A ᴍɪᴅᴡɪғᴇ even cancelled her ᴅᴇɴᴛɪsᴛ ᴀᴘᴘᴏɪɴᴛᴍᴇɴᴛ to witness the birth of Theo John James Brown, who came into the world after six hours of ʟᴀʙᴏᴜʀ, who tipped the scales at a ᴡʜᴏᴘᴘɪɴɢ 12 lbs. Hᴏsᴘɪᴛᴀʟ staff told, it was the ʙɪɢɢᴇsᴛnewborn they had seen in five years. Exʜᴀᴜsᴛᴇᴅ mother Paula Brown gave birth naturally […]

The odds of having three identical babies are just 1 in 200 million births. And the birth of these ‘tridentical’ triplets has defied odds of 200million to one – with an identical set of three siblings almost unheard of. In April, Thomas, Edward and Harry Chalwin were delivered by Cᴀᴇsᴀʀɪᴀɴ sᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ at 34 weeks weighing […]

Courtney Rogers, 37, and her church pastor husband Chris, 34, welcomed their twelfth baby in 12 years, with her much-anticipated arrival transforming their family a real-life version of the classic comedy movie Cheaper by the Dozen. Cambria into the world on Monday, weight 6lb 12oz in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The couple, who will not […]

Mᴏɴᴏ ᴍᴏɴᴏ twins are a one in 10,000 occurrence. Because they share the sᴀᴍᴇ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇɴᴛᴀ and ᴀᴍɴɪᴏᴛɪᴄ sᴀᴄ, the ᴘʀᴇɢɴᴀɴᴄʏ is considered extremely high ʀɪsᴋ. But despite the ᴏᴅᴅs, Jenna and Jillian Thistlewaite not only sᴜʀᴠɪᴠᴇᴅ, but captured the hearts of millions when they were born holding hands. Their mother Sarah had spent 57 days […]

A new mum naturally gave birth to a ‘ʙɪɢ baby’ equivalent to the weight of a bag of potatoes – without any ᴘᴀɪɴ ʀᴇʟɪᴇғ. These babies are also known as Mᴀᴄʀᴏsᴏᴍɪᴀ. Victoria Cook, 38, welcomed her son Jack five months ago with him weighing a whopping 10lbs 3oz. Despite only having ɢᴀs and air to […]

Bennett Kaspar-Williams, 37, from Los Angeles, originally realized he was trans in 2011, but didn’t start transitioning for another three years. He met Malik, his future spouse, six years later in 2017, and they married in 2019. The couple longed for a child, so they quickly decided they wanted to and considered the options available, […]

Tracey Britten hit the headlines in October last year when she gave birth to four IVF babies at 31 weeks. Tracey, who was raised in Preston but now lives in London, explored the option of IVF with her 40-year-old husband Stephen after unsuccessfully trying for a baby naturally. Now, Britain’s oldest mother of quadruplets has […]

Two parents have spoken of their double delight after welcoming Britain’s first set of twins this year in the early hours of New Year’s Day. The couple Brigitta Suha, 32, and husband Norbert, 35, welcomed their twin daughters, Veronika and Victoria on Saturday, 1 January. The twins were born 35 minutes apart. The newborns are […]

A little boy born weighing less than a bag of sugar has been reunited with three paramedics who saved his life. Finlay MacKenzie was born at 26 weeks in March last year at just 1lb 13oz and needed CPR from ambulance staff. They used just two fingers to compress his chest because of how delicate […]

What is the first thing you do when your baby starts crying uncontrollably? You pick them up and start rocking them. This reaction is instinctive. We know that standing up is a foolproof way to relax and calm a baby. It has been in practice for centuries and has never failed. But do you know […]