No, she is not.

The big deal was that all the babies were born so healthy that nothing was needed for them to survive, that was a big deal for the hospital and the doctors.

And No the state of Texas is not. She is not the gosling mom or the octomom trying to suck anyone dry.

Will you like to meet her so you can see for youself what kind of person she is? instead of making up your mind due to some other "moms" that use their kids to obtain monetary gain?

And please don't reffer to my nephews and nieces as a litter, they are not dogs or cats, they are babies, beautiful, healthy babies.

Vanessa-

How lovely of you to join Newsvine just so you can TROLL this article because you don't like the comments that are being made about a relative of yours. How upsetting for you.

Are you old enough to understand what Newsvine is all about -or are you just dense?

I suggest that you continue reading your babysitting manual so you can learn some skills-you may think you are a "know it all" but you are far from it.

Run along now.

idiot!

If i don't like your comments is due to the fact that you are assuming things.

The big deal is that her pregnancy lasted farther long than most multiple pregnancies, the babies are really healthy, have really good weight, and are bigger than any other set of multiple babies born up to now.

You people seem not to actually read or listen to the news.

You guys just go jumping around making conclusions without knowing the facts.

I agree with @Sickofit. If fertility drugs are used, then it's not "special". It may sound harsh, but unless a woman becomes pregnant with mulitples all on her own, no drugs, etc used, then, I am not impressed.

Yes, it's great that they were all healthy. I don't think anyone is saying it's not. It's just, we've become so saturated with these stories of mulitple births, that it's not really news anymore. At least, that's my opinion.

@vr_vanessa, this is only special to you, because you're family.

Well, at least the babies are healthy! Good for them! And the taxpayer that isn't stuck with millions of dollars in hospital bills that the parents and insurance company can't afford to or won't pay.

Now if someone will guarantee that the parents won't get taxpayer help in raising them, I'll be as happy as a clam. If no guarantee, then there oughta be a law passed that anybody birthing more than two children at one time using fertility drugs will NEVER get taxpayer help. It's too easy for these parents to overlook the fact that this can happen with fertility drugs and then they assume the government is going to be there to help. The parents make the choice. They can have the consequences of their gamble then, too. It's called "personal responsibility", folks.

Believe me, SOMEONE, & I'll bet it isn't any insurance company, will be paying for their time in the NICU. Care to hazzard a guess?

Mayorga-Real and her husband, Enrique Mayorga, were using fertility drugs.

right on, this is ridiculous, can't Dr's be more responsible when doing fertility treatments, they should only allow a small number 1-3 eggs put back in to have a child. I think adoption is the way to go, especially when you have 18 already. I don't want to hear about them again, I wish.

the only fertility drugs used here were the ones to help her ovulate, plese do your homework before making comments.

there were no eggs put back, and what 18 kids are you talking aboout?

there are twins in both sides of the families, just to let you know.

she is talking about the show...18 or 19 and counting...

If the fertility Dr. is ethical, they ultrasound women before and during ovulation, if ovulating too many eggs the parents are told NOT to try to make a baby (no sex). This greatly lowers the chances of high-order multiples. But that would assume that the parents have ethics as well. They are VERY LUCKY that they have no serious health issues at the moment. But they also haven't started learning yet.

Which orphanage have you been working at FluffyPinkKitten? Where are the orphanges in this country? I don't think that we have very many, if any, of them anymore. But then I don't imagine your IQ made it out of the double digits. Nor do I imagine that you have done much volunteer work with children in any of the communities in which you have lived. I have. So just try to drag you fluffypinkbrain out of your fluffypinkkitten for five minutes.

I'll show you some numbers here - I hope it doesn't hurt too much.

Year
World Population in Millions

10,000 BCE
1

5000 BCE
15

3000 BCE
25

2000 BCE
35

1000 BCE
50

1 CE
200

1000 CE
310

1750 CE
791

1800 CE
978

1900 CE
1,650

1950 CE
2,519

1960 CE
2,982

1970 CE
3,692

1980 CE
4,435

1990 CE
5,263

2000 CE
6,070

Jul. 1, 2008
6,707

Current estimate 6.9 billion

10 billion between 2030 and 2050 depending on which model you look at.

