for parents of twins & multiples
We’ve had many posts on our forums about potty training over the years here at Twinsclub, and some great advice and top tips have surfaced. We’ve put together a few of our members recollections to help you with this seemingly monumental task. Take heart though, it’s often a lot worse than you think it’s going […]
by Linda Jones The thought of toilet training twins, triplets or more is enough to panic even the most laid-back of parents. I approached this parenting milestone with a heavy heart – fearful of the ensuing chaos and mess. Horror stories I had heard about twins tipping used potties over each other’s heads catapulted around my brain. […]
Pupp – an itchy skin condition which appears in pregnancy. What is it ?: PUPP stands for pruritic (itch) urticarial (like ‘hives’) papules (red pimples) and plaques (irritable flakes) of pregnancy. Some women develop itchy red bumps and welts on their bellies in the second half of pregnancy, usually in the last month or two. […]
Intrauterine Growth Retardation (IUGR) What is IUGR ? Intrauterine Growth Restriction Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) is a condition where a baby’s growth slows or ceases when in it is in the uterus. Twin pregnancies are twice as likely to be affected by IUGR, around 15% to 20% of twin pregnancies are found to have IUGR […]
What is obstetric cholestasis? Obstetric cholestasis is a liver disorder which occurs during pregnancy. It affects about 1 in 100 women each year in the UK, and is more common in multiple pregnancies. Cholestasis is a reduced flow of bile down the bile ducts in the liver resulting in bile leaking out into the bloodstream. […]
My story… by Katie Rhodes We had been told that we were expecting mc/mz twins ( not really understanding that this put us at any more at risk of problems) and so when we were told that we were to be monitored every 3 days with scans and traces we thought this was normal […]
by Nikki Carpenter 1st October 2003 my body was at a three year olds birthday party, my mind was still recovering from the 5 pregnancy tests I had taken yesterday. The new digital pregnancy test had just been released and I was convinced they didn’t work properly, but somehow the following 4 tests I took […]