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Twin Births on the Rise

Since the early 70s, twin births have increased and what was once rare, the multiple births are since increased more than 200 percent in the last three decades. Twin births occur once in every 35 births with significant increases to triplets and more. One reason for this leap in multiple births has been associated with fertility treatments and fertility drugs. Medical intervention is considered the reason for multiple births that result in quadruplets and more. According to the Center for Disease Control, 43% of the births associated with fertility treatments resulted in multiples. Still, are fertility drugs the only reason … Continue reading →

5 Great Information Resources for M.O.M.s (Mothers of Multiples)

As any mother of twins (or more) can tell you, being blessed with two little bundles at one time is not in any way, shape or form, like having one baby at a time–even if the said babies are close in age. It is not a little harder than one newborn, and it is certainly not easier as one very worn out mother told me saying, “Well, at least lots of people will help you.” Having multiples is exponentially harder than having one baby and believe me, we M.O.M.s can use all the resources we can get. 1. National Organization … Continue reading →

You Might be Having Twins If. . .

I have talked with many mothers who at one point during their pregnancy, were at very least intrigued by the idea that they might be having twins. Maybe someone in their family has had them or maybe they just like the thought of having two for the price of one. However, I can assure you, a twin pregnancy is distinctive from a singleton one. Here are a few tell tale signs that you might be expecting two! 1. Extreme morning sickness. Every woman is different and some women wouldn’t experience morning sickness at all, some will experience moderate amounts and … Continue reading →