Australian mum gives birth to five babies
Kim's quintuplet delivery is the first in Perth in 16 years.
(Web Desk) - Australia s quintuplet mum Kim Tucci, 26, gave birth to five babies in a superhuman effort, instantly going from mum-of-three to mum-of-eight.
Tucci and her husband Vaughn safely welcomed the arrival of a new boy, named Keith, and four sisters - Ali, Penelope, Tiffany and Beatrix.
A picture from Kim Tucci s Facebook page Surprised By Five.
Tucci kept her 170,000+ followers up to date on her pregnancy through the blog, where she recently wrote about her struggles.
On January 17, she posted about her efforts to get through the pain using just Panadol, but said her pelvis sometimes became so stiff that she could barely walk and her hips felt like they were “grinding away constantly”.
“It’s getting harder as each day passes to push through the pain. Every part of my body aches and sleeping is becoming very painful,” Mrs Tucci said.
“No amount of pillows are helping support my back and belly.
“Sometimes I get so upset that I just want to throw my hands up and give in.”
Mrs Tucci said she was finding it hard to eat because she felt like she had no room left in her stomach and she was starting to lose weight when she really needed to be gaining it.
She said she had developed many stretch marks and dealing with such huge changes to her body was hard.
She also posted a video of ultrasound on Facebook:
“My husband always reminds I should wear my stripes with pride and that I should be proud of them and what my body has achieved,” Mrs Tucci said.
“Without him I would have broken down a long time ago.
“People always ask ‘how am I so calm about everything’. He is my reason.
“Is it all worth it? Yes!!!! I will keep pushing through.”
Kim’s quintuplet delivery will be first in Perth in 16 years.
There have been only two sets of quintuplets born in Western Australia since 1980, the most recent in 1999, recent health figures show. There have been 12 sets of quadruplets.
