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Nick and Kathleen Hinrichsen are raising three sets of twins in Miami. Credit: NBCMiami.com
All three sets of twins were conceived with the aid of fertility treatments, but it's still a rare occurrence -- as is seeing a family of six kids all younger than age 7. And Nick and Kathleen receive plenty of attention for their big brood.
"People are always saying stuff, always coming up, always, you know, taking that turn back and looking again to see, oh my God, or people are pointing," Nick told Miami's NBC news station.
The Hinrichsen's latest arrivals were taped for an episode of TLC's A Baby Story, and according to Dad, these are the last babies for the fast-growing family.
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10-08-2009 @ 2:38PM
mb said...Why, why, why?? How many children does one couple need to have? Do they not think about the impact to the globe when bringing so many new humans into the world? The disposable diapers, the big car that's "necessary" because they have so many kids and friends to haul around, the laundry, the waste...on and on. Think people! Think!!!
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10-08-2009 @ 2:54PM
Crystal said...mb you are a jerk for saying that. Those 6 may grow up to be great doctors shot they may even be the president one day! You never know. How do you know they use disposables? The may be cloth diapering. As long as they are being taken care of which it looks like they are then who cares what anyone thinks!
10-08-2009 @ 4:24PM
Sandyone said...Attention People Who Are Still Stuck In The 1970s.....
There is no over-population problem. The coming problem is a decline in population. We need more babies, preferably raised by loving parents who will teach them to make the world a better place.
Welcome to the 21st Century.
10-09-2009 @ 12:56PM
gala said...RELAX.....are you just a moron or hate people that have children. But, I can tell you, TLC will be calling them fora TV show real soon! Call it something like " Miami Six" In any event, unless you are fooing the bill to raise these children, shut the hell up!
10-09-2009 @ 9:51PM
Divina said...MB you are so messed up for saying that. First of all the kids are already born, they are here, they are alive and they seem to be okay. Their parents seem to be good providers. F the environment and all the crap that's been going on with it, WE HUMANS are at fault for messing it up, we waited until it was too late in order to do something about the Globe. What we must focus on now since these kids are born and so many others are born every second, minutes, hours, days months, years - is that they are born into a safe loving family.
10-11-2009 @ 11:10AM
Erin said...mb, I know alot of people attacked you, but I agree. These folks already had 4 childen and used fertility treatments to have more. You are justified in your critisicm. It would be one thing if they became accidently pregnant, but they purposely chose to have more children. It's sad, really, because there are many children in foster care here in the US and children around the world who would love to have a good home. Why do people spend thousands of dollars to have yet more babies when so many children are already here? I understand wanting to have the experience of pregnancy but 3 times, resulting in 6 children? It makes no sense to me. And as you said, there is an overpopulation problem and there is already a lot of waste in this country. People just add to it when they add more and more to the population.
10-11-2009 @ 11:13AM
bill said...Sandyone. Attention people who are fooled by misleading statistics. There were about 3+ billion people in 1970 and there are 6+ billion now. There were just over 200 million in the US in '70 and there are over 300 million now. That is not a decline in the population at all, rather a large increase. While there may be a silly statistical anomaly that says the skyrocketing birth rate is not increasing as much, the general population is very much so increasing. Problem is the popluation rate in 3rd world nations (and among US citizens who have a third world mentality) is climbing. For every dozen responsible married couples there are a couple idiots like the Duggars or these folks. Discouraging. Imagine the Duggars children. They enjoy the publicity that the spawing notariety brings. Each one of that brood has 19 kids and in another generation there will be 6,000 of these clowns. As long as there are socially irresponsible people like this the world is in trouble. Now that these people have notoriety they will have EVEN more. Sel;fish and sad.
10-11-2009 @ 11:32AM
Limpkorn214 said...Yeah really MB. Just like the freakin duggers! Enough is enough already. 19 kids and counting? Someone needs to seriously tell her, its a vagina... not a clown car!
10-11-2009 @ 1:17PM
Paula said...mb, you are a moron. Do you really think these people planned on having 3 sets of twins? I don't think they ordered them from a catalog, it just happened. It didn't come out of your pocket and I'm sure they are well able to care for them. Just think, they will grow to adulthood and become contributing members of society and one of YOUR kids may be working for them someday!
10-08-2009 @ 4:00PM
CB said...I am one of two sets of twins in my family (same mom, same dad for both) conceived without fertility treatments. I guess I don't really see why this is so unique given the fact that all three were conceived with fertility treatments
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10-11-2009 @ 1:26PM
SONDRA said...I ALSO HAVE 2 SETS OF TWINS, CONCEIVED NATURALLY.
THEY ARE THE MOST WONDERFUL BLESSING.
11-09-2009 @ 1:34PM
Cheryl said...I have 3 sets of twins also, NATURALLY, absolutely NO fertility treatments,my last set were born 7/11/09, i have:
girl-11 yrs old
set of twin boys- almost 10 yrs old
set of twin boys- 8 yrs old
set of twin girls- 4 months old
-New Hampshire
10-08-2009 @ 6:35PM
nh said...as long as they are healthy and not abused its nobodys business
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10-11-2009 @ 1:13PM
bill said...Yo fool. When it is posted on a news board for comment it is EVERYBODY'S business. How could you say something so inane?
10-09-2009 @ 4:58AM
Lori said...Maybe they should have waited until the second set was out of diapers.
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10-09-2009 @ 7:56AM
Teresa said...What is the big deal, they can do as the choose, as long as they love the children and raise them to be responsible adults. Also three sets of twins are not big deal, especially since this was accomplished with fertility drugs. My oldest aunt, who was a twin herself, had three sets of twins - naturally.
Why the big public display - geeze does everyone want to get in on the act.
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10-09-2009 @ 11:33PM
Trigeia Twins said...We love Twins, this is awesome. Of course, we are biased because we are identical twins but either way twins are pretty cool.
Two Sets of Twins Within Ten Months
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10-11-2009 @ 6:53AM
Cathy said...I'm sorry, I just don't think that this is special or a miracle of any kind. Had any of their twins been concieved naturally, maybe then. This couple used drugs for each and every pregnancy--nothing special about it. These days, a pregnancy conceived naturally with a SINGLE baby is the miracle--the children are beautiful though. Hopefully they are all healthy as well.
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10-11-2009 @ 8:28AM
THORA said...CONGRATULATIONS ON ALL YOUR GORGEOUS BABIES!!!
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10-11-2009 @ 9:18AM
mshariann1 said...WHAT A WONDERFUL BLESSING THAT IS. TO HAVE 3 SET TWIN.
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