At the time of Jesus Christ, the world population was less than 2/3 the current US population.

In just over 30 years the world population has basically doubled to nearly 7 billion.

Do you really think anyone has any business having 5 children?

And yes it is my business. I am a tax payer and my taxes and insurance preimums pay for these kids. And my taxes and insurance premiums go up to cover the cost of these kids. And children that grow up without enough resources are less likely to become fully productive members of society. So yes it is my business. A third of US high school students drop out and a frightening percentage teenagers cannot read, write or perform basic math at an eighth grade level. 20-30% of American adults are functionally illiterate, depending on how it's defined.

The jobs of the future will require a highly educated workforce and that education starts at home from the day a child comes home. Kindergarten is too late. This requires a lot of quality one-on-one parenting and the financial resources for pre-school.

WELL EXCUSE ME FLUFFY PINK !!!!!

Don't you have quite the attitude going on about this discussion. Might you be a relative of the person in this article??

Whatever the case-brainless people like you-make insignificant comments like yours.

Keep your claws in now kitty! MEOW

Hong-

Why don't you go choke on an eggroll!

Bev- Nature will deal with the situation eventually swiftly and without mercy.

Whats wrong with adopting? Or are you that selfish that if the kid isn't biologically yours you don't want it. Stop over populating this world and give a child who doesn't have a home, a home. You only want one, and obviously having one isn't in your cards so adopt.

People like you are selfish. You don't have to create one to have one.

I'm selfish because I want to have my own child? Wow. Why don't you look at my comments down before you accuse me of that. You would know that if I cannot conceive we're going to adopt.

adopt before hand, you don't need to pop out a kid to be a parent. The idea you HAVE to conceive is very selfish. You don't have too, wanting your own child before thinking of other is selfish. You are selfish.

Do you have $10K on hand? I didn't think so. My hospital bills for having a baby would be much less than that. So you are selfish for wanting me to spend more money because you feel it's appropriate. I want to conceive, anyone that wants to be a mother wants to. You can't change what's biologically ingrained in us. Plus, it's my insurance benefits that cover it. Insurance doesn't cover adoption. It even takes time to get said adopted child added to insurance. My aunt and uncle adopted two kids, a little boy and little girl, from Russia. It took them FOREVER to get Oksana and Alex's information straight enough to get them insurance. It has no impact on you whatsoever, and I personally think you're selfish for inflicting others with your opinion.

jessica #6, You are Wrong, wrong, wrong! Medicaid and food stamps are federal programs. There is no waiting more than 30 days. Most applications are processed within 2 weeks. The information is all on the Net. However, my information comes from personal business knowledge.

You have no co-pay on your insurance? The hospital bills could be millions so, therefore, $10,000 wouldn't even cover a usual 20% co-pay or even a 10% co-pay.

And no, not all women feel they NEED to conceive to be a mother. You may feel that way but don't put that on all of us.

There was not one thing said about whether they were "on our dole". Why does everyone assume that?

Meggie b, when the taxpayer is footing some or all of the bill, the taxpayer has a right to "judge". BTW, the word would be "multiples".

If the multiples over twins are naturally conceived (no fertility aid whatsoever) like the Dionne quints, I have NO problem with that. But these parents know the risk. It's the same as women over 40, who we all know are much more likely to have a Down Syndrome baby, going ahead and getting pregnant anyway and needs taxpayer money for special training, care, etc. If people want to make those choices, then they need to accept the consequences. Period.

These babies are ALL premature. They all needed oxygen. Their lungs are not well developed. As a premie myself back in the 50's, I'm suffering now with lung problems due in part to being a premie. So don't tell me they are all healthy. Those types of delayed problems haven't been documented in studies but the anecdotal evidence is there. The true and accurate state of their health won't be known for many years.

