It is said that a woman giving birth to a child once is like going to the ghost door and closing it.
Having 1 child is so painful, so what if you have 5 at once?
In 2002, there was such a mother in Hebei who became pregnant with 5 twins.
After the news came out, the major media reported it one after another, and it caused a sensation in the country for a time.
Everyone admired the mother's strength and bravery, but also cared about the fate of the 5-twin brothers.
Now, 19 years later, how is life like for their family?
Fuwa is coming
In June 2001, the home of an ordinary villager in Hebei Province,
The hostess Wang Cuiying ushered in the good news, she has been married for many years without children,
This time, I suddenly found myself showing signs of pregnancy.
But when I went to the hospital for a check-up,
The couple found that this surprise was a bit too big,
The doctor told Wang Cuiying that she had five children in her belly,
That is to say, Wang Cuiying was pregnant with quintuplets.
And doctors recommend that quintuplets are rare,
It is best to go to a large hospital to find an experienced doctor to do another examination.
For the safety of children and adults,
The couple took a bus to the city's major hospital for a comprehensive examination.
When examining Wang Cuiying, even the doctors at the hospital were shocked.
Quintuplets are very rare, with a chance of conceiving only one in 63 million,
And the risk factor during childbirth is several times higher than that of ordinary single-child pregnant women,
A little negligence may not be able to keep all adults and children.
Doctors recommend that it is best to have a fetal reduction operation, remove two or three children,
To ensure the smooth delivery of maternity and other children.
Wang Cuiying and his wife discussed it for a while and felt that it could only be so.
Both husband and wife are ordinary farmers, although Wang Cuiying has been childless for many years after marriage.
Would love to have a child. But there's really no need to risk having these 5 children.
Moreover, even after being born smoothly, it may not be able to support so many children in the future.
So be prepared to listen to the doctor's advice and carry out fetal reduction surgery,
Just take away 3 kids and leave 2.
But the surprise came again,
When Wang Cuiying told the doctor to prepare for fetal reduction surgery to remove 3 children,
The doctor told her that because Wang Cuiying's situation was more special,
She is 35 years old and belongs to the elderly mother, and after consultation with experts at their hospital, she felt that
The risk of fetal reduction surgery for advanced maternal age such as Wang Cuiying is also relatively large.
None of the doctors at their hospital had been exposed to such cases of multiple pregnancies.
It is recommended that they still go to Beijing University Hospital to find a better doctor.
So the 5 children still continued to stay in Wang Cuiying's belly,
When Wang Cuiying was pregnant in August, her stomach had been propped up by 5 children.
People who see her are shocked, thinking that she has some strange disease.
And this big belly has also affected Wang Cuiying's life,
For a long time of the day she was lying on her side in bed.
Because the action is very inconvenient. Even when sleeping, you must continue to maintain a side-lying position,
Because once lying flat, the weight of five children will directly press down on her organs,
She couldn't breathe. At that time, she was only 160cm tall.
But the weight is already as high as 150 pounds, such a burden makes her life very painful,
Even eating and drinking feels like a burden.
In February 2002, I finally waited for the waiting period.
The couple came to Beijing Maternity Hospital to prepare for the next biggest test.
After Wang Cuiying arrived at the hospital, even the doctors and nurses felt very nervous.
Because this is the first case of quintuplet production in China,
And the maternal age is at higher risk,
The hospital urgently mobilized the most experienced and skilled medical staff to prepare to deliver Wang Cuiying.
The nurse who took care of Wang Cuiying said:
I give other pregnant women a minute to listen to the fetal heart,
But she had to spend half an hour, and the heart of the 5 children was uncertain,
Look for it carefully every time.
On March 4, 2002, the test of Wang Cuiying's life finally came.
Because she is an elderly woman, it is very dangerous if she gives birth naturally.
After several expert consultations, the hospital decided to perform a caesarean section for Wang Cuiying.
Finally, with the efforts of all the medical staff,
The 5 little lives in Wang Cuiying's belly finally came to this world safely.
The operation went very smoothly, wang Cuiying gave birth to 3 daughters,
2 sons, the whole production process took only half an hour.
But before everyone could cheer on the victory, new questions arose.
Three days after the birth of the children, two of them developed apnea.
