Topic Archive: twins

Episode 216 | April 26, 2011

Heather’s Twin C-Section

PregTASTIC Panelist Heather is back to share the birth story of two beautiful twin girls. Learn more about her planned c-section. Would she do it all over again? What’s a cervical cerclage and how does it impact (more…)

Episode 212 | March 22, 2011

Betsy’s Twin Birth Story

Betsy, our first PregTASTIC panelist to be pregnant with twins, is back to share her birth story. Was she able to avoid the dreaded mixed delivery? Is she able to breastfeed both twins? (more…)

February 2, 2011

4 Hours, 2 Babies, 0 Drugs

January 17, 2011 10:10am Anna Josephine is born. She is 6lb, 3 oz and 18″.  Twelve minutes later, her brother Connor Joseph 6lb, 4 oz and 18″ greets the world.

A few days before the babies’ birth I had been reading up on labor and came across something I had either forgotten or never knew.  “Sometimes labor starts with a big kick.”  Around 6:20am, I was going to the bathroom for what seemed like the 100th time and felt a bizarre kick.  It was like nothing I had felt before – more like an internal shifting of tectonic plates.  A few minutes later, back in bed, I felt the urge to go to the bathroom again.  When I stood up, there was a gush of clear fluid and my water had broken.

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Episode 201 | January 10, 2011

Twins: The Multiple Birth Experience

What delivery options do you have when pregnant with twins? Is a home birth an option? What’s the possibility of needing an emergency c-section? Who and what is needed to effectively deliver multiples? Are there differences (more…)

January 9, 2011

35 Weeks

While most people are excitedly ringing in the New Year, I’m ringing in the arrival of a very important milestone for my twin pregnancy: the 35 week mark.

My hospital automatically transfers patients who go into labor before 35 weeks to a bigger more-equipped facility in Providence, RI, about a 45 minute drive from my house.  My local Newport Hospital is a convenient 5 minutes away.  So, there’s the wicked close factor that pleases me about hitting 35 weeks.

Also, of course, 35 weeks is a big deal for the twinnies and obviously that’s really what I am most concerned about.  35 weeks is considered full term for twins.  The average twin pair is born at 35 weeks…so if I continue on, I’ll have above average babies!  No really, snarky comments aside, it’s a big deal to hit full term no matter how many kiddos reside in the womb.  Since so many twins and higher order multiples are born pre-term, I’m psyched to have left that worry in the dust.

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December 16, 2010

Moms of Multiples

This is a hysterical video and an important one for all moms of singletons! I know we mean well, but sometimes our conversations with moms of multiples may not come off the way we intended.

Episode 200 | December 14, 2010

Twins: Carrying More Than One

Every pregnancy is different, but it can be VERY different for women carrying multiples. Weʼll explore some of these differences including the changes that will be happening to your body and how to manage those changes. What is the difference (more…)

Episode 199 | December 7, 2010

Ten Things You Should Know about Twin Pregnancies

If youʼre expecting twins and you donʼt yet know what to expect, youʼre not alone. How much more folic acid should you be taking? Why so many (more…)