A user-friendly guide to having and parenting twins, with comprehensive advice on how to cope with finding out, being pregnant, giving birth and living with two babies/toddlers.
What do you say when you're pregnant and they tell you "There's a pair in there?"
"Heeeeeeelp!"
When Katrina Bowman and Louise Ryan discovered they were having twins, both had the same thought once they recovered from the shock: buy a book that explains what to expect in order to get organised and to prepare emotionally and physically for the anticipated upheaval to their lives. When they couldn't find such a text, they decided to write it themselves.
Based on their own and other twin parents' experiences of pregnancy, birth and twin toddlers, Katrina and Louise offer sound practical advice that is backed up by medical practitioners and health professionals where relevant. Detailed information with user-friendly explanations of medical jargon is peppered with amusing and moving stories of catastrophe, chaos and coping. There are at-a-glance hints and tips at the end of each chapter and easy-reference tables of information throughout.
The number of multiple births is rapidly increasing due to IVF and the older age range of new mothers. More people are having twins than ever before. This is the book they have to have.
Contents:
- Glossary: Explaining medical jargon and technical terms
- Two Heads: Finding out
- Turkey Platters and Toilet Bowls: Being pregnant
- Safety, Cupboards and Compost: Getting organised
- Why Are You Crying?: The birth and hospital
- I'm Completely Alone Except for Two Babies: Going home
- The Right Support: Breastfeeding
- 16 Bottles Sitting on the Bench: Bottlefeeding
- Bert Newton Is My New Best Friend: Motherhood
- Dynamics and Dynamite: Relationships at home
- The Blurry Period: Sleeping
- Premmies: Dealing with early arrivals
- Platitudes: Losing a twin
- Heckle and Jekyll: The twin situation
- Where to Get Help: Resources in Australia and New Zealand