Fortunately, the experts in the hospital took the first treatment measures.
In the end, the two children still came back to life without any danger.
On the sixth day after birth, the second eldest found that his whole body was red,
Crying non-stop. After diagnosis, it was determined that colitis was in danger.
Fortunately, the child's life is great, and after the treatment of the doctor,
I survived. After experiencing many dangers,
The five children were finally safe and discharged from the hospital with their parents.
The children survived safely, but the parents did not think of a name for them.
At that time, Master Jing Hui, a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, was greatly moved after hearing about the deeds of the quintuplets.
He personally gave names to the five children,
They are called: Fuxin, Fuyuan, Fuqing, Fusen, and Fuli.
It means that they came to earth after much suffering,
They are blessed people, and I hope they will always be happy.
The child was finally born safely, and Wang Cuiying's family was also happy.
But then they encountered new difficulties.
Hardships are financed from the outside world
Since the 5 children returned home, the life of Wang Cuiying's family has been completely changed.
Taking care of five children first is a huge amount of energy.
Wang Cuiying and his wife sometimes work from morning to night throughout the day.
I didn't even have time to eat a mouthful of food, let alone the farm work in the field, and there was no time to do it.
The second thing that makes Wang Cuiying's family feel painful is the sleep time of 5 children.
Wang Cuiying and his wife were busy from morning to night,
When you think you can sleep soundly at night,
But I found that 5 children had slept during the day,
In the evening, they begin to "spirit",
All kinds of crying made it impossible for the two to get a full night's sleep.
And the children's stomachs are hungry very fast, and each child's meal is different,
When the stomach is hungry, it will cry, and if one cries, it will cause the other four to cry together,
It made it impossible for the couple to stop and rest.
In addition to these life fatigues, what makes the couple feel more stressed is the source of income.
Both were ordinary peasants in the countryside, and they did not have much savings.
But these 5 children have to eat 4 bags of milk powder in just one day,
Milk powder does not dare to buy cheap, after all, food safety is the most important,
In addition to the consumption of daily baby products such as diapers, it is also huge,
It was hard to support their small family.
Fortunately, the matter of quintuplets has been known to many people across the country through media reports.
Some well-meaning people know the difficulties of their families,
Specially sent them a lot of daily necessities, milk powder, eggs and so on,
There are also people who donate money directly to them, and this help is of great significance to this family.
Help them get through it.
New troubles
Although the help of well-meaning people temporarily alleviates financial pressure,
But this situation can not last long, the couple must work in the fields to have income,
The number of times the child is fed at a young age, and many times it needs to be coaxed,
It is indeed a bit difficult for the two to take care of 5 children, and the body will not be able to eat in the long run.
Fortunately, the two later called their parents to the house to help take care of the children.
After the child was a few months old, Wang Cuiying's mother-in-law took away the boss,
Wang Cuiying's mother took away the fifth elder, and her aunt took the third elder away.
The remaining two children Wang Cuiying took care of herself,
The husband can continue to work to give the family a financial resource.
Take the Olympic stage
Fast forward to 2005, and all five children are 3 years old.
At that time, Beijing's bid for the Olympic Games was successful, and the whole country was celebrating.
There are Olympic slogans and advertisements everywhere,
In Beijing and even on buses there are Flight Attendants who speak English,
From time to time, the TV also broadcasts news related to the Olympic Games.
Wang Cuiying and his wife suddenly had a moment of inspiration after seeing it.
At that time, Wang Cuiying's husband, Bao Baocun, wrote a letter to the Beijing Olympic Committee.
The letter said that the symbol of the Olympic Games is five rings,
And we have exactly five children born in the same year.
I think our children may be able to do a little bit to promote the Beijing Olympics.
Unexpectedly, this really got a response from the Olympic staff.
They think that the five children just happen to have a blessing in their names.
The same as the Olympic mascot Fuwa, and it is exactly 5,
It's the real Fuwa babies. So the Olympic Committee went to their house.
Awarded the title of Minimum Olympic Messenger to 5 children,
Let them participate in the grand celebration of the Olympic Games.
Because of this matter, 5 children are also called "Olympic babies" by netizens,
After getting media exposure, tv stations began to invite them to participate in programs.
