A 23-YEAR-OLD mother has revealed that she has had five back-to-back pregnancies.
Despite a doctor warning her that she could die if she doesn’t stop, Caty Sanders is currently her fifth child.
A young mother has opened up on the “chaos” of having four children back-to-backCredit: YouTube/Truly
Caty Sanders is currently expecting her fifth child and explained that she receives “a lot of hate online”Credit: YouTube/Truly
Revealing all to Truly on a recent episode of My Extraordinary Family, the parents of soon-to-be five, Caty, 23, and Larry, 27, described their as “absolute chaos all the time” – and it’s not hard to see why.
Their four daughters – Luna, three, Soleste and Solaris, two-year-old twins, and Riley, one – were all born within quick succession and keep their mum and dad on their toes.
The busy dad said: “Parenting four kids is crazy. Honestly, you’re just trying to survive.”
Meanwhile Caty agreed: “It’s absolute chaos all the time.”
The couple’s family planning journey has not been smooth sailing either – stay-at-home wife Caty has endured three within three years.
As a result, the couple were advised by their doctor to “wait a longer period of time” before getting again after Riley.
The stakes were high – with Caty’s uterine window diagnosed as being high risk and potentially “fatal” if she were to become pregnant again too soon.
But despite the expert advice, the couple don’t use and instead, practice “.”
This involves taking pregnancy tests and ovulation tests “every day” between pregnancies – but to their surprise, the couple found themselves pregnant again “immediately” after Riley was born, with their first son.
Larry and Caty admitted they were “undisciplined” in their approach to tracking Caty’s and will be “more structured” in future – adamant that Caty’s current pregnancy will be their last.
Wedding DJ and Larry recognised: “[The doctor] was very strongly like ‘if you wanna have more kids, wait a longer period of time and then check back in.’
“We were going to take a break for at least a year or two and then we ended up immediately.”
To this, Caty chimed in and admitted: “I was terrified, I was petrified…This pregnancy is very, very risky.”
But sharing their story online has caused a backlash in Caty’s comments section, with users suggesting she “fell for the anti-birth control propaganda.”
I have received a lot of hate online, pretty much every video has some type of hate comment
Caty Sanders
And Larry admitted that even his family think their approach is “crazy.”
Caty, who is currently 27 weeks pregnant and met Larry in , shared: “I took birth control for a few years and it was not good for my body.
“After I decided I wanted to start having kids, I have declined all forms of .
“I’m against birth control so for years now I have been taking pregnancy tests and ovulation tests every day – except for when I’m pregnant obviously which has been a while, I’ve been pregnant a lot.
“I gave birth to four children in three years and the fifth one is on the way.
“It’s dangerous now for me to get pregnant again so this will be our last baby.
How do women's figures change after giving birth?
TO SAY the body changes during pregnancy and childbirth is an understatement.
Throughout the nine months it takes for the body to bring a baby into the world, it goes through some huge physical changes.
Considering how different the body looks during , it’s not surprising that there are some lasting changes.
And it some ways, it never does, Doctor Rachel Ward, a at Woodlands Medical Centre, Derby, said.
1. Wider ribcage and hips
“During pregnancy in order to accommodate a growing baby and prepare for giving birth, our body produces a hormone called relaxin,” she explained.
Relaxin works by increasing the flexibility and movement in our joints and ligaments.
“Many women find that after pregnancy the shape of their pelvis and ribcage remains different,” Dr Rachel said.
It is common to need a different due to a change in chest circumference, the expert said.
“This is a reminder of the changes your body made to accommodate your baby and is nothing to be worried about,” she added.
2. Change in skin colour
During pregnancy, most women experience skin changes as it stretches to accommodate your bump and enlarging breasts.
“It is not uncommon to develop stretch marks.
“Though they will often fade over time and become a shiny pale colour, depending on your skin tone they will not go away completely,” Dr Rachel said.
“Some people do not like the way look but they are an incredibly common change that we see in many people,” she added.
3. A change in breast shape
Breasts increase in size during pregnancy as the breast tissue prepares to produce milk.
And shortly after birth they will start to produce milk and become swollen, Dr Ward explained.
“If you choose to breast feed or not, it is likely that the shape, size and way your breasts look and feel will be different after pregnancy compared to before,” she added.
“This is not a problem but it is important that we do learn what the new normal is for our breasts so we can stay breast aware and pick up and changes that could be cancer.”
“I have , pretty much every video has some type of hate comment.”
But the couple don’t let the hate comments get them down and won’t put their children off having a bumper brood.
Sharing his future desires for their children, Larry explained: “I want my kids to be financially stable, I don’t care if it’s super successful or not, and I want them to have .”
Social media users react
users were left stunned by Caty and Larry’s story and many eagerly raced to the comments to share their thoughts.
Not only did people accuse the couple of “breeding,” but others slammed them as “stupid” and “.”
One person said: “When your entire personality is breeding.”
Another added: “There is a very simple solution to this. He can get a .”
Risking the mum’s life when she has four kids just because you don’t want to use condoms or have a vasectomy seems pretty selfish
YouTube user
A third commented: “Stupid is, as stupid does. If he doesn’t get a vasectomy and/or she gets a , she WILL GET PREGNANT AGAIN!!!
“Let’s normalise calling people dumb when they are being dumb.”
Meanwhile, someone else chimed in and asked: “So what stops him from using protection?”
At the same time, one user slammed: “Risking the mum’s when she has four kids just because you don’t want to use or have a vasectomy seems pretty selfish.
“If she dies, that’s four to five kids that will have to grow up without a mum.”
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