An Australian mother Kim Tucci (26) who gave birth to 5 babies in January recently published photographs of her little ‘bundles’ of joy. The chances of conceiving quintuplets is said to be 1 in 55 million.
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Perth-based Kim gave birth to four healthy girls and a boy in two minutes through a planned caesarean with the assistance of 50 doctors.
“50 fingers 50 toes, 6 hearts beating at once. My body fought the toughest of battles to get five babies here safely,” Tucci wrote when she posted photos of Keith, Ali, Penelope, Tiffany and Beatrix. A local business Erin Elizabeth Photography, which had earlier helped document her pregnancy, arranged the photo shoot.
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In an interview with BBC, Kim said that the doctors told her that she “could use the selection method to give two babies the best chance of survival”. But they chose to take on the risks involved and she believes that the decision has “paid off”.
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Kim and her husband Vaughn already have two daughters aged two and four and a nine-year-old son. They hope to raise enough money to buy a van that can accommodate the entire family!
