Twins & Multiple Births Book Essential Guide
Twins & Multiple Births Book Essential Guide
This definitive guide brings you all you need to know about parenting twins. triplets or more, from conception right up to adulthood. Written in association with Tamba, the Twins & Multiple Births Association, it's from an acknowledged expert on the subject: as a GP, health writer and mother of teenage twins. Dr Carol Cooper is ideally placed to tell it like it is. A warm and often amusing book, it is also medically up-to-date, explaining in an accessible way all the technical details which parents need but nobody has time to give them!
Having more than one baby at once can test the endurance of even the most calm and experienced parents. This inspiring and enlightening guide, by a practising GP and mother of twins, will be welcomed by all parents of multiple births who find that the standard baby and childcare guides fall short of their unique and special needs.
Including new statistics on multiple births and up-to-date resources, as well as the latest information on topics such as: fertility treatment, advances in prenatal medicine and surgery, feeding, schooling and looking after sick twins, this book offers first-hand professional, practical and emotional advice to help parents cope with the development and rearing of twins from conception to adulthood.
Particular emphasis is placed on the relationship between twins as individuals as they grow up, their relationship with others both inside and outside the family & sibling rivalry.
Also incorporating standard information on multiple pregnancy, labour and birth, what to expect and how the process differs from single births. This is an essential, enlightening and often amusing guide for every parent of twins - definately one to read during your pregnancy, pack in your hospital bag and to keep by your bedside for night-time reading!
"The author is ideally placed to explain medical terms and discuss problems while appreciating the concerns and worries of parents... A valuable book" Twins Triplets & More (Tamba Magazine)
"Splendid - just what was needed "
Dr Elizabeth Bryan. founder of the Multiple Births Foundation
"A welcome update of this popular guide....an excellent book that will remain useful for years to come" Junior Magazine
When I was first given Twins & Multiple Births to review. I planned to give it to a friend who had twins. as I had no idea whether it was useful or not useful having not had a multiple birth myself. It must have been fate two weeks later I found out that I was expecting twins and all of a sudden this book became like a bible.
Twins & Multiple Births covers all aspects of twins (and triplets and higher order multiples) from conception right through to adulthood. There are sections on common pregnancy complications with multiples. tips for coping with babies in NICU. ideas for dealing with sick twins. and a host of information on the relationships between twins. and understanding the way they think.
I began reading this book when I was 9 weeks pregnant. At that stage I found the sections on types of twins. twin conception and in particular Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome (TTTS) most useful. As my pregnancy progressed I found the book a useful resource when trying to work out what we needed to buy to be ready for our babies arrival. and for what to expect during labour and birth.
Following the arrival of our girls. I have referred to Twins & Multiple Births often from checking out ways to tandem feed in the early days. to hearing other twin parents experiences of bonding with their babies. and understanding the relationships between their babies. There is also a very interesting chapter on adult twins. and the advice that adult twins have for parents of young multiples.
Since finding out I was pregnant with twins I have had my eye out for books about multiples and have found they are few and far between. I cant recommend Twins & Multiple Births highly enough a must-read for all parents and parents-to-be embarking on a life with more than one baby at a time! Review by Emma Fahy. mum to twin girls