Jon and Kate, plus 8

Does everyone know about the Gosselin family? If not, please read their story so we can discuss. They have a show, actually I think they have several shows, on the Discovery Health Channel and TLC. In a nutshell, this couple Jon and Kate, have a set of twins (2 girls, 7 years old) and a set of sextuplets (3 boys, 3 girls, 3 years old), making that eight kids. My husband and I are totally intrigued by this family and love watching them to see how they get things done. They’ve got quite an operation running. The mom is totally organized and systematic. The dad is the most helpful dude on the planet. Their kids are so adorable. I mean, totally, utterly, the cutest little things ever! I am obsessed with them. Ok, not literally, but I do love to see them because they are just so durn cute.

All of the kids were conceived using fertility treatments. During Kate’s pregnancy, when they found out there were so many multiples, the doctor offered to do reduction. This is where they randomly abort some of the fetuses. Although Jon and Kate were freaked out beyond words at the thought of so many kids, they refused. They are very religious so I think that is a large part of their decision. It wasn’t even a consideration. Would you consider it?

How do you feel about this family? Have you seen their show?

Comments:

Would I consider a reduction? Yes.. I'm not sure, to be honest, I'd have tried with three possibly four follicles. I may have waited. I know me enough to know I couldn't and wouldn't be healthy enough mentally to take care of that many babies!

I haven't seen their show. And I feel like, they're crazy but more power to them for making it work! by jessilee82
I'm sure I'd stick with it but I would have to move closer to family! by B'sgirl
Ditto to B'sgirl. I'd take what I was given, but oh MAN. I would be freaking out about it.
I've seen the show. They are pretty funny. I loved the one where they were reorganizing the garage, and the kids were supposed to be napping... and it showed them in the room with the lights all dim, "napping"...... HA! They were like monkeys... crawling out of their cribs and dangling from the side, running around the room, playing w/ toys... it was too funny. I don't even see how that couple stays sane. AT ALL. by IUgrad02
I don't know how they do it either. I honestly don't think I could. Sometimes I feel like I'm gonna lose it with one kid. Having a litter would just kill me. by Csara
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Originally Posted by jessilee82

I'm not sure, to be honest, I'd have tried with three possibly four follicles. I may have waited.

I agree. The thought of having twins even scares me, but I know I could handle it. More than that, though? Yikes!!! by Csara
They're such a strong family, but they have real problems, and they show them. I could never reduce a pregnancy, but the thought of 6 babies at once... yikes. There is no way DH and I could handle it alone. Financially, that would kill just about anybody (if it weren't for donations/publicity). I give them a lot of credit... they love and care for 8 children all day every day. They seem to accomplish more in a day than I do with 1 child . by KeelyKay
I love this show! I think they are a great family and very fun to watch. I don't really know for sure what I would do if put in that position. I know I would be afraid not to reduce, but at the same time how could you choose to abort babies that you tried so hard to conceive? It would be a very emotionally stressful decision.

Being the mother of twins, I know what having more than one baby is like. BUT, six more! OMG! There are days when I want to pull my hair out by the roots, I can't imagine how stressful it would be to add 6 more to our family. by Twin Momma
I have watched it some and I LOVE seeing them! I do really feel for the older ones, they seem to feel left out sometimes. I know on the sextuplets birhtday party show, Kate said that their (Jon and Kate's) parents weren't in their lives but that they had surrogate type grandparetns (including the one who rode the pony at the party)... I can't imagine not having my famiyl and having that many kids!!!

As far as reduction... no way! I know it would petrify to have that many children (heck one scared me for the longest tiem while I was pg), however, for me, random reduction would be like abortion, which I could never do either. I would certainly be doing a LOT of praying during those 9 months! by pink_elephant
I saw the episode where they went to a buffet and then packed up to move into their bigger house. I love how they go up and down stairs in packs, like ducklings following their momma!!

I've always said that if I can survive DS, I could handle twins no problem ... but I think maybe 6 might be pushing it a bit. If I was given that many babies, I'd do my best to raise them. I could never pick and choose some to live and some not to get a chance. by Tearianna
I don't watch the show, but the thought of that many babies just scares me. LOL by Summerm
I love that show!! Watch it every chance I get. I think it is awsome how they handle their problems. I think I would be ok with having six because god never gives you more than you can handle, but I think dh would seriously die before I gave birth. He was a total nut case when I was only pregnant with one. If I was to get pregnant with twins I wouldn't tell him until they came out. I could never do a reduction, there is no possiblity. I didn't even get the optional test because it wouldn't matter to me anyways. by shan

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