I'm sure you have just heard the news that a women in Southern California just gave birth to a set of OCTUPLETS--8 babies at once! She was told she was having 7 babies and they actually discovered 'Baby H' during delivery to make a record 8 babies born to one mom. I know how hard it was carrying twins let alone having six more on top of that must be completely overwhelming to say the least. My thoughts are definitely with her and her entire new family and her 8 tiny miracles. I'm sure if any of you have had to undergo fertility treatments to delivery your multiples you must have a strong opinion about this topic! I'd love to hear your thoughts... Have you heard the latest news now? There are medical professionals that believe that implanting more than 3 embroys at one time is unethical... what do you think? I received an email today from a blogger at Mom Logic who is sending out the message that having too many multiples delivered at once is unethical. Read an excerpt from the blog and you can also click on the link at the bottom to read the entire blog. "It is kind of insane to expect seven and get eight, but I can see how it would be pretty tough to be able to clearly distinguish that many sacs and fetuses on an ultrasound," says momlogic OB/GYN Dr. Suzanne Gilberg-Lenz. "Once someone said that there were seven, I am sure everyone just looked for seven." Even though it hasn't been confirmed, most believe this pregnancy had to be a result of some kind of fertility treatments, including in-vitro feritilization. But is it ethical to implant EIGHT embryos in one person? Our OB/GYN says NO. "My question is who in the heck put that many embryos in this lady, and why is it not against the law to set up a human to have a litter?" Dr. Gilberg-Lenz, who has delivered twins and triplets and assisted in two deliveries of quadruplets, asks. "It is so dangerous. It's fantastic that they all appear to be OK right now, but it's totally irresponsible in my opinion." She says implanting more than three to four embryos is frowned upon generally, "Because how many babies are you going to get?" She explains, "There are all these risks for the mother -- hypertension, hemorrhage, maternal mortality. It's very high risk. And there are so many risks for the babies -- all those complications that go along with multiples, including infant mortality. It's crazy. And for what? I feel implanting so many embryos is mercenary. It's just bad medicine." Increases in the use of fertility drugs have caused a surge of multiple births in the last two decades, specialists say. Many aging and childless couples are demanding aggressive fertility therapies more likely to produce multiple births. About three million infants have been born worldwide using IVF or other reproductive technologies. Click below to read the entire blog: LINK: http://www.momlogic.com/2009/01/are_octuplets_ethical.php If you've undergone fertility treatment to become a mother of multiples, how does this make you feel? Please send us your feedback on this subject, we want to hear from you!