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What are the Chances of Having Twins… Twice?
The first time around may have been a surprise, but a second pregnancy may have you thinking. What are the chances of ending up with two or more sets of twins? How often do moms give birth to more than one set of twins? As a twin mom blogger, I am in a number of…
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Invaluable Online Resources to Help with Breastfeeding Twins
Breastfeeding twins is a daunting prospect, but never forget knowledge is power. Armed with the right information you’ll be more confident and likely to succeed in your breastfeeding quest. The internet is a powerful place and I’ve put together a bank of online resources aimed at helping you conquer your concerns about breastfeeding twins. *This…
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When You Don’t Know if You’re Expecting Identical or Fraternal Twins
Medical tech can tell us all a lot about our unborn babies, yet some expectant parents don’t know if they are expecting identical or fraternal twins. Why?
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Post-Baby Twin Mom Tum: Love It or List It?
Our bodies are incredible to be able to house one baby, let alone two. We are built to stretch and afterward, we kind of go back again. Often, we’re left a bit saggy, wrinkly, and stretch marked, and we need to decide if it’s a burden or a trophy. Today I’m sporting my post-baby twin…
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5 Revealing Early Signs of Twin Pregnancy
More and more women are becoming pregnant with twins. Whether multiple birth runs in your family, you had fertility treatment or it’s totally out of the blue, finding out you are pregnant with twins will always be an exciting moment. But what early signs of twin pregnancy can we look out for? 3 Reasons Twins…
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How to Do Something Amazing with Cord Blood Banking
Have you ever heard about cord blood banking? I’m so excited to be sharing some info on this today because I really see it becoming more common as there is so much research taking place to study how cord blood could be a treatment for various diseases in the future. New research is…
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Clever Stuff for Twins to Sleep In
I started writing a post about essential twin gear a couple of days ago and got totally sidetracked by all the cool stuff for twins to sleep in… so here we are. There were so many clever ways you can have your twins set up to sleep. Everyone’s needs are slightly different, especially taking into account…
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10 Questions I Asked When Pregnant With Twins (Answered)
If there are twins in your family or you’ve discussed the possibility of multiples due to IVF, you may feel a little prepared for the possibility of a twin pregnancy. However, for many of us the words “It’s twins,” come as a complete surprise and we are very unprepared for what is to come. Once…
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Guest Post – A Bumpy Start: Pumping at the NICU
Today is a Twin Pickle first… I’m handing over the blog to someone with far more experience and knowledge on this subject than myself. We were lucky enough to avoid the NICU when I had the Twins at 36wks, but I still didn’t manage to successfully breastfeed. This was partly because I panicked about their weight loss, when preemie’s…
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Baby Names for Twins: You Wouldn’t Want to Disappoint
Baby names for twins… did I miss a trick? I have disappointed many a stranger in the grocery store when they ask me “What are their names?”. For those of you dropping in for the first time from Google, my identical twin boys are called George and Arthur. Whether you like these names or not,…
