澳洲夫婦曬五胞胎溫馨襁褓照 每天痛並快樂着

Kim and Vaughn Tucci from Perth, Western Australia, welcomed five healthy babies in January – a son, Keith, and four daughters – Ali, Penelope, Tiffany and Beatrix.

澳大利亞西部城市珀斯的金姆和沃恩·圖齊夫婦在今年1月份生下了五個健康的寶寶，包括1個名叫基思的男孩、4個女孩阿里、佩內洛普、蒂芙妮和比阿特利克斯。

Ms Tucci, who also has a nine-year-old son from a previous marriage and two young daughters with her husband, has shared the at times overwhelming task of caring for her precious bundles. But one look at the babies' adorable faces is enough to know the sleepless nights are worth it.

圖齊太太在前一段婚姻中，她和前夫還生育了一個9歲的兒子和兩個女兒。她談起了在照顧這罕見的五胞胎時遇到的挑戰。但是一看到這五個寶寶可愛的小臉蛋，她就會覺得無數個不眠的夜晚是值得的。

The photos show a glowing 26-year-old Ms Tucci cradling her five babies, their tiny bodies swaddled in soft pastel wraps.

從照片中我們可以看到，26歲的圖齊太太容光煥發，懷抱着小小身體被不同顏色的襁褓包裹着得她的五個小寶貝。

While the couple has shared photos of their children before, this is the first time the babies have featured in a professional shoot. The adorable pictures capture the sleeping quintuplets in what must be a rare moment of peace.

雖然這對夫婦之前也曬過五胞胎寶寶的照片，但這是第一次公佈寶寶們的專業藝術照。這組可愛的照片記錄下了睡夢中的五胞胎珍貴的安靜時刻。

The logistical challenges the family face on a daily basis have been taking their toll on the young mother, with Ms Tucci recently telling Channel Nine's 60 Minutes she sometimes 'locks herself in the bathroom and cries on the floor' as she adapts to life with seven children all under five years of age.

這個家庭每日面臨的後勤挑戰主要落在了年輕的媽媽--圖齊太太身上，她不得不面對7個都還不到五歲的孩子的生活。最近，她在澳大利亞的第九頻道的電視節目《60分鐘》中表示：“我有時候會把自己鎖在衛生間裏，趴在地板上哭。”

The couple change 350 dirty nappies a week and feed each infant eight times a day. Although are 'overwhelmed' by the momentous job, they are the 'happiest they have ever been in their life'.

這對夫婦每週要給五個寶寶換350片尿布，每天餵奶8次。儘管這些工作“讓人無法喘息”，但他們覺得這是“他們人生中最幸福的一段時光”。

'No-one thought I could do it, and I did, I showed everyone in my life. So, I think it's the first time that I've actually been proud of myself,' Ms Tucci told the television show.

圖齊太太在電視採訪中表示：“之前沒有人會覺得我能搞定這一切，但是，我向我周圍所有人證明我做到了。我想這是我第一次爲自己感到驕傲。”

The chance all babies would survive and be healthy was incredibly low. But over a gruelling 27 weeks, Ms Tucci's body grew to accommodate each infant - each weighing more than a kilogram by the time she gave birth.

對五胞胎來說，每一個寶寶存活和健康的機率都很低。但是在經歷了令人折磨的27周以後，圖齊的身體漸漸適應了五個寶貝的存在。五胞胎出生的時候，每個嬰兒的重量都超過了1公斤。

Her obstetrician, Professor Jan Dickinson, managed to deliver each healthy baby in under two minutes and said Ms Tucci had a 'super womb'.

圖齊太太的產科醫師簡·迪金森教授在兩分鐘內接生了這五個寶貝，讚歎圖齊擁有一個“神奇的子宮”。

The quintuplets were rushed to intensive care and were monitored for 24 hours a day for six weeks until they grew strong enough to return home. The couple get daily help from family and volunteers to care for the quintuplets and use feeding changing and sleeping charts to monitor each infant.

五個寶寶出生後，立馬送入新生兒加強監護病房，在醫院接受了6周的24小時照看，身體足夠強壯後纔回到家中。五胞胎回家之後，這對夫婦在家人和一些志願者的幫助下全心地照顧寶寶，不斷調整飲食方法和睡眠方式來讓寶寶茁壯成長。