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Breastfeeding

How to Succeed in Nursing Multiples

There it was again–another look of disbelief. Melinda’s confidence dipped a little lower with each look or thoughtless remark: “You’re not going to nurse twins, are you?” or “You’ll have your hands full enough without nursing.” Already exhausted from a…

Pregnancy Health

Is it Preterm Labor?

Women carrying twins are five to six times more likely to experience preterm labor, says Dr. John Elliott, a specialist in maternal-fetal medicine and partner with Phoenix Perinatal Associates, in Phoenix, Arizona. “And women are only able to self-diagnose about…

having twins

Pregnancy Health

Carrying Twins to Term

by Amy E. Tracy Sherene Silverberg, a marketing consultant, who lives with her husband, Marc, in Norfolk, Virginia, was thrilled to learn one August that she was pregnant for the first time and carrying twins. Then the stories started. “It…