New Mom Kim Tucci and her Husband Welcomes Quintuplets – A Son and Four Daughters

New mom Kim Tucci and her husband have finally realized their wish for a son – along with four new daughters.

Mrs. Tucci, 26, gave birth to quintuplets on Thursday and has provided her first comments since then, posting that: “The babies and I are both doing well.”

The mother of quintuplets joyfully announced the names of her “five beautiful babies” as Keith, Ali, Penelope, Tiffany, and Beatrice.

The new babies join Mr. and Mrs. Tucci’s two other daughters, and Mrs. Tucci’s other son from an earlier relationship.

In an earlier blog post, Mrs. Tucci revealed that she and husband Vaughn had been trying for a son to join their two daughters when they were surprised to learn she was pregnant with quintuplets.

The mother of eight announced on her blog, “Surprised by Five,” that she had given birth to “five beautiful babies, born on the 28th of January and just shy of 30 weeks” at King Edward Memorial Hospital.

She mentioned that giving birth to the quintuplets took just two minutes.

Mrs. Tucci, who has a nine-year-old son from a previous marriage, has been documenting the highs and lows of her pregnancy since receiving the news.

She thanked Dr. Jan Dickinson for looking after her and the babies with “such love and care” and expressed her gratitude for having an “amazing” medical team around her.

“Thank you for giving me an exceptional birth! The babies and I are both doing very well, thank you for all your well wishes and support,” she wrote on her blog.

Baby boy Keith weighed in at 1269g while the four girls – Tiffany, Penelope, Beatrice, and Allie – weighed in at 1170g, 1160g, 1210g, and 1200g, respectively.

In her blog, Mrs. Tucci revealed that carrying five babies was no easy task.

She wrote about her struggles with back pain, 12 bathroom trips a night, and consuming the recommended 6,000 calories a day to feed her five babies.

“I’m struggling to eat and force-feed myself, leaving me with reflux for hours,” she wrote.

Her online posts about dealing with pain, nausea, changes to her body, and frequent nighttime bathroom visits have garnered a following of more than 188,000 people – most of them moms who share their own personal stories.

“It’s getting harder as each day passes to push through the pain, every part of my body aches and sleeping is becoming very painful,” she said.

“No amount of pillows are helping support my back and belly. Sometimes I get so upset that I just want to throw my hands up and give in!”

Miracle babies: Mrs. Tucci, who has a nine-year-old son from a previous marriage and two daughters with her husband Vaughn, fell pregnant with quintuplets while trying for a boy with her husband.

Sharing the love: The mom of eight has been documenting the highs and lows of her pregnancy in her blog since learning the shocking news.

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