Bonnie Moore So true but sisters can be mean, lol.
May God continue to strengthen them for the task.
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I was the only girl with four brothers. Eric will likely grow up to be a lovely, gentle man like his dad.
As a quadruplet this was really hard to watch to see some of the things my own parents had to go through, I feel myself tearing up
I am so very sorry for the losses of Matthew and Pipper. But so glad that your remaining 4 babies lived! I am so happy for you and your husband! Congratulations!! May God bless you all!
Pippa.
*I believe in this life we are only given what we can handle.*
What a precious family!
RIP Pippa and Matthew 💜
Also big sis Grace is incredibly adorable holding them for the first time 🙂
Andrea Powers grace is actually a really good friend of mine :)
True. I couldnt do that. Taking care of 4 babies plus a preschooler, I'd go crazy.
Why do people kill themselves if they've only been given what they can handle?
@@annnee6818 If you want my imput, carrying sixtupletts for that length of time, means the mother bonds with all of them, then having GoGear take 2 is bitter sweet.
“Daddy’s gonna have to be more patient [when the kids become teenagers] and I’ll need to maybe chill out a bit”…. This man would cease to exist if he became any more patient 😂. I love that they make the quality time for the older girl cause it would be such a job to make sure she didn’t feel forgotten in the hustle and bustle of life with the babies 🥹 good on them
Gosh,it won’t be long now.They’re 12.
These lovely young people are such good parents! Their willingness to give all they’ve got to having a family is heartwarming. God bless them all.
Glad the Dr. explained exactly what reducing the pregnancy is
The parents are just wonderful people. I admire the way they handle everything! What a lovely family 😊
those babies have more bravery at 3 weeks old than I have at 12. you keep fighting mom and dad, god with take care of you and your babies.
This is such a beautiful testament to the world of how to love and raise a family. These parents are absolutely amazing with the love for each child and each other. Daddy is a great role model and mommy so devoted to her love of him and they just click like brick. It's really a match made in heaven. Sweet big sister, so well adjusted isn't worried about the babies getting more attention since they have come into her life. I am so saddened that two sweet souls didn't have a fighting chance to stay in the world. I pray for them and know they'll all be together for it is written. God Bless and keep them all
What a great couple! Wish them a wonderful life.
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The mom is so cute!! "you have to listen to me when I tell you to hold them correctly" awwww!!! that broke my little heart!
Funny I found that to be really patronising, like she thinks her husband isn’t as capable of holding and feeding baby as she is
@@tattycakes2k2I agree. I cringed when she said that. But I’m sure she is dealing with high anxiety.
@@karencaring3356I think she was just saying she is anxious and wants them to be well cared for.
That poor woman woman has been through it. As a mom, it breaks my heart to see her grieve.
Watching this brought back so many memories for me. I had twins born at 28 weeks and they are now an amazing 22 yrs old.. Mine both had huge brain bleeds and I was told they would never amount to anything and here we are all this time later and they are amazing! I wish this family all the luck in the world such fun and happy times to be had by all 💕❤️💕. I'm almost at the end and am sobbing happy tears for this beautiful family 😇😍💕😍😇
Formidale couple très unit. Leurs enfants grandiront heureux. Pipa Matthew reposez en paix dans la Lumière . Desormais deux anges au ciel posent un regard bienveillant sur leur famille ici et veilles sur eux ,
De la haut protegez votre formidable et belle famille
Je souhaite beaucoup de bonheur à se beau couple. Félicitations
What a heartbreaking yet inspiring story. I hope everything goes well for them moving forward.
So sad, what a lovely family. What a patient husband.
R.I.P Pippa and Matthew
Kaitlin Hannah wait two of them died?
Sadly yes, Its mentioned in the video.
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Amen xx
Kaitlin Hannah no, they have guardian angels
It's so nice to see such happy parents no matter how many babies they have. They are so grateful it's excellent bless them xx
Nati, just remember that no one is allowed an opinion without being attacked and called a monster. get over yourselves people. An opinion is just that, an opinion.
Jeff Lamb yep but an opinion isn't alive and two other opinions come and attack it.
