Did the Derricos have a 15th child?

Did the Derricos have a 15th child?

Doubling Down with the Derricos fans received a sad update in Season 3, Episode 6. After finding out Deon and Karen Derrico were expecting their 15th child in the premiere, Karen miscarried seven weeks into her pregnancy.

Why do the Derricos keep having babies?

The reason the Las Vegas couple have conceived so many multiples is due to Karen’s overactive ovaries, which causes the release of multiple eggs per cycle.

Are the Derricos natural multiples?

Karen and Deon have had four sets of multiples, all of which were conceived naturally. The Derricos had their first two children individually, then twins, followed by quintuplets, another set of twins, and triplets.

Do any of the Derrico children have disabilities?

Dawsyn Derrico was born with a heart condition called VSD. “Our reality is one of our babies is not OK. Baby Dawsyn has an issue with her heart and she’s going to need surgery,” Deon explained on the TLC series.

Did the Derricos use fertility pills?

“And so once I became pregnant, the doctor started me on progesterone to sustain my pregnancy. But all of our children were naturally conceived — not one round of IVF.” Karen later added, “Because I didn’t go through IVF, our quintuplets are considered a medical miracle.”

How much are the Derricos paid?

An agent told Business Insider that “docu-ensemble” casts likely receive anywhere from $1,500 per episode to $3,000 per episode for “nobodies.” “And then after three years of success, it can go up to $7,000 to $10,000 an episode,” the insider noted.