Nine babies from a single birth are called nonuplets, following the pattern where multiple births with more than three babies are named with a Latin prefix and the suffix "-uplets," such as twins (two), triplets (three), quadruplets (four), and so on up to octuplets (eight), with nonuplets being nine.
1.6 Septuplets (7) 1.7 Octuplets (8) 1.8 Nonuplets (9)
Other pregnancy loss-related terms:
Sunset baby: A twin who dies in the womb. Sunrise baby: The surviving twin of a baby who dies in the womb.
The first wife (died ante 1770), of Feodor Vassilyev (b. 1707–c. 1782), a peasant from Shuya, Russia, gave birth to 16 sets of twins.
Between the years 1725 and 1765, she gave birth in 27 confinements to 16 pairs of twins, 7 sets of triplets, and 4 sets of quadruplets; 67 survived out of 69 births. The names of the children along with their dates of birth and death are all unknown.
Valentina Vassilyeva, an 18th-century Russian peasant, holds the world record for the most children born to one woman. Between 1725 and 1765, she gave birth to 69 children across 27 pregnancies, including 16 sets of twins, 7 sets of triplets, and 4 sets of quadruplets.
The only known case of nonuplets, nine babies born at once, took place on May 4, 2021, in Casablanca, Morocco. Their mother, Halima Cissé, was originally thought to be carrying seven babies, but later medical scans revealed two more.
A daisy baby is another name for babies with TTTS. The Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome Foundation coined the term after its founder planted daisy seeds with her surviving twin son in their backyard. The daisy field is a symbol of hope that all babies affected by TTTS will survive.
Named just "Babe" he was said by his father to have had the appearance of a perfect 6-month-old. He was the largest newborn ever recorded, at 22 pounds (10.0 kg) and 28 inches tall (c. 72 cm); each of his feet was six inches (150 mm) long.
What are rainbow twins? Twins born after a pregnancy loss can be called rainbow twins.
Conclusion: Fetal cells in the maternal circulation are undetectable 30 days after induced abortion or spontaneous pregnancy loss. Fetal cells may be harbored in maternal organs.
Semi-identical twins, also known as sesquizygotic twins, are among the rarest types of twinning, occurring when a single egg is fertilized by two sperm.
Valentina Khromykh from Lev-Tolstovsky District, Lipetsk Oblast, Russia, gave birth to 20 children, 11 boys and 9 girls. As of May 2015, 15 of the children were alive (two died in infancy and other three at the ages of 12, 28 and 32), the oldest child was 46 and the youngest was 22.
They are the first known nonuplets — meaning nine children born at once — to survive birth.
My mom and her sister were considered 'Italian twins' because they're 11 months apart in age.
The newborn 5-5-5 rule is a postpartum guideline for new mothers to focus on healing and bonding in the first 15 days home, dividing rest into 5 days in bed, followed by 5 days on the bed, and then 5 days near the bed, encouraging minimal chores, visitors, and activity to prioritize recovery from childbirth and establishing the new family unit, drawing on traditional postpartum rest practices.
For parents who have lost a multiple(s) to miscarriage or reduction, these are opportunities to name and honor that baby(s). The surviving twin is still a twin, surviving triplets are still triplets.
Monoamniotic twins are identical twins that share an amniotic sac, the fluid-filled sac that holds the baby during pregnancy (also known as the “bag of waters”). Normally, identical twins each have their own amniotic sac. Monoamniotic twins are a rare type of “monochorionic” twins, meaning they also share a placenta.
Heteropaternal superfecundation is an extremely rare phenomenon that occurs when a second ova released during the same menstrual cycle is additionally fertilized by the sperm cells of a different man in separate sexual intercourse taking place within a short period of time from the first one 1-4.
Seeley Lance Wick-Sweets is the son of the late main character Lance Sweets and intern Daisy Wick.
They were the tallest married couple in history—over 15 feet combined. Then she gave birth to a 22-pound baby that still holds the world record. He lived for 11 hours. Anna Haining Swan was born on August 6, 1846, in Nova Scotia, Canada, weighing 16 pounds—more than double the size of a normal newborn.
Mariam Nabatanzi Babirye (born c. 1980) also known as Maama Uganda or Mother Uganda, is a Ugandan woman known for birthing 44 children, 38 of whom are still alive.
Erramatti Mangamma, who gave birth at the age of 74 through in-vitro fertilisation via caesarean section in the city of Hyderabad, India, is believed to currently hold the record for being the oldest living mother.