McCaughey Septuplets – The World’s First Set of Surviving Septuplets

The rise to fame of the McCaughey septuplets is not due to their famous parents but to their extraordinary life story. Raising a child is not an easy thing to do, but how much more raising seven children all at once? Not to mention carrying seven babies for months and birthing to them all at once, the hardship is unimaginable. The McCaughey septuplets were born to Kenny and Bobbi McCaughey in November 1997. It was known that Bobbi was under hormonal treatment (Metrodin) when she got pregnant with seven babies.

Knowing that having septuplets is unusual comes with the health and well-being concern of both the babies and the mother. Fortunately, all of them are alive, with the three of them are born with health concerns. They are named Kenneth Robert, Alexis May, Natalie Sue, Kelsey Ann, Nathan Roy, Brandon James, and Joel Steven. Three of the septuplets have college scholarships at Hannibal-LaGrange University. At the same time, the two earn their college degree at Des Moines Area Community College, and one of them is currently enlisted in the United States Army.