I came over here from TWOP and I love to read about the shows I watch - whether it's a show I love or a show I hate. I very, very rarely post but I feel as though I need to defend the Gardners. I first saw them when the video went viral that showed their reactions when the ultrasound showed 4 babies. Since then, I have followed their YouTube channel throughout the pregnancy, birth of the babies and daily since then. They went through years of infertility treatments and finally did IVF - implanting 2 eggs - hoping for twins. They were not trying for 4 or more babies. Both of the implanted eggs split resulting in 2 sets of identical twins. There was a 1 in several million chances that this would happen.
I see a lot of mean comments about Ashley's makeup on the show. I am certain that when TLC was there filming for the show, they brought hair and makeup people who are responsible for Ashley's appearance. If you think this is an every day occurrence, you would be wrong. They post a daily video on their YouTube Channel and I am going to post a couple of pictures so you can see how Ashley often looks. But if you knew there would be video and pictures taken of you, wouldn't you try to look your best? In their day to day lives, Ashley looks just like the rest of us.She and Tyson give us a look at their lives and they don't try to hide anything. We see the good, the bad and the ugly.
These are two very kind hearted, good people who are sharing their lives with us. And make no mistake, the adorable babies are the stars of the videos. Tyson and Ashley love these babies dearly and are doing a good job of caring for them. Their daily videos and their Etsy shop make it possible for both of them to stay home and give the babies both Mom and Dad to care for them. Watch some of their videos - these give a much truer picture than the TLC show.
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Edited to add: Amazingly, all 4 babies are fat and healthy and none are still using oxygen or on monitors. They are crawling, trying to walk, have several teeth and say Mama and Dada. They seem perfectly normal.
TLC made it look as though all 4 babies came home on the same day. In fact, one came home. A few days later, 2 more came home. And then finally the last baby came home. In their video, Tyson and Ashley were very gracious in explaining that TLC did not have time to show every detail. I think TLC was also responsible for making it look as though they have no help. Actually they both have very supportive, large families. So attribute some of your misconceptions on TLC drama.
Edited February 26, 2016 by TerryeW1ncG1vNJzZmien6fCrr%2BNqamipZWptq6x0WeaqKVfqbyxtcJoanFqZ2V6tcXSqKVmmZ6ZeqK%2Fx6WcsmWknbJus8Crm6edomK%2Btq3DZqqqrZGZfA%3D%3D