Hello , may I say something positive ?
I happened to know a couple who after not having children for 12 years went
through the fertility treatment and had seven. They re principles and
religion would not let them do selective reduction . There was was so much
pressure to reduce that they left Russia and went to Israel for the birth.
All the babies are now fine , they are 3 years old , no subsidies , no
freebies , no nervous breakdown. Just 2 people  grateful to be parents.
Henya Kazatchkov
Brooklyn N.Y.

On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 11:52 PM, mumma2wldthings @mac.com <
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> This story about octuplets being born in Ca. will be splashed around the
> papers for about a week, and, then when it's old news, the celebrating will
> be over and the nightmare will continue for this family.
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>
> oh, i don't know that it's all doom and gloom and dire circumstances for
> this family. i bet you donuts to dollars they are the overnight celebrity
> stars of a reality series like 'john and kate plus 8' & the duggars and
> their 19ish children. then they'll get loads of money to be filmed around
> the clock, free diapers, junk food, formula and minivans  - - and we can all
> sit and be titillated at how those 8 babies are not only being raised
> deprived of a normal gestation, birth, breastmilk, bonding time w/ parents
> and optimum health, but also a complete lack of dignity and privacy as they
> grow up on camera. won't that be great ?
>
> i don't know how many ppl see me w/ my 5 kids and immediately ask if i
> watch either of those shows or follow the exploits of either family. i'm
> aghast at being compared to them. to 1st of all risk the babies' lives and
> lifelong health w/ fertility treatments to have so many ... then to
> obviously not be able to breastfeed them and further disadvantage them...
> and then to film their entire lives w/out their consent and exploit them for
> financial gain ... and as far as i'm concerned once you've had more than 15
> or so, (said tongue in cheek here) you're not raising them anymore, they're
> raising each other. they're lucky if they even get to have a one-on-one
> conversation w/ you once a week. i'm all for big families, but not when it
> risks someone's life or health - and maybe even dignity -  w/out their
> consent.
>
> ~jacqui gruttadauria, bsw
> who was smart enough to realize her limits by 5 w/in 7 yrs !
> www.myspace.com/mummaTOwldthings
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