Jeff Lamb ☹️😐so sorry you had to go through this God bless you and keep your little lambs safe
I have a great niece who was due around the end of November but was born Aug. 13th. She weighed 1 lb. 6 ozs. and was 14" long. Her head was the size of a tennis ball. The doctors told her parents she would be a vegetable...never walk, talk, hold her head up, she'd be blind, deaf, unable to speak. She turns 24 this Aug. She has slight cerebral palsy and wears glasses (as do lots of us in the family) but otherwise she proved all the naysayers wrong. She's our miracle girl. FWIW, her father (my nephew) is the one who made me an aunt for the first time. That seems like forever ago. lol
Doctors don't KNOW what GOD has planned. ❤️
@@lydialedbetter2041 How right you are. I was an OB nurse for 40 years and there were occasionally parents who were told their baby would never live a normal life and the opposite came true. Only God knows for sure.
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Wow big congrats to Yr little lambs and 2 angels looking down fm heaven
Praise God forevermore.
These kids are such cuties- 3 have bright ginger hair now! Poor family's house caught fire a year or so ago.... I admire their resilience.
I know that losing a parent is hard but losing a child must be unimaginable 💙💔💜
I hope their relationship survived all the emotional upheaval. It can't have been easy.
wow what a strong couple
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wow crazy! I was watching this with my daughter Grace and my name is Vicky and I have polycystic ovaries! I called her Grace because she was a miracle, I wasn't meant to be able to have children!
Vicky Bee
Bless your heart vicky
Best wishes to you and grace
this couple deserves the world 🌎❤️
My goodness those babies are the most precious babies ever
I feel this so much. I had 2 boys that were 6 weeks apart in conception. One brandies down for weeks. He was given his last rights. I was terrified. I know the fear. Luckily he came home and thrived. I’m so sorry for your loss. It’s a hard road. God bless.
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I'm crying so much right now. Stay strong. RIP Pippa and Matthew
I would sincerely volunteer to help this Mom with her beautiful babies...Im sure she will appreciate it we know it can get too much at times. May God bless you and your family. Sending love and light.
What a lovely couple. It was heartbreaking to see them lose the two babies. Those babies are going to be excessively good looking. Both parents are very attractive.
Just looked them up online to see how they were getting on. Poor Rose ended up with cerebral palsy but they are all doing well. They started primary school last year and are thriving
Maddie Tredgett whats cerebral palsy?
Tima xo google is a thing you know
Cerebral Palsy is a condition that has a variety of symptoms which don't always apply to every person so each person is different. It also isn't immediately present at birth and tends to be diagnosed at 2-3 years of age.It's a lifelong condition that caused by a problem in the brain and it affects coordination and movement. It can cause difficulty with walking and inability to walk and generally just problems in movement but the severity and symptoms vary by case. It can also cause problems such as learning difficulties, sight and hearing problems.
Maddie
Maddie Tredgett - this documentary must be old because it was posted a week ago
What a strong family I cried throughout 😢
so much respect for these parents! 💗
Pippa and Matthew were brave, they fought, but it seems like it is not meant to be. I wish them well the 4 babies that survived and the family.
I hope this family is very well now!
God bless the children and parents!
What a great couple. This is the kind of couple needed for a job with this many babies at once. I really felt for the mother every time she would break down and cry. For those unfamiliar with postpartum the first year is really difficult. It comes out in women in many different ways. It’s not always a depression, but there is a sense that something is missing inside and the hormones also seem go a bit crazy as they return to normal. I truly cannot imagine how unbelievably difficult it would be to handle that postpartum and lose two little babies. This woman who may look weak when she cries is entirely the opposite her strength is going to be the pillar of that family.
So strange, after watching 3/4 of this documentary when I saw their van I recognised them, when they used to pick the older daughter up from school, whilst I was being picked up from a school nearby. Small world.
I'm a big guy. With that said, this reduces me to a big softie. I just want to hug them all!!😊
@Susan Kerr yeah but it has everything to do with judgement of character.. in a positive way
What a lovely husband and father !
Matthew and Pippa are now watching over their siblings. Those little angels will help protect the other little babies. May Matthew and Pippa rest in peace.
I have twins & had an exercise book on the dining table to keep a record of what each had to drink & when. It initially sounded a lot but wasn't. It was a great recommendation & I was able to tell the doctor's of their progress with ease.
I adore this couple. The babies are so perfect and beautiful! This brought me to tests and made me smile so many times. What's a doc!
I feel bad for the poor babies... it's hard on them...They told my mother to get me baptized too when I was born, but because I WAS going to die, stayed in an incubator for 3 months....my mom said I was a mad baby, and I guess I cried a lot .....I'm only telling this story to give parents more hope that the baby can survive
it would be great to have a follow up documentary now that the kids are like 6 or 5 :) i hooe the family are doing good
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What a great family !!! Strong couple with beautiful children. Keep up the great work.
