“We never would have thought we would have considered that,” Courtney explained about selective reduction. “But with the risks involved, no doctor could sugarcoat what could happen. The risks are real for me and for the babies. When we let it go and turned it all over to [God], those fears – though we knew the risks are still there – were lifted from us.”
By Thanksgiving, she was hospitalized, with doctors preparing for the arrival of the sextuplets.
Finally, at 29 weeks and six days, the babies were born via C-section after Courtney’s water broke. She lost a lot of blood and required a blood transfusion. But against the odds, all six babies were born weighing just over two pounds each—and they did well.
The journey was far from over, but after nearly two months in the NICU, the Waldrop family got their miracle. On February 3, Rivers and Rawlings, two of the baby girls, were the first to go home. By February 17, Rayne joined them.
