Woman gives birth to eight babies

[Tippiechick]

Originally Posted by Jen

They're 30.5 weeks according to doctors.

I'm hoping they'll release first names of the babies. I'm hoping they won't all have the same first initial a la the Duggars lol.

Nope. Not the same initial. They used the first eight letters of the alphabet.

[AGDee]

My impression was that the birthing team of 46 staff used the letters of the alphabet to designate who would take care of which babies as they came out. So the nurse who was to take the first baby had an A on her hat, the one to take the second had a B, etc. I don't think those are their legal names, just what they were referring them to as they were born to keep them straight.

[Tippiechick]

Originally Posted by AGDee

My impression was that the birthing team of 46 staff used the letters of the alphabet to designate who would take care of which babies as they came out. So the nurse who was to take the first baby had an A on her hat, the one to take the second had a B, etc. I don't think those are their legal names, just what they were referring them to as they were born to keep them straight.

Maybe I am wrong... But, that's what FoxNews said when they covered them.

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by Tippiechick

Maybe I am wrong... But, that's what FoxNews said when they covered them.

They probably misunderstood the hospital. It is standard practice to name multiples by consecutive letters of the alphabet until they are named.

[ZTABullwinkle]

Did anyone see this? The mother of the octuplets already has six kids, according to neighbors. She has four older brothers, and two sisters. This includes a set of twins.

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