The Parent's Guide to Raising Twins: From Pre-Birth To First School Days-The Essential Book For All Those Expecting Two Or More

For anyone expecting twins-and for those already raising them-The Parents Guide to Raising Twins is a practical and comprehensive resource. Cherry Rowland and Elizabeth Friedrich both mothers of twins have tapped into a wealth of guidelines and advice from doctors and nurses as well as the personal experiences of thirty-five other parents of twins and triplets.. They map out the special problems and pleasures of:. -Being pregnant with twins: how to obtain an accurate diagnosis; prenatal care; complications to watch for-Managing the early months: how to adjust to sleeping patterns; breast-feeding for two or more; the question of dressing twins-Treating young twins as individuals: how to cope with the competitiveness (and closeness) between twins and common misconceptions about twinness. . The authors list clubs and organizations specially devoted to issues of rearing twins. With their help no parent will feel alone in caring for more than one baby at a time.