Amanda from Groovy Babies is a twin mum and one of Australia’s top sleep consultants.
She is also recognised and accredited for her work across Advanced Holistic Pregnancy and as a Baby and Child Sleep Specialist, HypnoBirthing® International Childbirth Educator and Certified Infant Massage Instructor.
Today she shares with us her experience and expertise in regards to separating twins and multiples for sleep…….or not?
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Author: Lauren Cotter
(Please note: This is part two of Lauren’s story. You can read all about her rare condition called uterus didelphys (two uteruses) and her twin pregnancy HERE).
I will never forget the moment when Ben walked into the room. Tears streaming down his face, unable to compose himself and talk to me.
Evie had been diagnosed with a Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH). Her bowel was up in her chest cavity due to a hole in her diaphragm. I later learnt from the paediatrician this is one of the most dangerous conditions a baby can be born with, I was thankful I didn’t know this at the time. Evie was blessed to have some amazing doctors who quickly intubated her and saved her life.
The PIPER (Paediatric Infant Perinatal Emergency Retrieval) team arrived and we managed one family photo before our little girl along with Ben and his mum hurried off to the Royal Children’s Hospital.
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Author: Lauren Cotter
When my obstetrician did a very early scan at 6 weeks and announced, ‘it may be twins,ʼ all my husband Ben and I could do was laugh. Of course it was twins, you see our pregnancy was very unplanned, we already had two beautiful healthy kids aged 3 and 18 months and decided to leave it there for a while. Or so we thought.
Our emotions quickly shifted from comical disbelief to fear as the reality dawned on us as I was born with a rare condition called uterus didelphys.
Uterus didelphys means I have two uteruses and two cervixes. I had had two vaginas which I had surgically fixed at 16.
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Author: Sarah Fraser
Back in September last year I was blessed to welcome 2 healthy babies into our family, making them kids number 3 and 4 for hubby and I. Plus 4 under 4
I always knew the twins would come via c-section as both of my previous pregnancies were also c-sections due to them being breech and not turning. I am also lucky that with all 3 pregnancies I have never experienced labour (bonus!!).
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Sarah is not “only” a photographer; she is also a NICU nurse with over a decade of experience in handling premature babies. So you can rest assured that your precious multiples are in the very best of hands.
I have been a professional newborn Photographer for 5 years now, it is crazy to believe that the first babies I photographed are starting school!!
You can find out more about Sarah HERE
Please note: This is recommended to be used as an overview only and has been compiled from a
Some terms are more ‘general’ baby terms however I have been requested to include them.
Please contact us if you would like a term added or updated. Thank you.
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Adjusted age – See ‘corrected age’
Advanced maternal age – Pregnancy when the mother is 35 years old or older. Sometimes referred to as a ‘geriatric pregnancy’.
AMBA – Australian Multiple Birth Association was formed as a volunteer organisation in 1974. AMBA is the only national charity in Australia focused on improving the lives of twins, triplets or more and their families.
Amniotic sac – a bag of fluid inside a woman’s womb (uterus) where the unborn baby develops and grows. It’s sometimes called the “membranes” because the sac is made of 2 membranes called the amnion and the chorion.
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Lynne -McKensey Hall is an internationally certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) and Registered Midwife. She has helped hundreds of families on their breastfeeding journey. Lynne’s focus is centred on supporting mothers by offering options available for breastfeeding that will work within the family unit.
She shares with us her tips for getting started with expressing for twins or more.
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Most new parents will feel overwhelmed at times, and it is incredibly natural to have a cry. With next to no sleep, peace or fun in sight I would be surprised if mums of newborn multiples don’t feel down or have a good bawl every now and then. But there are the ‘baby blues’ and then there is something much more concerning, and that is post natal depression with twins.
PND is concerning in any new mum, not just parents of twins and multiples. Any mum suffering from depression has it incredibly hard and needs help and support through this time.
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Author: Aaron Smith
My introduction to Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome (TTTS) was kind of subtle, at first.
We had just found out Casey was pregnant and had our 12 week scan booked in, excited, nervous, ecstatic….. We had a young assistant conduct the ultrasound, not long on the job, and she was speechless when the image of our girls came into view. Looking back it’s easy to forgive her for her excitement as they were our first twins too, but it’s hard to forget that look that came across her face when she said, ‘Oh, they are MCDA twins’.
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Author: Alisha Winslade
Finding out we were having identical twins was exciting yet overwhelming.
Not knowing much about twins google was my go to for all things twins until I read about a rare condition called Twin To Twin Transfusion Syndrome ( TTTS ). TTTS only occurs in identical twin pregnancies. It scared me but I never thought it would happen to me.