Kate gives advice to mom of octopulets

"I would say, first of all, congratulations on your hard hard work -- getting your babies here safe and sound!," she beamed. "Second, hold on. The NICU is quite a scary ride. Finally, you can do this -- from now until forever, you will struggle with a gamut of emotions but you can and you will be okay."

Gosslin goes on to caution the California mother that, like all new moms, she should "look forward to feelings of overwhelming proportions -- good, bad and ugly." But unlike moms of singles or twins, moms of remarkable multiples will be barraged by outsiders. "People will pop up with advice when they have no idea [of] the situation." And of course, more babies means more help, which means more people around all the time.

The new mom should be prepared for a "loss of privacy, and loneliness," Gosselin said. "It's all survivable, though, if you are determined enough."

All the California octuplets are still in the NICU. While they are reported to be doing well, they aren't out of the woods yet; three of the eight require breathing assistance. Their doctors indicated that the next seven days will be critical for all eight babies.

Serious medical uncertainties is something Gosselin relates to, saying that she and husband Jon got through the NICU with "Lots of prayer!" She also cautions, though, that "our babies sailed through the NICU. But that was rare and a miracle to say the least." We hope that the octuplets have as easy a time as the Gosselin's sextuplets did.

Finally, Gosselin has a simple but powerful piece of advice for the new mom: "Trust God's plan -- He knows best!" We're sure that lots of people -- Kate Gosselin included -- will be keeping these tiny babies in their prayers in the days to come.