A Chatterbox, a Party Girl, a Loudmouth, a Womaniser -- And a Very Wise Young Lady ; Sleep-Deprived yet Thrilled, Parents of the Miracle Sextuplets On Their 'Baby Bunch' - and How They Miss Tragic Little Kerrie [Eire Region]

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THE wake-up call comes at 5am. Then Nuala and Austin Conway, the devoted parents of Ireland's first sextuplets, are up and on their feet to keep up with the marathon cycle of feeding, changing, burping, washing, sterilising, comforting, rocking and playing with their children for the rest of the day.

'It's a conveyor belt,' says Nuala. 'First thing you get the feeding done and change the nappy, then get them dressed. It's a matter of working your way around.' But the sleep-deprived young Tyrone couple say they wouldn't have it any other way.

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A Chatterbox, a Party Girl, a Loudmouth, a Womaniser -- And a Very Wise Young Lady ; Sleep-Deprived yet Thrilled, Parents of the Miracle Sextuplets On Their 'Baby Bunch' - and How They Miss Tragic Little Kerrie [Eire Region]

'We try to grab two hours here and there when we can. Four hours is a good night,' says 27-year-old Nuala, who gave birth to two boys and four girls last May. Kerrie, the youngest, died after 60 days. Her husband, a kitchen-fitter, is also 27.

'There is always somebody wakening at all times. There is n...

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