Twins 101 50 Must-Have Tips for Pregnancy through Early Childhood From Doctor M.O.M.

by Le-Bucklin, Khanh-Van

• ISBN13: 9780470343685
• ISBN10: 0470343680
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-10-27
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Summary

There are literally 50 linear tips, in this order: * First 15 are about maintaining a healthy twin pregnancy, since there are special issues for multiple moms, i.e. "this is not a good time to go on a diet," and "lie down as much as possible, don't listen to all the horror stories, etc." "*" Tips #16-20 are about delivery of twins, "How do I know I'm in labor? Can I deliver vaginally? Where will I deliver most safely?" * Tips 21-25 address twins who require further care in the Neo Intensive Care Unit. * Tips 26-30 offer advice on how to prepare a safe home for twins and save money too. * Tips 31-50 provide the most important things you need to know about the daily challenge of feeding, dressing, sleeping, and having fun with twins. * All the tips are interspersed with boxes featuring special resources (books, web-sites, clubs and other groups, where to buy special twin equipment and accessories), jokes, special inspirational stories.

Author Biography

Khanh-Van Le-Bucklin, M.D., M.O.M., is an academic pediatrician at the University of California, Irvine. She received her medical degree from the University of California, San Francisco, and completed her pediatric residency at Stanford University. She earned her Mother of Multiples (M.O.M.) degree in 2006 with the birth of her twin daughters, Faith and Hope.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
Pregnancy	p. 13
Delivery	p. 65
The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit	p. 79
Sensible Shopping	p. 95
Staying Organized	p. 111
Feeding and Dressing Twins	p. 119
Sleep (or Lack Thereof)	p. 133
Crucial Survival Tips	p. 143
Resources	p. 173
About the Author	p. 183
Index	p. 185
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