Morrison Sextuplets - 2007
Sextuplets
Morrison Sextuplets
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Brianna Morrison, 24, gave birth to sextuplets just before midnight Sunday, June 10th, 2007.
Morrison's four boys and two girls were premature, delivered after just 22 weeks. Doctors at Children's Hospital listed them in critical condition Monday afternoon, with weights ranging between 11 ounces and 1 pound, 3 ounces.
Upon learning Brianna Morrison was carrying sextuplets, doctors advised the couple to opt for selective reduction, in which women carrying multiple fetuses reduce the number of viable fetuses to two.
"However, we knew right away that this is not an option for us," the couple wrote. "We understand that the risk is high, but we also understand that these little ones are much more than six fetuses.
"Each one of them is a miracle given to us by God."
They named them Lucia Rae, Cadence Alana, Bennet Ryan, Tryg Benton, Lincoln Sean and Sylas Christopher.
Unfortunately, due to the fact these babies were born 4 1/2 months early or 22 weeks(Normal pegnancy is 40 weeks), Tryg Brenton Morrison, died Thursday night. Tryg's brother Bennet Ryan died Wednesday night and Licoln Sean passed away Friday.
Updated June 23, 2007 - Again, with deep sorrow and condolences to the family we report that Cadence Alana Morrison, died Saturday morning, June 23rd, according to reports from the Children’s Hospital in Minneapolis.
Sextuplets Lucia Rae and Sylas Christopher, remained in critical condition Monday in the hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit.
Updated July 24, 2007 - It is with a heavy heart we must report the passing of a fifth tiny soul, Lucia Rae Morrison, on Sunday July 22nd, 2007. Her death leaves one surviving son, Sylas.
WCCO in Minneapolis, Minnesota has done a story with the Morrisons and their remaining sextuplet, to read their story click here.
