Constipation when pregnant with twins or triplets

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Author: Dr Chris Gillespie, QLD Pelvic Floor Centre Constipation, it’s not nice to talk about but it’s an incredibly common problem during pregnancy and is experienced by approximately half of all expectant mothers. In fact, it is potentially one of…

Having twins in your 20s

young mum to twins

Author: Crystal Hunt Your 20s – a time for discovering who you are, no doubt making some bad decisions, finding your passions and learning new skills. It can be an eye-opening and exciting time in your life, overwhelming on occasion…

“Embracing” a twin pregnancy

Embracing a twin pregnancy may not happen straight away

Author: Anonymous Pregnancy simply doesn’t suit me. My first, who’s now four, was a rough pregnancy. I was sick for about 7 of my 9 months. It was manageable but unpleasant. The twins were my second pregnancy, and it was…

Cord Blood Banking For Twins

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Author: Cell Care When you’re pregnant with twins you have a lot of important decisions to make. Deciding to collect and store umbilical cord blood and tissue for your babies is one of those decisions that needs to be made…

One identical twin with clubfoot but not the other

identical twins clubfoot in one twin

Author: Elysha Loiterton It’s impossible to fully describe the existential shock of being told you’re pregnant with twins. This is doubly true (pun intended) when you’ve already spawned one child and you were only planning two. One minute, I was…

Gender disappointment with twins or triplets

Gender disappointment twins

Author: Federica Zamboni, Psychologist “As long as they are healthy, that’s all that matters”. We’ve all heard this answer from countless parents, when asked what gender they hope the child or children they’re pregnant with will be. And yet, there…

Disadvantages of Twin Side by Side Prams

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Choosing a pram is a stressful, but necessary, part of twin pregnancy (I haven’t forgotten you triplet parents – yours is coming!!) This is part two of our twin pram series where we will be covering the advantages and disadvantages…