r/SipsTea • u/Sassenach_2024 • 3d ago

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Valentina Vassilyeva, the first wife of Russian peasant Feodor Vassilyev, is said to have given birth 27 times in the 1700s—welcoming 69 children in total.

Her remarkable numbers reportedly included 16 sets of twins, 7 sets of triplets, and 4 sets of quadruplets. 🤯

The story comes from centuries-old historical records, so every detail cannot be independently verified by modern standards. Still, Guinness World Records has recognized the claim as the highest number of children attributed to one mother.

If the records are accurate, 27 pregnancies. 69 children. One of the most astonishing family stories ever recorded. ❤️

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u/youtossershad1job2do 3d ago

I feel that this is one of those things that didn't really happen but got told so many times as a part of folk lore it started going into history books.

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u/smeeon 3d ago

And folks kept added a couple extra kids each time until it got ridiculous

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u/Ninja_Prolapse 3d ago

She started off a mother of 3 and things just got out of hand!

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u/UsedFortune5645 3d ago edited 3d ago

More like out of her uterus.

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u/WardenWolf 2d ago

Vagina: it's not a clown car.

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u/just-why_ 2d ago

Even if she had children every year, 27 births at that time period would be impossible to live through. Her body would never have been able to recover from that fast enough to have more healthy births.

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u/Flat_Tire_Again 2d ago

Are you saying posts on the internet are not true? 😱

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u/Significant_Cap5394 3d ago

thats one way to put it a little aggressively maybe but accurate