A mom who welcomed the arrival of octuplets this week has six other children, her mother told the Associated Press. According to the mother, her daughter never expected to have eight more children when she took fertility treatments. The babies’ mother told doctors to keep her name confidential. The good news is, all the babies seem healthy. The difficult part will be making sure all of the babies stay that way.
What would you do if you suddenly had eight more mouths to feed, eight more kids that need diapers and formula and clothes? Although very little is known about this family, odds are the thought of caring for all of those children will be a little overwhelming. Here are a few ideas.
Don’t be so secretive. When media camped out in front of the grandparents’ home, the grandfather told the media they won’t be able to find the babies once they are released from the hospital. “We have a huge house, not here,” the man said to the Associated Press. He would only identify himself as Ed. “You are never going to know where it is.” Rather than see the media as evil, the family could view them as a tool. People love to hear stories about healthy babies. Let the world have their good news and share in this joy with you.
Try a reality show. It worked for John and Kate Plus Eight. The Gosselin family has a set of twins and a set of sextuplets. The California mother four children, ages 7, 6, 5 and 3, and 2-year-old twins,according to reports.
Write a book. Again, this is another idea that worked great for the Gosselin’s. Their book, Multiple Blessings has been topping the bestseller charts for weeks.
Don’t be afraid to ask for help. When a friend of mine had triplets after already having one little girl, she knew it would be tough to make ends meet. So she wrote letters to big companies, asking if they would be willing to give her any freebies. She received diapers and formula, plus many valuable coupons that helped her family get by.