Mum Is Banned From Having More Children

And you think your life is busy…. this Mum has been banned from having more children due to the fact that she birthed 44 children by the age of 36!

At just twelve years old, after being married, Mariam Nabatanzi gave birth to her first set of twins, and since then, she has proceeded to birth 5 more sets of twins, 4 sets of triplets and 5 sets of quadruplets.

The Sun reports that doctors discovered Mariam had an abnormally large set of ovaries and advised her that birth control could cause havoc to her health. At the age of 40 doctors “cut my uterus from inside” to ensure she did not bear more children.

Mariam and her children live in 4 concrete houses in Kampala, Uganda after her husband abandoned her and her 38 surviving children. 6 of her children have passed away and of the remaining 38, 10 are female.

The now 40 year old’s life has been one of tragedy, speaking to The Sun she told of how her mother left her when she was just a newborn, her father remarried and his wife later laced her brother and sisters meals with crushed glass, they all died though she was saved as she was out visiting a relative.

Families in Uganda are known to be large, though Mariam’s family could be the largest in the country.

A large uganden family

Source: Facebook

The number of people living in poverty in Uganda is above 27%, though Mariam does her best to bring in income for her family by hairdressing, selling herbal goods and anything else she can turn her hand to.

Mariam suffers from hyper ovulation, which means that she releases several eggs per cycle – most women only release one.

Main image source: Facebook

55 Comments

- - mom385887 said
  - 31 Oct 2019
    9:49 pm
Wow what a tragic life to have had. Imagine if she had decided to be a surrogate. She seems like a pretty amazing woman though, raising all those babies.

- - curlytops said
  - 24 Oct 2019
    9:59 am
Trying to work this out as she must have had twins or triplets or more as 44 kids by the time she was 36 with 9 months of pregnancy! wow!

- - ella12 said
  - 21 Oct 2019
    1:53 pm
I’m sorry for her hard life.

- - rovermum said
  - 21 Oct 2019
    9:34 am
Wow! Her poor body. What a tragic life yet she doesn’t seem burdened by it at all. I can’t imagine the toll it’s taken on her body or mental health though.

- - shanika said
  - 20 Oct 2019
    9:14 pm
Can’t imagine how she was cooked for all the kids.

- - deb_gs said
  - 20 Oct 2019
    6:36 am
The husband stuck around for the birth of 44 children, then abandoned her. What strange timing.

- - tessie said
  - 19 Oct 2019
    5:59 pm
I’m glad she can’t have any more children. I think she has more than enough and she needs a break. They all look happy and that’s more than you can ask for. Definitely a super mum

- - sars_angelchik said
  - 19 Oct 2019
    1:05 pm
Wow I think it’s a good thing she can’t have more it can’t be healthy…

- - Jbuttxx said
  - 19 Oct 2019
    12:54 pm
Ohhh dammmn that’s a hectic life, no more complaining for me
- Ellen replied
  
  20 Oct 2019 , 5:34 am
  Lol, it puts things in a different perspective hey ?
- - rachel1970 said
  - 19 Oct 2019
    10:36 am
Poor lady, what a tragic, horrible life she had led.

- - Blossom said
  - 18 Oct 2019
    11:50 pm
I hope they got consent too. unless was an emergency procedure to save her life and she wasn’t able to give consent. We don’t know if he father of the children was still around when she had her last baby or not. He may have not been there to make a decision.

- - mummaonmatleave said
  - 18 Oct 2019
    11:29 pm
I feel sorry for this lady, what a nasty condition. I can’t imagine the toll it’s had on her body!

- - mom265671 said
  - 18 Oct 2019
    11:27 pm
Goodness that is just insane! I cant even imagine

- - musicmum said
  - 18 Oct 2019
    10:53 pm
I wish we had these facts when MOM first posted the story about this lady, I feel sorry for her now, I think it is wise she does not have any more children, because she is struggling to feed the ones she has.

- - mom245659 said
  - 18 Oct 2019
    9:50 pm
Over the years I sometimes struggled with just 2 kids and managed to get their names mixed up, pretty bad when one is a boy and one a girl! I can’t imagine having 44, let alone trying to think of 44 names.
- Ellen replied
  
  19 Oct 2019 , 8:39 am
  It sure must be tough life, I truly hope she finds joy in the midst of her struggles and compassion from the community.
- - Mum2archer said
  - 18 Oct 2019
    3:21 pm
That poor woman having to go through such a hard life mentally and physically. I hope she can get the help she needs

- - mom330666 said
  - 18 Oct 2019
    12:16 pm
Having 2 is enough for me…barley copping some days ????

- - mom90758 said
  - 18 Oct 2019
    11:50 am
What a difficult life. So hard on her body too! 🙁

- - mom81879 said
  - 18 Oct 2019
    9:09 am
Oh my gosh, what a life! I can see a book and/or movie happening. So lucky to have survived her childhood with that wicked stepmother! I wonder if the father divorced her after she killed his kids? 38 children omg! Imagine Christmas and Easter. No breaks from birthdays either. Two kids kept me busy

- - ThisIsMe said
  - 18 Oct 2019
    9:05 am
Gosh what a horrible life the poor woman! I only have 2 kids and it’s hard enough let alone 38 to look after and in such a poor country also.