I'm amazed at how Vicky is coping with 4 kids! Wow....I certainly would not be looking so great. Congrats!
She actually has 5, counting their oldest daughter
I'm really happy that they have little Grace to help with her baby sisters, and little brother. I'm very sorry for the lost of the babies that didn't make it. God bless to this sweet family.may God bless you. Catt.🐈 Texas
The babies are beautiful like their lovely parents and gorgeous sister! This family is so nice, and so focused on their children. It is a joy to watch them.! And Gracie is beautiful.
A beautiful family. Just realized they are now possibly 10. Wish them all the very very best
❤️RIP Matthew and Pippa❤️
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20:55--What an amazing couple. The dad looks like Maynard from Tool. So sorry for their losses. His wife is right; there is no lower you can go than to lose a child
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Thank you so much for uploading so many amazing documentaries!
It was clomid
You've been through so much. Love and prayers always for you both, Grace, and your family.❤
Beautiful parents....may our lord Jesus Christ bless this family abundantly Amen.
this is just amazing.. God bless the mom.. she is incredibly strong to go thru that many emotions of extreme grief and happiness sometimes all at the same time..hats off to you babe... I dont have words to describe your strength.. God bless you all and trust me God will take care of you all because you never gave up on your babies..
vicky is such an amazing lady.
very inspiring story
I started crying when i found out Matthew and Pippa died
pink unicorn 5 when did they die?
Annapko u did not watch the whole video... they said it near the beginning
pink unicorn 5 and Rose has cerebal palsy :-:
pink unicorn 5 me 2
Turning them into little hug monsters 😍😍😍😍😍😍 awe so precious 😍😍
God bless you I'm so very sorry for the loss of Pippa and Matthew I have a Matthew Sean he's 24 years old , you 2 and are wonderful parents and it truly warms my heart and I understand in situations like this these tragic unfair things can happen with premie births but you good people definitely didn't deserve this and you wonder why didn't it have to be 😢 your sweet little babies will always be with you ❤️ may your children have long healthy lives love Desiree Sorenson from Boone Iowa United States..
Thank God Eric survived. I feel for him though having to be surrounded with all those splits. Poor Mathew, it’s terrible he passed 😞
What do you mean ?
@@Bee-ly4gx 2 of the 6 babies didn't survive
Brought a eye to my eyes watching this programme. What a lovely family. Wish them all the luck in the world. Make lots of Memories with your babies.
The sorrow must have been agonizing , I can't imagine !
My older son was due November 29th 2002 but arrived August 21st 2002 and my second son was due April 1st 2009 but arrived December 23rd 2008. And both are strong and smart and awesome. The doctors don't know why I can't carry full term and I should have been a high risk pregnancy after my first son but my circumstances were very scary the first time, not my doing, but they thought the second time would be much better but sure enough my water broke in the middle of the night and my boy was here. It's amazing to watch them grow outside my tummy!
Just read Oxford article on this family to update! They were starting school! 🙏
I love that in England, the responses to "there's four of them" are "Oh, well done!" In America, there are an unfortunately large number who would be saying things like, "Why did you have that many?" Good for England!
Katherine S oh I'm sorry..
"why did you have so many?" like they asked for 4 in the first place 😂 little miracles those babies! R.I.P Matthew and Pippa 💔❤
Katherine S would be many in England who would say the same thing and did.Some people felt it was cruel
@@AiMA346 A miracle doesn't involve fertility drugs and tremendous medical intervention. This is going against God and nature, it's literally the opposite of a miracle.
@@Cynnas I'm only saying its miracle they were able to have 6. It's not common to have that many babies using fertility drugs. But each to their own opinion ☺️
How she managed to successful give birth is still amazing to me. Higher order pregnancies are almost always preterm. Many times premature labor is a result of preterm premature rupture of the membranes (PPROM). PPROM is rupture of the membranes prior to the onset of labor in a patient who is less than 37 weeks of gestation. They are at increased risk for having long-term problems such as mental retardation, cerebral palsy, vision loss, and hearing loss. Frequent prenatal care increases the chance of detecting and treating preeclampsia. Adequate prenatal care also decreases the risk of developing a serious problem from preeclampsia for both the babies and the mother. If you are pregnant with multiples it does not necessarily mean that you will have a cesarean birth. The typical recommendation for the delivery of triplets and higher order multiples is a cesarean, but twins are often delivered vaginally. Like in my case. My surrogate in Bio tex delivered twins vaginally with no problems at all.