Very well said, Aida!

Very well put! You and Aida are spot on today with the positivity!

That's probably because some women feel less of a woman because they cannot have children. I'm not saying that ALL WOMEN have that same perception, but if you were told that you couldn't have children, wouldn't you hurt, even if just a little?

I agree about the adoption thing, and my husband and I are looking into that next course of action if we find out that it's confirmed I cannot bear children. It's a mindset that many people don't think about, myself included. Because I love my husband so very much, it's hard to picture not being able to have a child that shares our features collectively, and I think there are women out there that feel the same way. That's very true that fertility drugs are very not natural, and some religious groups actually look down on the use of them. I myself took the Clomid not knowing it was a fertility drug. I left the doctor that gave it to me because he didn't explain that medicine to me and wound up having a miscarriage because of it.

However, my current doctor is wonderful and shares my views as a Catholic. She gives me both the medical and theological sides of my treatments and my husband and I are thrilled to death with her. She's a gentle soul that helped me through the pain of my miscarriage. So the next plan of action is to stay off the fertility meds and try to conceive naturally. I never wanted to conceive on them in the first place. So hopefully we'll be able to have a child. If we don't, then we will look at adoption. It's always been a possibility, anyhow.

I get that...I was pregnant 7 times to actually deliver twice, and had a hysterectomy at a young age. I've been through a lot and understand the feeling.

It takes a lot of strength to do what you're doing. Admirable :)

I really appreciate that compliment! :3

Believe me, if I could adopt right now I so would. We can't even try again until almost next year thanks to the methotrexate shots that I got in my hips. I was honestly so disappointed with the last doctor. He knew because of my beliefs that I didn't want to get involved with anything like that. That's why I was so surprised and so disappointed that he had given me the Clomid. (I thought the Clomid was something that would help with amenorrhea. I was diagnosed with that and he had put me on several things, so I thought that was just one of them, not a fertility drug!) He actually referred me to this doctor I have now and she's a truly amazing person.

I'm so sorry to hear about your past miscarriages! For the longest time I couldn't really get the support I needed because I didn't know anyone who had been through what I had. So now we're just waiting to see if it's possible to even conceive. As soon as I hear otherwise, we're going to file for adoption. My husband and I love children very much (I really miss being a teacher!) and really have a lot of love to give. It was so obvious whenever we adopted our dog, Chinook. :)

Tina @ #15, I totally agree.

Jessica, you must know by now that you have to be your own best advocate for health care. To take a med without knowing WHAT it is and what it is FOR is totally irresponsible. I've had brain surgery and knew every drug was going to be given me before, during and after surgery. It's called "ask the doctor, surgeon, anesthesis, etc.", and even those in various unusual circumstances that could come up. I hope you learned from that!

If you feel "less of a woman" because you can't have children, then you aren't mature enough to have one anyway. Anything that is external (including children) is not where a mentally healthy woman gets her identity. Your concept of who you are comes from within, not from without. Please do some counseling to increase your sense of identity whether you have a natural child, those brought on by fertility drugs, or choose to adopt one. No child should have to come into this world having the burden on it to give you identity as a woman.

I regret if you read my advice as mean spirited. It is NOT meant that way. I'm doing it because it's important for all of us to be involved in our health care decisions, including our mental health, and sometimes the picture that is painted so people thoroughly understand that, is not the portrait they want to see.

Did you asked your mother if she thought the same thing about you?

I think not, you are still breathing, and by your comment you must not be a nice person.

You should had told that to your mom, one less moron walking and breathing in earth.

Actually, Anni, for the American Caucasian/European culture to continue, it's reproduction rate must be over 2. It's something like 2.8. That's why the prediction that the Latino culture will be the "American" culture in less than 30 years is significant for Caucasians. Caucasian birth rates are too low to sustain an American Caucasian/European culture. Many European countries are facing a predicted Black culture within 30 years, due to the influx of peoples from Africa, Somalia, and other predominately Muslim countries where their birthrate is approximately 8 (something like 7.8). England and France are already seeing the effects of this immigration. France is pass the point of no return and England is nearing that point. The British aren't happy about it at all! This data is on the Net in case your interested in learning about it.

