Recent Baby Blog | Multiples PostsHow to Ask for a Discount When Buying Twins' Clothingby Valorie Delp20 Apr 2008 03:55 AMAll of my children have hit some sort of rare and unprecedented growth spurt this season and we desperately needed to buy clothes. It always seems worse when I'm buying clothes for twins though. IVF Babies Are More Sicklyby Valorie Delp31 Jul 2007 08:35 PMA new study published last week in London in the medical journal Human Reproduction, is warning parents that there are some risks to the baby associated with IVF. Many of the illnesses are common child hood problems and others are more serious. Twin Births on the Riseby Heather Long21 Dec 2006 06:45 AMSince 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. Help!!! My Twins Are Walkingby Valorie Delp19 Aug 2006 04:46 AMThose of you who have followed my blogs likely know a few things about me: I homeschool, I am an ardent advocate for breastfeeding, and I have twinfants. Twins are, as I've said before, exponentially harder than having one at a time. Ode to Twins and Supertwins: 28 Interesting Facts About Multiplesby Valorie Delp27 Jul 2006 09:00 AM1. Up to 22% of twins are left-handed. In the general populace, only 10% are left-handed. 2. Did you know that where you live can help determine whether or not you conceive multiples? If you live in Massachusetts and Connecticut, the twinning rate is 25% higher than the general populace. To Test or Not to Test: Zygosity in Twinsby Valorie Delp02 Jul 2006 06:32 AMMost people assume that if twins look very much alike, the twins must be identical. But actually, determining whether or not twins are identical, (or their zygosity) can be a costly proposition. Recent Blog Comments tedgar says... "Yes, my daughter was a champ in the pee department." Dionna says... "We started late, too - about 7 months." |
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