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| Triplet Schedule | 11/16/2009 | Susan M. Heim |
Q: I have 3 1/2 month old triplets that were were born at 33 weeks and 1 day. The boys are both over 13 ...
A: Don't listen to other people. Your triplets are doing great! It's easy for people to say what you ...
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| Disciplining My 1 year old Twin Boys | 11/10/2009 | Bill Russo |
Q: Well, My boys just turned One! I hear all the time about the terrible two's, but i have yet heard ...
A: As your son screams and flails his body about, his intention is to attract your attention. At only ...
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| chances | 10/23/2009 | Susan M. Heim |
Q: If my mother a twin,What are my chance that I will have them.
A: It depends on whether your mother is an identical or fraternal twin. As far as we know, the chances ...
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| my twin girls wont sleep | 10/20/2009 | Bill Russo |
Q: 19 months old,that will not sleep at night nor during the day time. They wake up around 8 o'clock in ...
A: Your instincts are correct. You have to stop the rocking to sleep. They are waking just to get your ...
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| Sleep deprived family | 10/16/2009 | Bill Russo |
Q: I am the mother of 1 year old twin boys. Beautiful, happy, healthy little people. The trouble I am ...
A: You seem to have a very good schedule in place. I agree that you have to start to wean your boys off ...
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| infant sibling rivalry | 10/11/2009 | Bill Russo |
Q: I have fraternal twin 9 mo old boys conceived naturally. They were born 3 hours apart vaginally. ...
A: First of all, let me apologize for the delay in answering your question. The system that notifies me ...
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| Help | 9/29/2009 | Elayne Glantzberg |
Q: I am 37 weeks 2 days pregnant today, I was told that i have fibroid when i went for Ultra Sound in ...
A: Generally the presence of a fibroid during pregnancy is not a problem. It is normal for the fibroid ...
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| I want to give birth to Twins | 9/21/2009 | Bill Russo |
Q: What do i need to do to give birth to twins
A: If you want to play with fire, you will have to get a prescription for any of the dozens of ...
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| PCOS Syndrome | 9/3/2009 | Elayne Glantzberg |
Q: Ok i have PCOS. Now i want to have a baby, so i am taking bromocriptine the doctor said it would ...
A: I am not familiar with the use of bromocriptine in the treatment of PCOS. Bromocriptine (or ...
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| Pregnancy symptoms for triplets | 9/2/2009 | Elayne Glantzberg |
Q: I had a question I was hoping you could help me with. Would being pregnant with triplets cause you ...
A: Having multiples certainly can account for earlier and stronger pregnancy symptoms. However, some ...
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| Putting toddlers to sleep | 8/15/2009 | Susan M. Heim |
Q: I have 15 month old twin boys who need to be rocked to sleep.All this time we have rocked to put ...
A: Wow, this is really tough if they don't have their own beds. Is there a charitable organization ...
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| triplets question | 8/10/2009 | Susan M. Heim |
Q: I have a question I was really hoping you can help me with. Is it true that if you conceive with ...
A: I'm not a medical professional, but I find it highly unlikely that she'd be having pregnancy ...
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| HELP! 30 month old twins wont listen to me! | 8/3/2009 | Susan M. Heim |
Q: One of the twins is very calm chilled out, likes reading, cuddles, eats everything, and in general ...
A: My fraternal boys are opposites, too, and this is very common. Like any children, they are born with ...
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| twin toddlers | 8/2/2009 | Susan M. Heim |
Q: . I have a 13 months old twin boys, they are fraternal twins. a lot of times they play together and ...
A: This is very common behavior for children this age, especially boys. They don’t know how to ...
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| triplets nap time | 7/31/2009 | Elayne Glantzberg |
Q: I have triplets that just turned 2 and am having a hard time with their sleep schedule. They have ...
A: My first suggestion would be, unless there is a scheduled activity that requires them to get up ...
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| Terrible twos with triplets | 7/31/2009 | Bill Russo |
Q: My triplet boys just turned two and I also have a 4 year old boy. The little boys have recently ...
A: Your observation is quite correct. Multiples develop differently than singles in many ways, the most ...
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| Chlomid | 7/1/2009 | Elayne Glantzberg |
Q: I took 3 cycles of chlomid due to pcos to get pregnant and ended up with twins. Im wondering what ...
A: I was told the increased chances of having twins on Clomid was 15%. Your odds should be pretty much ...
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| 4month old twins sleep | 6/23/2009 | Kimberley Becker |
Q: My boy/girl twins will be 4 months in a few days and were 3.5 weeks premature. They are sleeping ...
A: It sounds like you are doing a wonderful job with your twin babies. Getting babies to sleep through ...
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| 31 month old b/g twins activities | 6/22/2009 | Kimberley Becker |
Q: I've been a stay at home mom since our twins were born, but I'm at a loss for indoor activities with ...
A: Caring for 2 year old twins is exhausting. They are very busy, but have very short attention spans ...
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| 28mo old twin girls making us crazy at bedtime!! | 6/5/2009 | Susan M. Heim |
Q: I came upon this site by chance, and am hoping you can help. We have 28mo old fraternal twin girls ...
A: Bedtime difficulties are extremely common during the toddler years, especially with twins, and some ...
