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How Early Did You Deliver Your Twins?
My Doc says that 37 weeks is considered term for twins..." ... She had to have oxygen at birth, but within minutes was breathing on her own. ...
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- Hi K., First of all best of luck and congrats. I have a set of twin girls and they were 3mo. early and weighed 2 lbs. 6 oz. and 2 lbs. 7 oz. not to scare you but I hav...
- Hi K., I have never had twins, but I have had a baby, last Dec. My son was 37 weeks when I delieved, and believe me you want to wait the full 37 weeks if you can be...
- I know you hope to keep them small, I know the pain. I carried my twins to 37 1/2 weeks. My daughter was 7lbs 4oz and my son was 6lbs 8oz. I thought i was going to ...
More Twins
I just gave birth to my twin boys on Jan. 28th. My regular OBGYN is Dr. David Aberman. They have two offices in town. One is at Rainbow and Hacienda and the ...
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- You should look into getting a midwife. There should be no extrra risk because you are having twins or because you are 34. OB's have dumb rules because dumb people s...
- Hi A.: First of all, congratulations! I just gave birth to my twin boys on Jan. 28th. My regular OBGYN is Dr. David Aberman. They have two offices in town. O...
- Go with Center for maternal fetal medicine...they have great OB/GYns and Brian Iriye MD was great he was my high risk MD for my twins....I have 4 yr old twins girls....
Ovulation
Those children are healthy, however, my family has a history of "twins" in which one of the twins is gestationally younger and not viable at birth. Helpful? ...
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- YES!!! It runs in my family and my ob believed me when I told him about my concern to not conceive again when I found out I was pregnant. Most woman will not ovulate...
- I'm a Grandma, and only once did I hear of a woman that continued menustration after becoming pregnant, which would lead one to believe that she was ovulating. But te...
- Ovulation during pregnacy is very rare but it can happen. If you are very concerned I would get an appt. with your doc. to discuss your personal health and cycle.
Pregnant with Twins!
I am 8 weeks pregnant with twins and have no idea what to expect. I have a 4 and half year old daughter, ... Twins Soon After Discontinuing Birth Control? ...
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- Congrats! Twin pregnancy is probably a lot like a single baby. I am sure you will grow faster. And I am not sure that their are any websites, but just look there has t...
- Hello, I don't have twins, but I always get a news letter from this website. I love it. It has great information too. Hope you like it. www.babycenter.com/pregnancy/...
- My twins are 20 months old now. most of the pregnancy books really don't apply to twins. there is a book about being pregnant with twins or multiples. I don't remember...
Expecting Twins -- Looking for Understanding OB
Read all 8 responses: "I just found out I am pregnant with twins. ... I had the midwives at Northwestern for my first pregnancy and birth and was sad when I ...
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- Congrats R.! What an awesome blessing. I have been a labor and delivery RN for 14 yrs...still practice at a hospital in the North Shore, a childbirth educator for 11...
- R.: congratulations.... you have gotten some great suggestions... try a family practice physician or a midwife. look on the birthlink website- www.birthlin...
- Hi R.- congratulations! I highly recommend my ob Dr. Regina Belmonte through Northwestern. I was 39 when I had my son (my one and only) which technically put me in t...
Question for Moms with Twins
I had one twin on my bladder and one on my lungs, so I was peeing and .... so specifically three years ago giving birth to my B/B twins via c-section and as ...
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- You will not breathe normally again until the babies are removed from your body - LOL I remember so specifically three years ago giving birth to my B/B twins via c-sec...
- Congratulations! My b/g twins are now 6 years old and I can still remember the difficulty breathing and sleeping as they got bigger. Most of my time that I was not s...
- Pretty much what everyone else is said...Normal. Luckily I didnt get the loss of breath as much since my B/B twins carried really low ( I swear I thought they would j...
Need an OB Recommendation in NYC
I highly recommend Dr. Andre Rebarber (first name may be spelled wrong) He is a maternal fetal specialist and was my doctor for the birth of my twin girls ...
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- Dr. Lynn Simpson out of Columbia. She a perinatologist -- specializes in high risk pregnancies and she's at 161 Fort Washington. Unbelievable OB. My first son had a...
- Dr. George Sylvestre at NY Presbyterian - Cornell Weill ###-###-####). His office is on the 1st floor of the hospital (525 E. 68th St). I lost my 1st baby at 35 week...
- I live in NJ and had to have a precedure done 5 yrs ago. I am also high-risk. My high risk ob in NJ (who I love) sent me to Dr. Michael Silverstein. At that time he wa...
Seeking Experience and Answers with Premature Water Break at 26 Weeks
I gave birth to identical twin boys (that were in separate sacs with separate placentas) at 29 weeks 2 days. My water broke on Baby A's sac at 26 weeks. ...
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- Hi, This sounds like such a difficult situation, and I'm sorry you're going through it. I don't have experience with anything like this, but I was reading something...
- i was in nursing on a mother baby unit for years and i also saw many woman in your same situation. every day that you can keep baby in the better. they are absolutely ...
- My daughter ws born at 26 weeks ,My water broke at 21 weeks. My daughter weighed 2 lbs 10 ozs and was 11 inches long . She stayed at the hospital for 8 weeks until she...
Advice on Fertility Drugs
I'm 47 years old and gave birth to twin girls two years ago via IVF. I highly recommend the Shady Grove Fertility Center (they have locations throughout the ...
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- hi, I had to see a fertility specialist also. I did what ever they said. I changed my diet, took meds..whatever. I have recently discovered that certain products i...
- K., I am 46 years old and I am the most happier mom of a 4 year old girl and 21 month old boy, both done through IVF, at first I didn't want to have anything to do ...
- K., Without trying to endorse the use of these drugs, I used them for my two pregnancies, resulting in my two babies...
Need Help in Planing a Twin Baby Shower
Does anyone one have any ideas on planning a twin baby shower and how do I ... be due in June like I was, prepare for an early birth like say "early May". ...
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- HUmmm I really don't know if I could help but, I can tell you that I am a mom of twin with 2 older children ages 9 &6. My mom had planned a surprise shower for me howe...
- You could have an "It Takes Two" themed shower. Everthing would be things that come in pairs. Like 2 Peas in a Pod, Twinkies, Ding Dongs, Socks, Shoes, Gloves, Earri...
- Well this theme is the best I have heard in a while. I love it. I also think that including your two grandchildren in the shower is wonderful. I agree that books are a...
