A woman has given birth to six babies at the Royal Jubilee Maternity Hospital in Belfast.
They are four girls and two boys, weighing between 1lb 7oz and 2lb 2oz. The mother conceived the babies naturally, without the aid of IVF.
The babies were delivered by caesarian section and were 14 weeks premature.
The babies' parents have requested that the family's privacy is respected and they will not be available for photographs.
Thirty medical staff were involved in the deliveries which took place by between 1119 and 1124 BST on Friday.
The team was led by neonatal consultant Clifford Mayes.
Mr Mayes said the six babies were in intensive care and doing as well as could be expected after being born 14 weeks early.
"This is both a happy time and a potentially difficult time," he said.
"It is an extraordinary thing to have witnessed but you are also struck by the fact that there are little babies in intensive care."
He added that there had been weeks of preparation including technical experts from across Northern Ireland.
"We have planned very carefully for today and today went as well as we had hoped it would."
Previously the largest multiple birth in Northern Ireland was quintuplets born in 2002.
The birth of sextuplets is rare across the world occurring in about one out of 4.5m pregnancies.
The best known in the UK are the Waltons, born in Liverpool in 1983.
BBCi: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/8063956.stm (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/8063956.stm)
Amazing that it was all natural, hopefully all goes well.
Amazing, hope all goes well for them!
Tyrone babies !!! ;)
I've heard of good shots but that def was the bullseye :D
Were the Taig babies? Another nail in the "unionist minority"! Our day draws nearer ;D ;D ;D ;D
When I read the headline I was sure this was another IVF story but the fact that it was a natural birth is really amazing. This can't happen more than once or twice a year throughout the world surely. Best of luck to mother and children (and poor old dad too).
God help them over the next few years. Thats an 18 year sentence..
absolutely amazing and I hope all goes well.
the Waltons, I always remember them being wheeled out when they first started Children In need one of those shows, thought they would have released a single by now!!!
Quote from: Jim_Murphy_74 on May 22, 2009, 05:52:11 PM
Were the Taig babies? Another nail in the "unionist minority"! Our day draws nearer ;D ;D ;D ;D
Catholic babies - yes -
Quote from: mylestheslasher on May 22, 2009, 05:54:39 PM
When I read the headline I was sure this was another IVF story but the fact that it was a natural birth is really amazing. This can't happen more than once or twice a year throughout the world surely. Best of luck to mother and children (and poor old dad too).
Its always the loyalists to blame with you Myles :P
QuoteThirty medical staff were involved in the deliveries which took place by between 1119 and 1124 BST on Friday.
6 babies, each a minute apart?
Quote from: under the bar on May 23, 2009, 12:48:43 AM
QuoteThirty medical staff were involved in the deliveries which took place by between 1119 and 1124 BST on Friday.
6 babies, each a minute apart?
Aye, Caesarian ... just a case of lifting them out one by one ... population of Cookstown rises by six... hope they all make it
Cookstown scumbags...... they try to claim everything!
When they delivered them how did they fit though the mailbox? ;)
Amazing story, after the Mother found out she was pregnant can you imagine the first ultrasound, eh there are 6 kids in there. Hope they all make it.
Quote from: Jim_Murphy_74 on May 22, 2009, 05:52:11 PM
Were the Taig babies? Another nail in the "unionist minority"! Our day draws nearer ;D ;D ;D ;D
:D
Beat me to it Jim!
Was going to start a thread about this called - I hope they're prods!
We're looking good for 2016 ;)
Latest news on the sextuplets.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/8098931.stm (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/8098931.stm)
First instalment by Max Clifford. Drip feeding from here on.
Quote from: orangeman on June 14, 2009, 10:34:46 AM
First instalment by Max Clifford. Drip feeding from here on.
Nobody would begrudge them making a few quid but i hope they dont turn it into a circus, they still have six children to bring up.
Quote from: orangeman on June 14, 2009, 10:34:46 AM
First instalment by Max Clifford. Drip feeding from here on.
They must be making something if he has
suspended his job to travel to the hospital every day.
Quote from: Minder on June 14, 2009, 11:29:31 AM
Quote from: orangeman on June 14, 2009, 10:34:46 AM
First instalment by Max Clifford. Drip feeding from here on.
Nobody would begrudge them making a few quid but i hope they dont turn it into a circus, they still have six children to bring up.
They'll need a lot of money and I'd say they'll make fortunes thanks to Max's expertise in media management.
Front of Irish Daily Star on Sunday, Sunday Mirror and Sunday Express today telling their "exclusive" story.
Fair play, milk it now as the novelty will have worn off soon enough and they'll need plenty of cash.