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Twins...triplets...quads...finally! The book that answers all your questions about multiple birth--written by a doctor who is a mother of twins herself
Over ten years ago when Dr. Gila Leiter, herself an OB/GYN,was pregnant with twins, the book she desperately needed wasn'tavailable. Now it is: Everything You Need to Know to Have a Healthy Twin Pregnancy. Taking you step-by-step through the processes of pregnancy and birth, Dr. Leiter shares her professional and personal expertise, providing answers to all your questions, plus practical know-how, psychological support, and extensive resources for this most joyous--and overwhelming--experience, whether you're having two babies...or four! Learn:
The latest in fertility treatments and reproductive technology,and the probable outcome
What to expect, trimester by trimester
Concrete suggestions for working through your hopes, fears, and fantasies
Who should seek genetic counseling
How to avoid preterm labor and premature delivery--and what to do if it's unavoidable
Recommended vitamins and minerals--plus do's and don'ts
All about medications: what you can take, can't take, must take
What you should know if you're going to have a C-section
Specific ideas for nurturing yourself and reducing stress
The birthing process and what to expect in the delivery room
Twelve questions to ask the doctor you're considering choosing for your pediatrician
What it's like to bring babies home--and what you'll needto manage your new family
And much more
Over ten years ago when Dr. Gila Leiter, herself an OB/GYN,was pregnant with twins, the book she desperately needed wasn'tavailable. Now it is: Everything You Need to Know to Have a Healthy Twin Pregnancy. Taking you step-by-step through the processes of pregnancy and birth, Dr. Leiter shares her professional and personal expertise, providing answers to all your questions, plus practical know-how, psychological support, and extensive resources for this most joyous--and overwhelming--experience, whether you're having two babies...or four! Learn:
The latest in fertility treatments and reproductive technology,and the probable outcome
What to expect, trimester by trimester
Concrete suggestions for working through your hopes, fears, and fantasies
Who should seek genetic counseling
How to avoid preterm labor and premature delivery--and what to do if it's unavoidable
Recommended vitamins and minerals--plus do's and don'ts
All about medications: what you can take, can't take, must take
What you should know if you're going to have a C-section
Specific ideas for nurturing yourself and reducing stress
The birthing process and what to expect in the delivery room
Twelve questions to ask the doctor you're considering choosing for your pediatrician
What it's like to bring babies home--and what you'll needto manage your new family
And much more
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35 of 35 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I read this book inside-out during my twin pregnancy and found it both reassuring and informative. But as with most books on pregnancy, it tends to be very good in some areas and weaker in others. I think it is probably a good book if you are looking for detailed facts and figures, statistics and precise information which maybe your doctor and/or midwife might not furnish you with. But it does not go into a vast amount of detail where the touchy-feely side of pregnancy is concerned...ie. how your emotions change during the course of a taxing twin pregnancy, which does - inevitably - take its toll on both nerves and body.
An excellent read and a must for the statistician. Also quite helpful when I was diagnosed as being anaemic towards the end, and found some information in this book which helped me persuade my doctor not to put me through a long series of tests, since the blood test he had taken might have been inaccurate (according to this book, the massive increase in your blood volume during a twin pregnancy could make tests for anaemia inaccurate). Indeed, I was fine and the babies were fine. It also recommended eating more with twins - which I did and put on nearly five stone! - but my twins were super weights in the end compared to my two previous underweight singletons. So it really helped.
Certainly worth buying if you're expecting two gorgeous little stars. Oh, and mine were boys, both beautiful and perfectly healthy!
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Written by a mother of twins and obstetrician, this is a medically detailed yet readable book on what to expect at every stage of twin pregnancy.
Yes the case studies (and there are lots of them) are all American women, but they are not that different to British women and I found the differences in our healthcare systems easy to get around.
For the section (with little illustrations) on possible twin presentation combinations and what the author would personally do for delivery in each case, this book was worth buying alone. It gives you that little bit of medical knowledge that puts you in a slightly better position when it comes to discussing your own care with doctors.
I was very glad I bought it and have referred to it oftend. This and 'Double Trouble' together were the perfect combination.
18 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I found I was expecting twins when I was only 5 weeks pregnant so had lots of time to prepare, so the first thing I did was acquire what looked like a helpful book. I'm glad I did because it explained a lot of twin stuff that my doctor/midwife didn't seem to know about. (However, take the advice about eating twice as much as singleton pregnant mums with caution - I did, and I still look 6 months pregnant now when my little darlings are 3 months old!)
There are good chapters on the various conditions that are more likely to happen to twin mums, such as diabetes and preeclampsia, but this is not handled negatively, so is really reassuring - you always feel the likeliest outcome is 2 lovely babies.
The only drawback is the US slant, in that they clearly do things differently over there. For instance, there are constant references to your monthly scan and check-up with your obstetrician (I wish!)
There are good chapters on the various conditions that are more likely to happen to twin mums, such as diabetes and preeclampsia, but this is not handled negatively, so is really reassuring - you always feel the likeliest outcome is 2 lovely babies.
The only drawback is the US slant, in that they clearly do things differently over there. For instance, there are constant references to your monthly scan and check-up with your obstetrician (I wish!)
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Depressing - avoid at all costs!
I bought this book fresh from my 12 week scan back in 2007, when I was full of the joys of my newly-discovered twin pregnancy. Read more
Published 3 months ago by ca-ca
practical and reasuring
I read this book while expecting my two baby-boys. It was the second one I read on twin pregnancy and it gave me a reassuring feeling as it confirms most, if not all, facts and... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Thelma Barbara'
A deception...
I bought this book after finding out we are having twins. I read the "What to expect when you are expecting" and although its a great book, I felt it was not reflecting my twin... Read more
Published 12 months ago by Star1000
Must Have
I was looking for a book that would cover pregnancy in detail. Twin pregnancy. Not singletons, not before, not after. This was it! Read more
Published 13 months ago by Lola
Good book, shame there isn't an English version
Much, much better than ''Having Twins - and More by Louis M.D. Keith'' - which I had to throw away.
This book I have dipped in and out of throughout my pregnancy. Read more
This book I have dipped in and out of throughout my pregnancy. Read more
Published on 23 Nov 2007 by K-G
Almost everything you need to know!
A great book for anyone experiencing the daunting task of a twin pregancy. I found this book easy to read yet very informative. Read more
Published on 22 Mar 2004 by Lisa Quinn
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