After a big move all the way to Houston, Texas Adam and Danielle were finally ready to start their new family.
There was just one snag, however. The two were having a very difficult time conceiving! For a year they tried a variety of methods, but none seemed to work. The bad news continued when they discovered they were having an issue with infertility. They were heartbroken, but they weren’t about to give up. They then went to their doctor to see if some professional help would allow them to conceive after all those months of trying. Unfortunately, their misfortune continued as they would spend the next year trying out a bunch of different drugs and IUI procedures only to have no results. They had one option left, an IVF, but because they had spent all of their savings on the endless doctor visits and procedures they were unable to pursue it. They had nothing left.
So with nothing left, Adam and Danielle tried the only thing they had left: religion. They went to a local church and “completely laid it at God’s feet and said that we would try one last time.” After two years and endless amounts of patience, the couple was about to give up on their dream of children of their own.
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Miraculously, just 9 months later they welcomed their beautiful baby girl, Blayke, into the world.point 84 | Their prayers had been answered! They treasured their baby girl, but like many parents, after a few years they realized that they wanted a few more children.point 217 |
With the knowledge from their first attempt, they decided they wouldn’t bother trying to conceive on their own and instead went back to their doctor for more advice.point 144 | The doctor put them back on the regiment that she was on during her first pregnancy.point 213 | 1
After their first attempt taking a frustrating 2 years, Danielle and Adam Busby were expecting another long wait until they would finally conceive. But they would soon find out that the wait would not be nearly as long as it was the first time.
Within just two months, Danielle and Adam had already conceived their next baby and Danielle was pregnant! But when they went in for their first ultrasound, even the doctor was shocked.point 311 |
They weren’t going to just have one or two babies.point 47 | No, Danielle was pregnant with quintuplets! Quintuplets are exceptionally rare, and while Danielle was on a regiment to help infertility, they could have never expected it would work so well on their second round.point 227 |
The drugs were ineffective when they were attempting to conceive Blayke, but it seems they worked! After they shared the incredible news with friends and family, the couple began to prepare their home for four girls and one boy.point 190 | 1
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After 9 months, Danielle and Adam were ready to meet their five little bundles of joy for the very first time.point 138 | However, they were in for yet another huge surprise.point 182 | Initially, they expected 4 girls and one boy, however it turns out that all five of the babies are girls! This surprised even the doctors as they were the first all-girl quintuplets ever born in the United States! In fact, the last time the world witnessed the birth of all-girl quintuplets was all the way back in 1969!point 447 | 1
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Birthing quintuplets is not an easy task at all! It took five medical teams working together to deliver all of the babies and make sure they were all happy and healthy.point 294 |
Staff at the Women’s Hospital of Texas managed to work so well that it only took just four minutes for all five of the babies to be delivered.point 121 | Danielle was finally able to say hello to Olivia Marie, Ava Lane, Hazel Grace, Parker Kate and Riley Paige for the very first time.point 229 |
And of course, Danielle was so happy to meet her baby girls.point 51 | point 53 | 1
And of course, Danielle and Adam’s 4-year-old daughter Blayke was absolutely thrilled to be a big sister! After all the struggles they had with Blayke’s conception, Adam and Danielle felt truly blessed they were able to have a big family as they always dreamed.
Multiple births, even with modern medical science, are still incredibly risky not only for the babies, but also for the mother.point 263 |
The more fetuses there are, the greater chances there are that there will be a pregnancy loss.point 78 | Doctors believe that Danielle’s strict 4,500 calorie diet and focus on health were key to a successful birth of five beautiful baby girls.point 200 | 1
While Danielle’s all-girl quintuplets are surely a once in a lifetime occurrence, normal cases of quintuplets are exceptionally rare as well. Out of 4 million births a year, there were only 66 cases of 5 or more babies being born at once in 2013. Danielle and Adam are truly blessed.
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Danielle and Adam had to get over their initial shock. However after settling in for a couple of days, they are excited to continue on with their quintuplets. You can see more updates on their family on their Instagram.