Here's What The World’s First Surviving Septuplets Look Like Today
When Bobbi McCaughey gave birth to seven kids in 1997, she made headlines across the globe. Today, all seven of the McCaughey septuplets are in the spotlight, though the 20-somethings are all in very different places in life. We're now catching up with the family we couldn't take our eyes off of just before the new millennium, and we're amazed how they all turned out.
Shaken up mom
Prior to November 19, 1997 — the day the McCaughey kids were born — no one had successfully given birth to septuplets before. All pregnancies of 7+ children had involved the loss of at least one child, and Bobbi McCaughey worried she might suffer a similar fate. All her babies were born 9 weeks prematurely. They all lived.
How it happened
Earlier, when ultrasounds revealed septuplets, Bobbi and her husband Kenny McCaughey (pronounced McCoy) were stunned. Bobbi had been undergoing treatments for infertility, and according to doctors, her ovaries became over-stimulated. She and Kenny declined selective reduction, opting to "put it in God's hands."
Doting father
The Iowa couple already had one daughter, Mikayla Marie (pictured here), who was born in January 1996, and a family of ten — two adults, eight kids — sounded lovely. As the septuplets entered the world one by one via C-section, Kenny watched, describing the intense delivery room as "quite a sight to see."
Seven in a row
Over six minutes, doctors successfully brought these babies into the world — four boys and three girls. Kenneth Robert, at 3 pounds and 4 ounces was first. Next was Alexis May at 2 pounds 11 ounces, followed by Natalie Sue, Kelsey Ann (who was the smallest at 2 pounds, 5 ounces), Nathan Roy, Brandon James, and Joel Steven, who weighed in at 2 pounds 15 ounces.
