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You're expecting more than one baby? Congratulations! Effective, encouraging, and up-to-date, "When You're Expecting Twins, Triplets, or Quads" is essential for you and your babies. Like all mothers-to-be, you're experiencing the full spectrum of human emotions: joy, fear, confusion, and excitement - maybe all at once. As a woman pregnant with more than one baby, you're feeling all these things ...only more so! In "When You're Expecting Twins, Triplets, or Quads", Dr. Barbara Luke, an acknowledged expert on the prenatal care of multiples, outlines a practical, nutrition-based program to keep you and your babies healthy, and she offers a comprehensive tour of what you can expect during your unique pregnancy and childbirth experience. Women who follow this program have significantly fewer complications during pregnancy - and their babies are born weighing 20 to 35 percent more than the average twin, triplet, or quad. Included is crucial information on: Finding a qualified maternal/fetal medicine specialist; Dietary guidelines for maximizing birthweight; Safe limits on exercise, physical activity, and work; Taking a leave from your job and negotiating the best deal; Reducing your risk for pregnancy complications; and, Recognizing the signs of preterm labor and what to do about them. What to expect during and after delivery. Feeding and caring for your newborns ...and yourself. Getting back into shape after delivery.
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Barbara Luke, Sc.D., M.P.H., R.N., R.D., is a professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology at Michigan State University. She has published numerous research studies on multiple pregnancy through the University Consortium on Multiple Births, with colleagues from universities around the country. She is also the author of Every Pregnant Woman's Guide to Preventing Premature Birth and coauthor, with Tamara Eberlein, of Program Your Baby's Health.
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
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I am still in the first trimenster but so far am so glad I found this book early. It is my first pregnancy and I found the other books I had found had no or very little information on twins and the pregnancy of twins. I have been feeling sick as a parrot but ravenously hungry at the same time. If I had not read this book I would have been trying to cut back on what I ate since all the material for singleton pregnancies says you need to eat only the same amount as normal. The book is also so easy to read and refer to. So far I've found nothing like it on the market.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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I had twins in July 2000. I bought this book and the section on food scared me. I don't feel it is necessary to ram fatty foods down you in order for your twins to gain weight. Eat what you feel you can eat. I could only eat little and often, and eat lots of fish, and breakfast cereals, vegetables, pasta. My twins were born at 35 weeks weighing 6lb 6 and 6lb 8 oz, so don't feel that you have to overload on dairy products like the book suggests. I did rest whenever I could and the sections about this are valid and very important. Sadly the sections about US medical care are really not applicable to us because we certainly are suffering with poor care in this country. Otherwise a good read.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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This is my first pregnancy and we are expecting twins March 2001. There is very little information out there or help from the medical profession as regards multiple pregnancies. This book help fills the gap in terms of nutrition and rest which I never realised were so critical to delivering your babies to nearly 36 weeks or so. This book empowers you through lots of helpful tips, to give your babies the very best start in life. I thoroughly recommend it and find myself constantly re-reading it.
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WORSE BOOK EVER
This is a poor book, it looks like its a very thick book but most of the pages are food receipes and all it talks about mainly is food. Its very American too. Read more
Published 22 months ago by GAST
Very American
A fairly good book but features more on eating during pregnancy than anything else. Because it is American, it is very over the top in terms of eating - saying you must eat 3500... Read more
Published on 16 April 2010 by Mrs. N. A. Cox
This book is amazing.
I truly believe this book is largely responsible for my twins being born needing no special care.
It is an American book, which I know puts some people off, but being married... Read more
It is an American book, which I know puts some people off, but being married... Read more
Published on 27 Nov 2009 by R. Spurgeon
Good Read...
I am expecting twins and purchased this book after finding out. It's an easy read, mostly focusing on the importance of nutrition and weight gain and the differences between a... Read more
Published on 13 Nov 2009 by Amy Bissonnette
All you need to know is here!
Before we found this book I was faint and sickly all the time and this was not something I was used to in my 4 (yes 4) other pregnancies. Read more
Published on 2 Jan 2009 by verrin ice
Scary
I didnt like this book because I found it to be scary. Theres a whole chapter on what to do on bed rest which isnt really what I wanted to be reading about. Read more
Published on 20 Jan 2008 by E. Downie
A very interesting and informative read
I highly recommend this book as it's packed full of information that I haven't yet received. It is written for the American woman living in the States, but even if you're not from... Read more
Published on 6 Nov 2007 by R. Allison
Some very useful bits, some not so useful
This book has wonderful descriptions of the development of multiple pregnancies, but after the biology lesson, the rest of it isn't terribly useful or accurate. Read more
Published on 26 Feb 2004
Thank you!
After experiencing IVF and being over cautious about everything during my pregnancy, this book became my life line. Read more
Published on 23 Sep 2003 by Lisa B
Useful but scary!
I have o be honest - although the book contained some very useful information it also had an awful lot of horror stories - ladies going into labour at 21 weeks or being on bedrest... Read more
Published on 14 Mar 2003
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