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

doorways and twin prams

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…

Outnumbered – Twin Poem

poem about twins

Author: Monica Harber A poem I wrote about what it is like to have twins. It’s called ‘Outnumbered’ and it’s about just that, being outnumbered. Outnumbered There’s more of them than there is of me. How can I explain so…

Sleeping when pregnant with twins or triplets

sleeping pregnant twins

Most people are aware that they aren’t going to get much sleep once their multiples arrive.  But what I hadn’t realised is just how hard it was to sleep towards the end of your twin/triplet pregnancy. It is recommended to…

Can Identical Twins Be Opposite Genders?

Can Identical Twins Be Opposite Genders or not

Author: Stephanie Ernst Identical twin parents will all nod their heads here when you ask them what one of the silliest questions they’ve ever been asked is. “Is it a boy and a girl?” (I seriously heard all of  you out…

PUPPP and twin pregnancy

puppp and twins

Author: Samantha Wolfe Finding out we were pregnant with twins “How many do you think are in there? One or two?” My wife asked me as we headed for our dating scan. 5 weeks prior to that I had had…