On Tuesday 5 July (9pm) ITV will air a moving documentary that tells the story of the first sextuplets to be born in Britain for 17 years.
Layla, Ellen, Matthew, Rose, Pippa and Eric were born 14 weeks early in May 2010 at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford. Their parents, Vicky and Andy Lamb, talk about how it was the most dramatic time of their lives, what with Vicky's difficult pregnancy and the sextuplets' birth. The couple were given the option to reduce the number of babies, but they decided to let nature take its course. Sadly Matthew died, and Vicky and Andy barely had time to grieve for their son because their other five babies were so ill.
Then, after seven weeks, Pippa contracted a severe infection and was too weak to fight it. But little by little both mum and babies grew stronger.
The film follows the couple as Layla is reunited with her brother and sisters in the special care unit, and the events during the emotional days when the babies finally leave hospital and come home. Vicky and Andy learn how to cope with the demands of four newborns and prepare for their first Christmas with their little miracles.
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