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Getting out and about with twins
Getting out and about with one child can be challenging enough, but with two in tow it can take a lot more planning and preparation, especially when they are young: Is the pram ready in the boot? Do you have enough nappies, bags and wipes? Do you have emergency food, clothes, bibs and toys? Do…
Antenatal testing for multiple births
Antenatal care for twins or multiple pregnancies is similar to a single pregnancy but there are more scans and hospital visits, particularly in the last two months. Some of the tests designed to reassure parents that their baby is healthy are unreliable in a twin pregnancy, which can be unsettling. However, nuchal translucency screening, where…
Question: Could I be having twins?
Q: “I am 35 years old and am 10 weeks pregnant with my second child. I have been assessed as having a ‘remote’ chance of having twins. During week nine I noticed that my abdomen had distended rather rapidly and I now look like I did when I was 16 weeks in my first pregnancy. I…
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Postnatal Depression after having twins or multiples – what helps?
Women who are diagnosed with postnatal depression after having twins or multiples are often relieved to find there is an explanation for their feelings. Sharing your emotions and accepting you need help is the first stage towards feeling better. Apart from talking and medical treatments, there are a number of practical things you can do to help care for…
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Why do twins occur?
Over 9,500 sets of twins were born in the UK in 2001. But, how and why do twins ‘happen’, and how do you tell if you’re carrying identical or fraternal twins? Twins can occur in two ways. In around a third of cases just one egg is fertilised but within days it splits, each half developing…
Posted in Multiple Births, Pregnancy Tagged Baby, conception, Conjoined twins, fraternal twins, identical twins, Multiple birth, Placenta, Twin, Twins, why Leave a comment
20 questions about twins
When parents find out that they’re expecting twins, their initial reaction is often one of shock. Regardless of whether or not this is a first pregnancy, most couples have a lot of questions that they need answering. Nurse, and mum of twins, answer your most common queries. How common are twins? Twins occur in about 1 in 65…
Posted in Multiple Births Tagged Breastfeeding, Caesarean section, fraternal twins, identical twins, morning sickness, Multiple birth, Pregnancy, premature, scan, Special Care Baby Unit, support, Tamba, triplets, TTTS, twin pregnancy, Twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome, Twins, Ultrasound Leave a comment
Why twin mums must learn a new skill
Twins mums must adapt to many things but, above all Susannah Peel mum of twins, must learn to ask for help. We would rather admit to having plastic surgery or an illicit affair before admitting we need help to raise our kids. Why not make your New Year resolution to call for back up?! Multi-tasking down to a fine…
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Twins: How to cope during the first year
Having twins, triplets or more is a wonderful but exhausting experience. Linda, mum to Emily and Melissa, shares her survival strategies… For the first year I lurched from one day of feeding, changing, winding, and more nappy changing to the next. The only way to make sense of the chaos is to organise yourself. Try and…
Posted in Baby Development, Multiple Births Tagged Baby, baby routines, Babycare, Help, Multiple birth, support, triplets, Twins Leave a comment
Postnatal Depression – The Causes
The exact causes of postnatal depression are unknown. For many women, PND begins for no obvious reason, but a number of different stresses may trigger it. The important thing to remember is you should not feel guilty or that it is your fault. All pregnancies are major life events and can cause stress that triggers an illness such as…
ICSI treatment: ..and then the rest of our lives started
Somehow, with assisted conception, you can’t help feeling your partner’s pregnancy is a bit different – all expectant parents must be nervous, but after the intitial good news we were beside ourselves with worry. A twin pregnancy exacerbated that – physically, the demands on my wife, who was feeling a bit drained by the ICSI treatment,…
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