Yes, you hipster lunatic, and then extinction of the human race. *eyeroll*

I don't judge you in the least, and had even thought about IVF myself before I became Catholic. I think that's wonderful that you had triplets; I'm a twin myself and it's a neat experience. Like I told Tina, I just hope I'm able to conceive at all. If not, we're looking into adoption. I can't imagine how full your hands are! :3

but you can afford to use fertility drugs and have three kids? Or are tax payers feeding your three brats? I am guessing it's the latter.

Surprise TheLittleD!!!!! I paid less than $20 bucks for a round of generic Clomid. Insurance did not cover it. And THAT was before I found out it's on the Walmart cheap RX plan.

I suggest you do a little research. psst. try google

And oh yes, $20 was a little steep for me back then, being in the midst of a recession and all. So I slept with your man/woman and cha ching, I even had enough left over for an Ipod. Idiot.

Thank you, Jessica! Good luck to you!

Triplet mom I hope your little ones are doing great.

Jessica, good luck

Guys thanks for your moral support

Perhaps if our teenagers and middle schoolers didn't see this glorification of using fertility drugs that end in pregnancies of more than twns, they wouldn't think it's so cool to have a baby. When they don't SEE the struggles of the families of 4, 5 and more, and only HEAR "It's really hard!", the struggle isn't real to them. Besides, it's scientifically proven that teenagers don't have developed enough brains to make good choices. The women I know of who have used the drugs and bore more than 2 children are well into their 20's, if not 30's. Therefore, their brains are fully developed but they approach having children on a purely "I want to" emotional basis, rather than seriously assessing the risks. I seriously can't imagine gambling with the potential life of another human being and taking the chance that one or all could die just because I wanted to have a baby. That's like being in a firing squad, hoping you don't have the real bullet that going to kill. I couldn't take that gamble either. Life is too precious to me.

what adorable children, I wish your sister, her husband and the babies all the best, they seem very healthy, I can understand the desire for children and taking fertility drugs, of course, you can't predict how many embryos will be conceived, I am glad they felt like they were able to take care of the five that were conceived, and didn't have to make a choice to abort any of them. Good luck to all of you, your lives will never be the same, LOL

Despite my views on the subject of using fertility drugs, I absolutely do wish the very best for the babies and parents. I sincerely hope the fact that their lungs were not fully developed will not be too much of a burden for them as they age as it's been for me, being born a premie of 4 lbs, 2 oz. in the '50's. My best wishes to all.

And I'm keeping her in my prayers! I just hope I'm lucky enough to conceive myself! :) Congrats to her and you too, aunty! :3

Exactly!!! Congrats to your sister and family! I know everyone likes to make fun of the Sulemon family, but if you forget all that for a moment, you can't help but to be amazed at how big they were for octuplets, she did an amazing job carrying them!

WOW! Job security! You just like the legal drugs, apparently. They can be, in the case of premies, just as harmful. The OB/GYN doctors don't want to tell you about the problems people who were born premies have as they age because it would take the joy away from the fact that the children even lived! In fact, some of them will deny it because follow-up studies haven't been done yet. And they get more revenue delivering multiples, and the hospital gets more revenue with multiples, too, so there's no incentive for a longterm study being done. There is much anecdotal evidence but that isn't sufficient. I understand that. Even you, as a NICU nurse are probably not aware of the problems faced by people like me who were born as a premie in the '50's. Having better care now is not a remedy. It's totally based on the fact that premies lungs are NOT fully formed at birth. Those lungs are, and will always be, immature. You may have to do some digging to find the information, but it's out there. My pulmonologist is aware. You may want to start with that field of study.