Scott family is looking to grow from 4 to 9
PHOENIX – Logan, Lily, Violet, Daisy, Lincoln.
The Scott family is expecting to grow by five this year.
Skyler and Jamie Scott relocated to Phoenix from St. George, Utah, in January to finish Jamie’s pregnancy and deliver quintuplets under care at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center.
“You go through a lot of things when you find out you’re expecting five babies at the same time,” Skyler Scott told The Arizona Republic.
The Scotts struggled with infertility for five years after having their sons Shayden, 12, and Landon, 7, according to the couple.
After an infertility specialist treated Jamie Scott with femara, a drug that increases the chance of twins by 3%, the Scotts found out they were expecting five, Skyler Scott said.
“That night,” Jamie Scott said, “I couldn’t sleep. The second day, I was so overwhelmed I cried and didn’t want to get out of bed.”
Skyler Scott said they got over the shock factor pretty fast and within a few days, they began fo- cusing on all they could do to prepare, one day at a time.
Jamie Scott is on bed rest and in her 26th week of pregnancy. She said that along with taking her medication and doing physical therapy, she is supposed to eat
4,000 calories a day.
She told The Republic her body is slowing down because there’s not enough space, so she eats “whatever she can fit.”
Skyler Scott said he is convinced the reason they’re having quintuplets is because their two boys have been praying for more siblings over the years.
John Elliott, medical director at Valley Perinatal Services, has delivered 23 sets of quintuplets in his career.
“Jamie is a rock star,” he said. “She amazes me with her attitude.”
The family has been documenting their journey on social media, earning attention from people around the world with more than
65,000 followers between Facebook and Instagram.
“It’s actually become a huge strength to us,” Skyler Scott said. “Because during the ... challenging times, we’ve had so many people sending good thoughts and prayers and encouraging us.”