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| twins | 5/27/2009 | Susan M. Heim |
Q: My grandmother was an identical twin. My mother has a twin brother. My husbands mother is an ...
A: Wow, you do have a lot of twins in your family! Experts say that identical twins are just a fluke. ...
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| Potty training | 5/25/2009 | Susan M. Heim |
Q: Twin boys Sam and Toby were two this month. Sam is very good at dressing/undressing himself and ...
A: This can be a huge problem with kids this age, especially twins because they can help each other ...
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| late evening feeding | 5/21/2009 | Susan M. Heim |
Q: Being new parents, my wife picked up and read quite a few parenting books, and one mentioned ...
A: I've always been guided by the principle of "Don't wake sleeping twins!" If one's awake and you want ...
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| possible multiples? | 5/2/2009 | Kimberley Becker |
Q: My father in law is a twin, my mother had spontaneous triplets. In my second pregnancy I am ...
A: It's possible but hard to predict. Every expectant mom at some point in their pregnancy wonders ...
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| Wife pregnant with twins - one low fetal heart rate | 4/27/2009 | Elayne Glantzberg |
Q: My wife went in for her fist u/s last week, we were calculating that she is 8 weeks along. Imagine ...
A: Although extremely rare, it is possible that your twins were conceived at slightly different times, ...
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| Telling Triplets Apart | 4/27/2009 | Bill Russo |
Q: So, I really have two questions. I'm having triplets in May. They're all girls. I suppose my ...
A: I had the same fear. Before my children were born, I was ready with triplicate of everything from ...
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| 7 months old twins - bedtime | 4/25/2009 | Susan M. Heim |
Q: Our fraternal boy/girl twins are now nearing 7 months (5,5 months corrected) and have always had a ...
A: I hate to break the news, but it’s time to get tough (and before you go back to work)! Your twins ...
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| Shecdule for Twins | 4/16/2009 | Susan M. Heim |
Q: I have twin girls that were born at 30 weeks. They are 6.5 months, but only 4 months adjusted. One ...
A: In answer to your question about sleeping through the night, it sounds like your twins are doing ...
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| twins bedtime | 4/2/2009 | Bill Russo |
Q: we have twin boys who are aged 2years and 3months.Both have always been very good sleepers.We put ...
A: You have already found the solution! We had a similar situation with our boys at the same age. ...
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| Sleep trouble with 11 month old triplets | 3/31/2009 | Elayne Glantzberg |
Q: I have triplets, and have a few questions. One of my girls is constantly having problems burping. ...
A: We had a particular position that we found worked really well to get our triplets to burp. Set her ...
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| twins daily routine | 3/27/2009 | Susan M. Heim |
Q: I have 3 month old twin girls. They were born 5 weeks early. They eat every 4 hours and go to sleep ...
A: It might be a little early to be thinking about a set daytime schedule yet, although it sounds like ...
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| twins possibility, heartbeats | 3/26/2009 | Kimberley Becker |
Q: This is my second pregnancy (first was a lovely single girl), I'm fit, healthy, low-risk, and I'm ...
A: Very interesting! While I haven't heard the term 'reflective heartbeat' I'm sure she's referring to ...
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| Competition among 7 yr old twin boys | 3/19/2009 | Susan M. Heim |
Q: I have 7 year old twin boys. They are in separate classes at school and are doing well. But they ...
A: It does sound like he might have a little "inferiority complex" when it comes to his brother. It ...
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| Cesarean before twins | 3/18/2009 | Elayne Glantzberg |
Q: I have had two cesareans in the last two years. In January when my daughter was three months old, I ...
A: Many doctors believe that a cesarean incision is as healed as it is going to be after 3 months. You ...
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| my 17 month old twin boys are wearing us out | 3/10/2009 | Susan M. Heim |
Q: we love our children so much, but disciplining them is a huge challenge right now. they attack each ...
A: This is very common behavior for children this age, especially boys. They don’t know how to ...
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| Triplets feeding | 3/7/2009 | Bill Russo |
Q: After one successful IUI attempt I now have three 6 month old girls born at 33wks.I am really stuck ...
A: I must admit, I have no experience with babies that are doing as well physically as yours! No one is ...
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| Triplets feeding | 3/6/2009 | Bill Russo |
Q: After one successful IUI attempt I now have three 6 month old girls born at 33wks.I am really stuck ...
A: First off, your children are HUGE by preemie standards. Being born 7 weeks premature would set their ...
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| Twins | 2/23/2009 | Kimberley Becker |
Q: Is it possible to tell if one is carrying twins say by feeling the sides of the mother in early ...
A: Definitively - no - but many twin moms knew something was different. Early symptoms of pregnancy can ...
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| Twins, sleep schedule | 2/15/2009 | Kimberley Becker |
Q: I have 6 week old b/g twins and am having the hardest time figuring out their schedule and making it ...
A: Congratulations on your twin babies! The first few months are very hard for all twin parents. Babies ...
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| pcos | 2/7/2009 | Elayne Glantzberg |
Q: I have pcos and have been trying for a baby for 2 years now. Clomed is not seeming to help. What do ...
A: Sleepiness is an unusual side effect, but a valid one for metformin. If you are not already, ...
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