Tell your own story, there was a time when parents often took their children to TV,
It also gives the family a little more source of income and improves the dilemma of life.
After the Beijing Olympic Games, the Olympic staff came to the children's homes.
Give them medals, give them gifts,
Thank you to the children for this marriage to the Beijing Olympic Games.
Going to school became a problem
In addition to having someone to take care of the child, to eat,
Also going to school is a big problem.
Initially, Wang Cuiying's mother-in-law once approached the local education bureau hoping to get some help.
The staff just gave a suggestion to the elderly,
Saying that children can be arranged to go to school one by one to reduce the burden,
For example, send two children to kindergarten first, and then send two to school when they go to preschool.
This can be used as a transitional approach.
But even if you let a few of these children go to school a year or two later,
But sooner or later, it will still be on, and the burden that should be there will not be less.
Wang Cuiying and his wife even thought of passing on the child to their brothers to raise,
I don't have the ability to provide them with schooling, which is not possible after all.
Fortunately, this family can always meet noble people to help,
In 2006, parents took several children to a program of Beijing Television "Dabao True Love Interaction".
On the show 5 twins to do an impromptu performance,
But they have been helping adults do farm work at home for a long time and have not learned any special talents.
After thinking about it for half a day, the children decided to perform a live performance of "rubbing corn"
This very "unique" talent made a guest at the scene feel very emotional,
He is Professor Cheng Huai, Chairman of China Happiness Spring Education Group.
He thinks that 5 smart and healthy children should start to receive education in school at this age.
But they had to stay home for family reasons, which made him feel heartache.
So Professor Cheng decided that he was willing to sponsor these 5 children to go to kindergarten.
He bears all expenses.
In 2006, 5 children came to Beijing and entered the Happy Spring Kindergarten in Daxing District, Beijing.
Receive a formal education like any other child. When the children go to school, they listen to the teachers.
Become more sensible. In 2007, the five children returned to their hometowns during the summer vacation.
This day, Wang Cuiying ran to the city to take the 5 children home after finishing his work in the field.
It was very hot, and she was tired for another day.
When I got home, I didn't have the strength to cook anymore.
Thinking that if you don't eat it, you can just give the children lunch that you are going to take to the field.
Take a good rest yourself.
In order to reassure the children, Wang Cuiying deceived the children that they had already eaten,
After saying that, I went to bed and went to rest. But sensible children discovered their mother's tiredness early on.
So a few children actually went into the kitchen by themselves and got busy.
Wang Cuiying heard the noise and woke up only to find that the children were cooking for themselves.
She was greatly moved, and she burst into tears at what the children were doing:
Said: Those kind people have cultivated the 5 of you so well,
Mom thanked them so much and thanked you!
With the help of Professor Cheng Huai, the children successfully completed the kindergarten,
And then there is true love in the world,
After a primary school in Beijing learned the news that the "Olympic babies" were about to enter primary school,
Also reached out and promised 5 children that they could finish 6 years of primary school there,
There is no charge.
And the entrepreneur Mr. Xu Shuangchun also raised 100,000 yuan to donate to Wang Cuiying,
Provide children with the security of life during primary school.
Wufuwa grew up to be an adult
In 2020, five children have already taken the college entrance examination, and the test results have also been released.
The fifth was specially recruited by a certain school and did not have to take the exam.
The eldest scored the best, scoring 498 points, the second 269 points, the third 442 points, and the fourth 448 points.
After the college entrance examination, they did not play around like other students.
Instead, it is to work odd jobs everywhere to earn tuition and reduce the burden on the family.
No matter how difficult it used to be, now the children have grown up to be independent.
The burden on the couple's shoulders is also lighter.
Wang Cuiying said that if she could start again, she would not want a single child.
It's not that she thinks it's too tiring to raise children.
It's that she feels that she doesn't have the ability to give her child a good family and environment.
The children were living too hard. Over the past decade,
The couple didn't know how many difficulties they had survived before they had such a feeling today.
But so are the great parents under the heavens,
They don't think it's too hard and too tiring to raise a child.
Rather, I hate myself for not being able to give my child more and better conditions.
Children cannot be given the same good education as other children.
Compared to these, the pain of pregnancy in October is nothing.
So for families who want a second or third child, they really have to think clearly.
What kind of future can you give your children?