Parents Of Nonuplets Celebrate Milestone Events With Their Beautiful Babies

Dec 15, 2022 by apost team

A woman in her mid-twenties, Halima Cisse, gave birth to nine babies in May 2021. Cisse is from Mali but was transported to Morocco before giving birth to receive specialized care. The young woman and all of the babies are doing fine, they are still in the hospital, and their health is progressing. It has been over a decade since Nadya Suleman, otherwise known as Octomom, gave birth to eight babies in 2009. 

Cisse welcomed five girls and four boys to the world via C-section when she was around 30 weeks into her pregnancy. She originally checked into Ain Borja clinic in Casablanca at 25 weeks, but doctors were able to prolong the birth for another five weeks. The girls are named Hawa, Adama, Fatouma, Oumou and Kadidia, and the boys are Mohamed, Bah, Elhadji and Oumar. All of the infants weighed between 1.1 and 2.2 pounds at birth.

Cisse’s husband, Kader Arby, had to wait in Mali until the babies were born due to the current health crisis. He was finally able to fly to Morocco on July 9, then was required to quarantine for 10 days before he was able to meet his children. The family also has a toddler-aged daughter named Souda, who had been staying with relatives.

The young mother insists that she did not use IVF or any other type of treatment to get pregnant, saying the nonuplets came about naturally. Fortunately, all of the babies are breathing on their own, which is a substantial feat for infants born so early. Read on to learn more about these miracle babies.

Cisse found out moments before giving birth that she was having nine babies, as she was originally told there were seven. “As the babies were coming out, there were so many questions going through my mind. I was very aware of what was going on and it seemed as if there was an endless stream of babies coming out of me,” Cisse told Daily Mail.

The mother continued, “My sister was holding my hand but all I could think about was how would I look after them and who was going to help me?” The babies have been cared for by around-the-clock staff since being at the hospital and go through an estimated 100 diapers a day. It will be challenging to care for all 10 of her children when returning home to Mali. 

The babies’ father could not be more grateful that all of his children are doing well. Arby said, “It was an incredible feeling and I just give thanks to God that they have survived and that their health is improving and that of my wife. When I saw them, I was lost for words, it's been difficult to take it all in.”

The birth has gained the attention of the entire world, with Malian officials even reaching out and congratulating the family. “It is a pride for all of Morocco,” said Youssef Alaoui, director of the Ain Borja Clinic. “Now the challenge is to get these babies out in good health.” Daily Mail reported that the couple has not ruled out the possibility of having more children either.

The health of the infants and the mother later improved.

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In May 2022, the nonuplets celebrated their first birthday. Their father told the BBC that they were “in perfect health.” He continued, “They’re all crawling now. Some are sitting up and can even walk if they hold on to something.”

At the time, the babies were still in the care of the clinic in Morocco.

Fortunately, the family was able to celebrate the milestone occasion of the babies’ first birthday. “Nothing is better than the first year,” Arby said. We will remember this great moment we are going to experience.” The crew had a small celebration with nurses and some people from their apartment building.

Even though the babies are still incredibly young, Arby said they already have their own personalities. He shared:

“They all have different characters. Some are quiet, while other (sic) make more noise and cry a lot. Some want to be picked up all the time. They are all very different, which is entirely normal.”

Unfortunately, at this time, the nonuplets still hadn’t been able to return to their family’s home in Mali, but the country already loved them. “Everyone is very keen to see the babies with their own eyes – their family, friends, our home village, the whole country,” Arby said.

Still, he was optimistic, saying:

“I hope God blesses everyone who doesn’t yet have children – that they can have what we, the parents of nonuplets currently have. It’s beautiful, a real treasure.”

And in December 2022, 19 months after their birth, the BBC reported that nonuplets finally returned home to Mali. We wish the family all the best now and in the future!

What do you think about this incredible delivery? Do you know anyone with 10 children? Let us know, and be sure to send this on to your loved ones.