Unsurprisingly, one of the challenges in question is the sheer price of raising a large family.

And indeed, navigating this already expensive song and dance was only made more difficult during the COVID-19 pandemic.

This is our family size.

The Derricos

We need that.'

That affected us."

“They’re all a different age range,” Karen explained.

Deon Derrico posing with his son

I’m making bottles.

She’s talking about, ‘Can I get the car and can I get a bottle?’

I’m looking for preschools for the four-year-olds and high school for the oldest one."

Derrico daughters

“Doubling Down with the Derricos” airs Tuesday nights on TLC at 10 p.m. ET/PT.