👨👩👧👦 Double the Joy, Double the Knowledge!
This essential guide offers proven strategies and insights for managing a healthy pregnancy when expecting twins, triplets, or quads. Updated in its 4th edition, it combines the latest research with practical advice, ensuring parents are well-prepared for the unique challenges and joys of multiple births.
M**R
Saved My Pregnancy and My Babies
Hello Future Mamas to Be,We were and are an infertile couple and had spent an enormous amount of energy (and money) trying to get pregnant with IVF. Since I am a research hog, I knew from the get go that our chances of having a successful pregnancy and take home baby were slim due to our medical problems and the use of IVF itself.So I took it upon myself to read everything about increasing my chances of pregnancy and a take home baby. I read Dr. Luke's book on preventing miscarriage (forgot the official name) and then read this book once I was officially pregnant with twins.My ob-gyn did not tell me all the important information this book told m)e. I had only gained 15 pounds in the 20 weeks of pregnancy. My gut told me that was not right, and then viola, I found this book and confirmed my suspicions.I followed all her advice to the T...and even then I had experienced a threatened abortion at 20 weeks, preterm labor at 24 weeks were the doctors found birth was eminent with some type of protein Fft test (forgot the name). Anyway, my babies wanted to come out at 24 weeks, but I managed to hold on until 32 weeks.They were born at 3 pounds and 15 oz for baby A and 3 pounds and 4 oz for baby B. They would had weighed much less had I not armed myself with knowledge and increased my weight in the 2nd trimester (when I found the book). I also had proactively adjusted my lifestyle and work to have my be off my feet as much as possible and to lie on my left side (increases blood to baby(ies).Then they were off to the NICU for 6 weeks, and the book, also educated me preemptively about the NICU experience and therefore was well prepared before their birth. (Thank God because the NICU itself is an emotional roller coaster.)And the book told me about the "fourth tri-mester) of breastfeeding and feeding myself to keep them going on breast milk for a year plus a day (counted every day because it physically hurt me to breast feed every single time, even with the pump).Anyway, because of this book and my proactiveness, my babies are about to turn four years old and are as happy, healthy, handsome young men as can be.I hardly recommend anything, let alone, have time to write a review...but I DO recommend this book to all future mothers of multiples wholeheartedly.Good luck and wish you a positive outcome in your pregnancy,Sylvia
C**E
A must read - recommended by my doctor
I'm currently pregnant with mo-di twins and came across this book on some forum somewhere (side note: stay off the forums though!). Some reviewers have said they don't like that the authors go over some of the scarier parts of carrying twins, but frankly I found their approach to be so refreshing. They weren't just doom and gloom like every website out there - this book gives you actionable tips on how to prevent things like preterm labor and low birth weight (both factors in a lot of health issues associated with twin pregnancies).Then, when I finally got into see my perinatologist office, the first thing they did was recommend this book, and that's saying something since they're connected to one of the two hospitals in the US that does surgeries for TTTs - so they're definitely informed and on the cutting edge of twin pregnancy info. They were thrilled to hear I was already reading this book and then gave me handouts straight from the book on weight gain recommendations and protein intake guidelines to make sure I'm on the right track.Anyway, because of this book I feel like there's actions I can take to address some of the things I'm concerned about with this pregnancy. Instead of just sitting and waiting and hoping that I don't have pre-term babies who are low birthweight, I can actually take steps in my daily life to try and work towards a longer pregnancy with larger and healthier babies.The only downside of this book is that there are definitely some outdated references - like they suggest renting a DVD for workout videos, and at one point they mention baby bumpers for cribs without any warning about the risks. Clearly that kind of thing needs to be updated and reflects that this book was first written awhile ago. But otherwise the medical stuff is all sound.
S**R
As a physician trained in prenatal care I turned to Dr Luke for my own multiple pregnancy.
I purchased this book shortly after learning I was carrying a dichorionic, diamniotic twin pregnancy at age 33. As a board certified family physician trained in the care of routine obstetrical patients I can confirm that many physicians receive very little training in terms of how to guide mothers on their nutritional needs, especially regarding a multiple pregnancy. I followed Dr Luke’s advice and although I delivered prematurely at 31 weeks, I consider the information life saving! My babies weighed 4 pounds 1.5 oz and 4 pounds 3 oz! They spent only 3 weeks in NICU simply learning to coordinate their suck and swallowing without tiring. My other two pregnancies of singletons were not much larger at term- one 5 lbs 10.5 oz at 37 weeks and the other was 6 lbs 10 oz at 36 weeks. According to average weight gain by week, the twins would have been around 7 lbs EACH if I had made it to 37 weeks by following Dr Luke’s plan. As a woman 5 feet 1 inch tall this is the critical point- I didn’t have the height (room) to carry “that much baby” to the end. Dr Luke explains all of this in her book and helps you get your babies the nutrition they need in the beginning while keeping them from weakening your own body. The bigger they are the better they do and you’re about to need a lot of energy to care for more than one infant! Eighteen years later I couldn’t be more proud of what Dr Luke helped me bring into this world!
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