Twins & Multiples
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Advice on Breastfeeding Twins
Asked by K.K. from Albany
on June 5, 2009
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I am pregnant with twins due this summer. I exclusively breastfed my two older boys and never used a pump and they never had a bottle. Just having a hard time imaginin...
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- Hi K. Congrats on the twins and best wishes. My twins are now almost 19, and a delight. Perfect, no; but a delight just the same. My suggestion is to not compare....
- Congratulations K.! Our twins are 3 yrs now. I had 2 other children at home also, at the time 8 and 3. I agree that you can not compare what you did with your ot...
- Congrats on the twin arrivals. You totally can do it. 2 boobs, 2 babies! You already know how to latch properly and check for suck and swallow along with counting wet...
Holy Hanna, I'm Having Twins!!
Asked by A.D. from Portland
on July 17, 2009
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Yesterday I have my first prenatal visit and it turns out I am pregnant with fraternal twins! I am a bit over whelmed with emotion. I have 2 young boys already and w...
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- Hi A. I'm a mama to 20month b/g twins and 4 month old boy. So while i am backwards from you i am going through what you will be here soon. First know that you can han...
- Dear A.- Begin lining up friends and family to help you during the last two months of pregnancy as you may be very tired. Carrying two babies is strenuous. Cloth ...
- We are going through this right now... found out we are having identical girls sometime in November... our son will be 26 months at that point. My focus is trying t...
Online Group for Twins
Asked by A.M. from St. Louis
on May 21, 2008
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I have 8 months old twins and I am wondering if any of you know of an online resource, where I can ask questions and get info similar to mamasource.
Thanks!
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- There is also a Mothers of Twins club in the St. Louis Area. http://www.stlmotc.org/
- I have 17 month old twins and would also like to know of any groups.
- My brother-in-law and his wife have twins and they are members of 2 organizations, one on the MO side and one of the IL side. Both organizations are on both sides of ...
Twins - List of Items for Nursery
Asked by T.C. from Dallas
on December 10, 2006
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I would love a list of items that I will need to set up the nursery for twins - a boy and girl. Any suggestions, links, ideas? Thank you!
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- I have no nursary advice for you other than make sure they get to sleep together. I have some newborn boy stuff that mine's grown out of and i can check with my girlf...
- I have 18 month old boy twins and to be honest we didn't have too much more in the nursery than if it had only been one baby. My guys shared a crib for the first few m...
- Congratulations, T.! I have 20 mo. old b/g twins, and it is the most wonderful, amazing thing ever. You will have so much fun...Anyway, I think I still have an Excel s...
OMG! We're Having Twins! Anything I Should Know?
Asked by A.A. from San Francisco
on September 30, 2009
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Hello fellow mamas,
I just found out we are having twins (2 strong little heartbeats!) and even though I felt it and wanted it, now my DH and I are thinking, "OMG! ...
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- Congratulations!!! My best advice is take very good care of yourself and the two little ones in regards to stress, emotional state, and diet. These 3 aspects can r...
- Join the multiples club even if you are not a "club" person. Sleep now, NEVER turn down help, if you can afford it hire a sleep trainer/night nurse, NEVER turn down h...
- Good news for you! First off, I have twins and guess what? No c-section for me. I originally thought the same thing as you, twins = c-section. So, you won't know u...
Seeking Advice on Twins
Asked by K.S. from Melbourne
on September 2, 2006
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Hi. I am 10 weeks pregnant, and was just released from the hospital for hyperemesis. While there an ultrasound told us we are having twins. Excited, Yes. But also a li...
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- Congratualtions!! I am a 36 y/o single mom of 16 y/o twin girls---been single mom with them from 2 1/2 y/o and a 6 y/o girl---been single mom from 1 1/2 y/o. Take one...
- there are some really good books on twin pregnancies and dealing with multiples. try joining an online "moms of twins" group, and start asking for favors in advance NO...
- HI, congratulations!!!! It is a fun and wonderful venture that you have been blessed with. I have 23 month old twins and a 4 month old. It's not hard, you just have t...
Natural Birth for Twins?
Asked by S.M. from Providence
on November 23, 2008
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Has anyone out there done a natural birth for twins? I had an intervention/drug-free birth with my 2 and a half year old daughter and I'd like to do the same this tim...
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- Congrats Congrats!!!!! I am also a mother of twins....boy/girl. Almost a year old and bringing out the grey's in me :) Good Luck in the last trimester (I found it...
- I did not have twins myself but I work on a Maternity Ward and we have had quite a few twin births who have had them naturally. As long as you and your OB know the pl...
- I had triplets via c-section. But I belongs to a mutliple support group called Keeping Pace with Mutilple mircales and they are a great group. I have been with them fo...
16 Week Scan on My Twins
Asked by A.S. from New York
on May 29, 2010
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hiya, i was just woundering if anyone knows if it is possible to tell the sex of your baby at a 16 wk scan? i go next week for a scan to make sure evrything is ok wit...
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- I was able to find out the sex of my first at 16 weeks. Baby just has to be in the right spot and you might get lucky-twice!
- I would think yes, but I've had my ultrasounds closer to 20 weeks. I know someone who was told 'it's a boy' and then out came their daughter. So there still could be a...
- It's possible, just not guaranteed. Especially with multiples, it can be hard to get BOTH of them in the right position. But multiples develop on the same time frame a...
Twin Pregnancy
Asked by M.V. from Salt Lake City
on April 22, 2009
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I have just been told I am pregnant with fraternal twins. Do not know what to expect. I do know it is a high risk pregnancy, I am aware of that and scared as well. But...
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- I have read a book by Jane Seymour called Two at a Time. She talks a lot about eating well and doing exercises (even if you're on bed rest). According to the book, you...
- I got bigger fast. Mine were my first pregnancy so I wasnt sure what was going on at all. I didnt find out until I was 3 almost 4 months along. I did go into preterm l...
- Full term for twins is usually 38 weeks instead of 40. I made it to 35 but I had identicals and some complications. Even with twins I didn't start showing till I was l...
Twins
Asked by S.S. from Binghamton
on June 5, 2010
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I am not pregnant or anything but I have a question about what side twins come from, moms or dads? For some reason I feel like my next pregnancy will be twins so I'm j...
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- Only fraternal twins run in families, not identical, and your boyfriend has nothing to do with whether or not you're more likely to release two eggs when you ovulate (...
- Only fraternal twins run in the family, identical do not. Since you would have to have two eggs ripen for fraternal twins, it can only run on the mother's side.
- I have fraternal twins, but there is no history of it on my side of the family and I know a lot about my mother's side of the family for many generations. Someone onc...
