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starring Adam and Danielle Busby, parents of the only American all-girl

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on record. The series debuted on May 10, 2016 and premiered its tenth season on May 7, 2024.

Synopsis

The Busby family consists of Adam and Danielle Busby, who have been married since 2006; eldest daughter Blayke Louise; and quintuplets Ava Lane, Olivia Marie, Hazel Grace, Riley Paige and Parker Kate. Adam and Danielle had struggled with

infertility In biology, infertility is the inability of a male and female organism to Sexual reproduction, reproduce. It is usually not the natural state of a healthy organism that has reached sexual maturity, so children who have not undergone puberty, whi ...

, ultimately becoming pregnant both times by

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. Danielle delivered the quintuplets via

Caesarean section Caesarean section, also known as C-section, cesarean, or caesarean delivery, is the Surgery, surgical procedure by which one or more babies are Childbirth, delivered through an incision in the mother's abdomen. It is often performed because va ...

28 weeks into the pregnancy. Shortly after birth,

heart murmur Heart murmurs are unique heart sounds produced when blood flows across a heart valve or blood vessel. This occurs when turbulent blood flow creates a sound loud enough to hear with a stethoscope. The sound differs from normal heart sounds by th ...

s were detected in all five girls; this was treated with medication. The quints spent the first eight to twelve weeks of their lives in the

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at the

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, before being released to go home between June and July 2015. Hazel's eye condition, congenital

nystagmus Nystagmus is a condition of involuntary (or voluntary, in some cases) Eye movement (sensory), eye movement. People can be born with it but more commonly acquire it in infancy or later in life. In many cases it may result in visual impairment, re ...

, has been chronicled through the series. The condition causes Hazel to have uncontrolled eye movements and hold her head at unusual angles to compensate for her lack of clear vision. In 2016, Hazel underwent eye surgery in an attempt to improve her condition. In 2017, Hazel was diagnosed as having an

astigmatism Astigmatism is a type of refractive error due to rotational asymmetry in the eye's refractive power. The lens and cornea of an eye without astigmatism are nearly spherical, with only a single radius of curvature, and any refractive errors ...

in her left eye, which may ultimately be responsible for it occasionally turning in as a result of being underdeveloped. She was prescribed glasses to help with her left eye farsightedness with the hope that her vision will improve as her eye develops. Adam has described experiencing

postpartum depression Postpartum depression (PPD), also called perinatal depression, is a mood disorder which may be experienced by pregnant or postpartum women. Symptoms include extreme sadness, low energy, anxiety, crying episodes, irritability, and extreme cha ...

Episodes

Series overview

Season 1 (2016)

Season 2 (2016–17)

Season 3 (2017)

Season 4 (2018)

Season 5 (2019)

Season 6 (2019)

Season 7 (2020)

Season 8 (2021)

Season 9 (2023)

Season 10 (2024)

Specials

References

External links

* {{TLC Programming, state=collapsed 2010s American reality television series 2016 American television series debuts Quintuplets Television series about children Television series about families TLC (TV network) original programming