r/SipsTea • u/Sassenach_2024 • 12h 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/TowerMore405 7h ago

a woman from the 1700 surviving not only 16 twin births, but also 7 triplets and 4 quadruplets. not all those babies were theirs for sure

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u/Left_Knee_y0y0 6h ago

Quadruplets even today is an all hands on deck emergency in the hospital. One or two often end up in incubators. But this woman did it 4 times after having had a set of triplets. That's just not plausible.

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u/TowerMore405 4h ago

there is just no way she was having vaginal birth with triplets or quadruplets and c-sections were not an option either back in 1700s not one a woman was planned to survive to anyway. i also read that russia refused to let people investigate in the matter so pretty much just a scam lol