By MAGGIE MICHAEL, Associated Press Writer
Sat Aug 16, 10:45 AM ET
CAIRO, Egypt – A 27-year-old Egyptian woman gave birth to septuplets early Saturday in the coastal city of Alexandria, family members and the hospital director said.
Ghazala Khamis was in good condition after having a blood transfusion during her Caesarean section due to bleeding, said Emad Darwish, director of the El-Shatbi Hospital where she gave birth.
The newborns, four boys and three girls, weigh between 3.2 pounds and 6.17 pounds and are in stable condition, Darwish said. They have been placed in incubators in four different hospitals that have special premature baby units, he said.
“This is a very rare pregnancy — something I have never witnessed over my past 33 years in this profession,” Darwish told The Associated Press by phone from the hospital.
Darwish decided to carry out the Caesarean section at the end of Khamis’ eighth month of pregnancy due to the pressure on her kidneys. He said Khamis, who already has three daughters, took fertility drugs in an effort to have a son.
Khamis, the wife of a farmer in the northern Egyptian province of Beheira, was admitted to the hospital two months earlier, Darwish said.
“From the initial checkup, I say that none of the babies have any sort of deformities or incomplete organs,” Darwish said.
The woman’s brother, Khamis Khamis, said even though his sister was trying to conceive more children so she could have a son, the family was astonished when they found out she would give birth to multiple babies.
“We thought about an abortion, but then we felt it’s religiously forbidden. So we said ‘Let God’s will prevail,’” he told the AP by phone.
Egypt’s health minister announced that the seven babies will receive free milk and diapers for two years, the brother added.

Hospital Birth Advantages
•Safer in Emergency Situations
•Free Diapers, Wipes, Pacifiers, Etc.
•Free Birth
•Birth Certificate & Social Security Handled
•Pain Medicine During/After Birth
•Free/Pre-Cooked Meals of My Choice
•No Need to Clean up After the Birth
Hospital Birth Disadvantages
•Not Allowed to Eat During Labor
•Lack of Control/Choices
•Baby’s 1st Bath by Nurse
•Cord Cut While Pulsating
•Pushy Breastfeeding Team
•Have to Stay for 3 Days/Nights
•C-Section More Likely
•Vacuum/Forceps Extraction More Likely
•Artificial Rupture of Membranes Imminent
•Baby Whisked Away for Evaluation/Weighing
•Unnecessary Tests for Jaundice Levels
•Likelihood of Formula Supplementation
•Higher Infant Mortality Rates
•Katana Cannot Be Present
•Babysitter Required for Katana
•Room Full of Medical Personnel
•Baby Comes into Bright Light & Loud Noises

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Please make sure you read the article to the end. What disturbs me most are these two things:
His mother took the diaper-less tot to a tree in the yard, held him in a squatting position and made a gentle hissing sound — prompting the infant to relieve himself on cue before he rushed back to play.
And then this:
Isis Arnesen, 33, of Boston, has a 14-week-old daughter, Lucia, who is diaper-free. She said it can be awkward to explain the process to people, such as when she helped Lucia relieve herself in a sink at a public restroom.
What are these people thinking? I mean, 3 years old is too old being diaper-free but starting from birth? And don’t forget – not all “must go now” can be accommodated, that means clean-up big time.
And why does it have to be the yard or the sink???? If you have to teach them, teach the the right way – A TOILET!!!!
I am just speechless. What do you think?

Doubtful. The only thing our hospitals give is formula & a (crappy) diaper bag. There are places that will help you get a car seat. Call your local WIC office and see what they can tell you. As for a stroller, you can get one for $10 at Wal-Mart & K-Mart.

It’s not really a question, but I was at Target today and if you buy 3 jumbo packs of Huggies or Pampers this week they give you a gift card for $5…plus the diapers are a good price and if you get the coupons in the mail like I do, it’s almost like getting em for free! I literally paid $6 and change for a jumbo pack of newborns which is INSAINELY cheap where I live AND I’ve got $5 to send on more diapers later or something else I need.

No one can tell you for sure if your baby will be born HIV infected. The three-part ZDV regimen has been shown to reduce the risk of passing HIV to your baby by almost 70%.
Additional anti-HIV medications can treat your infection and may provide extra protection for your baby. However, the possible problems with using multiple medications during pregnancy are not well understood.
So yes it is POSSIBLE…
here are some info siteshttp://www.avert.org/pregnancy.htmhttp://aids.about.com/cs/womensresources…http://aidsinfo.nih.gov/ContentFiles/Per…
I would just adopt…. but it is your choice, you body your baby
I hope everything works out! Good Luck!

I am excited to go to the hospital though I get free goodie baskets full of stuff and a free diaper bag full of coupons and diapers, videos!! but I’m really scared of giving birth to my son, what if something goes wrong? ALSO!! will they stick me with an IV when I’m in labor oh god I hope not it hurts!! nothing should go wrong I’ve had the perfect pregnancy (if you will:O) and went into preterm labor at 34 weeks.!
Also what size diapers does a newborn wear? I know this should be common sense but I’m clueless!!!

Eh, I’m bored so i decided to ask some dumb fun questions.
So, did the hospital give you any ‘free gifts’ on your stay after you gave birth to your baby?
Mine did with my son. (Other than the oh so fun water bottle washer thingy, the Tucks, anti-sting spray and the jumbo pads). The first thing we got from them was a little baggy with crocheted booties and a hat that we got to pick out from a big ol box. Then before we left the nurse gave us some extra formula, diapers, let us take home all the baby blankets in the room and the little onsie things he was wearin, the gauze pads and alcohol pads. Then they even gave us a cool little backpack that doubled as a cooler/diaper bag from Nestle and it had some powder formula in it along with a few other little goodies.
If i had known they gave all this stuff away i would have brought an extra bag! I thought it was so cool tho, i didn’t think we would be bringing anything home other than our beautiful baby boy.
So, come on tell me, wutcha get?

Eh, I’m bored so i decided to ask some dumb fun questions.
So, did the hospital give you any ‘free gifts’ on your stay after you gave birth to your baby?
Mine did with my son. (Other than the oh so fun water bottle washer thingy, the Tucks, anti-sting spray and the jumbo pads). The first thing we got from them was a little baggy with crocheted booties and a hat that we got to pick out from a big ol box. Then before we left the nurse gave us some extra formula, diapers, let us take home all the baby blankets in the room and the little onsie things he was wearin, the gauze pads and alcohol pads. Then they even gave us a cool little backpack that doubled as a cooler/diaper bag from Nestle and it had some powder formula in it along with a few other little goodies.
If i had known they gave all this stuff away i would have brought an extra bag! I thought it was so cool tho, i didn’t think we would be bringing anything home other than our beautiful baby boy.
So, come on tell me, wutcha get?