They are such a lovely family - well done. When I was having twins although it was wonderful I was very aware, as that doctor, said that even with twins there is a much increased risk of prematurity and disabilities so multiples are not always a blessing. However mine were born later than any of my children at exactly 40 weeks to the day and naturally. Very rare for twins. I was so pleased. This programme is good also because people just hear the happy stories but in fact a lot of multiples do not make it as here so it is realism. Good luck to them all.
I just realized at one point they had 2 in heaven, 2 at hospital and 2 at home.
wow
*3 at home : they have a older 5 year old girl
I love this story. But it also breaks my heart. I'd love to see an update on the lamb family.
RIP Matthew and Pippa they are such a strong family and are so brave they are amazing god blessed them
The five year old is adorable! Wishing the family my best. ❤️✨
Rip Matthew and Pippa 🙏🏻
What a supportive parents! Wish you all well. I'm from the Philippines.
Happy parents happy babies and so relaxed that's why the babies are so laid back xx
It's awesome how the Community stepped up and helped!❤️
My firstborn had colic which I now believe comes from being a first time mom and I felt as overwhelmed as Vicky. She should be so very proud of how she is managing. No bigger job exists than raising a child! She's amazing to say the least! God Bless her! I just want to hug her.
As it turned out my firstborn withe colic died in 2005; he was 39 years old and had rapid generative scoliosis from 15. I miss him sooooo much. He was my first born and only son. His Dad passed in 1992. We both missed his Dad profusely. Life is a tough at times.
@@joanneanderson6535 oh my, I'm truly sorry for ur loss! This hurts my heart & makes me cry! My deepest Condolences to u & the rest of ur family, it's not right to bury your child,
Did ur son have kids or was he married?
I sadly lost my adult daughter in 2010, due to untreated Pneumonia, but it was her Lupus that took her fighting chances away! it will be 13 years this Aug & still feels like yesterday! She was 26 yrs old & left her 2 babies behind, they are now 16&18! (In this documentary the sextuplets were born July 7, 2010 & Grace was 5! My daughter was born July 10th (in 1984) but died Aug 6, 2010 & her son Tyler was 5 like Grace!
It hits me hard over the years & there has been much heartache!
I know U will always miss ur son, it was around the 5 yr anniversary mark of her death that the grief slammed me in the face harder & different than the grief I had experienced the first 5 yrs! I even checked myself into my local mental health unit! It was very helpful to learn some new tools & to give myself Grace, & time to heal! Pls, u do the same! Give yourself plenty of space & time to grieve any way u want to, & the peace to know he is always w you!
I know I truly believe I'll see her in Heaven & I rely on my faith w God! I have some family members when I have felt sad & wanted to talk that they'd say "we will see her in heaven" as if the subject is not closed& being a Christian I believe that also but I finally tell ppl when they say that to me, is : "yes I know I will see Kelly one day in Heaven, but today, right now I'm missing her terribly & wld like to give her a Hug PHYSICALLY!& I need compassion& empathy from u pls. & Not to be dismissed!"
And that sentence seems to stop them in their tracks & they realize , I asked for what I needed, so I will get an ear to listen to me, or shoulder to cry on!
Sending u light joy & peace as well as my deepest sympathy & Condolences dear
I hope that this lovely family is doing well, What fantastic parents and a great big sister
would be great to see an update on this family
WOW what an amazing mother she really has no help and makes it look so easy and the father he's working and helping most parents have a hard time with one baby
I should love to see an update on this beautiful family!
Kourtni Pullen
me too
Kourtni Pullen they are absolutely fine and enjoyed there 7th birthday a few months ago. You may be wondering how I know! Well me and grace are really good friends actually :)
Google them!
The family is lovely. I want to acknowledge the medical staff. They are so loving as well.
I had my baby at 28 weeks shes now 7 months old and amazing 😍🙈
My stepson was born at 21 weeks. Was the size of a dollar bill.. Had 2 brain bleeds and wound up with cerebral palsy with left side hemi paresis. He turns 23 this year.
Beautiful family and children .Thank you for sharing with us.God bless you
Where would we be without all this medicine and technology wow amazing
So eine tolle Familie, viel Glück und Gesundheit