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Multiply the Love – Preterm Twins

Early deliveries of multiple birth pregnancies are actually pretty common. Statistics show that at least half of all twin births and over 90 percent of triplets are born before the 37th week of pregnancy. Preemies face developmental and medical issues. The earlier they are born, the more challenging their difficulties will be.

Luckily, multiples seem to mature faster in the womb than your single babies. Compared to single birth preemies, multiple birth preemies are usually prepared for developing and breathing outside the womb.

In The Art of Parenting Twins by Patricia Malmstrom discusses the fact that low birth weights and premature deliveries in the case of multiple births is more often due to crowding within the womb and not the mother’s health issues. Malmstrom researched twins for over 20 years and in her experience, the majority of premature births in multiple gestations were simply because there was more than one of them in the first place.

If you are a mother of preemie twins or you are expecting twins with the inherent possibility of premature delivery; you should know that it is the participation of the parents that plays a key role in your babies’ growth and development. While this is true of all baby development, learning to care for multiples has its own set of challenges.

You will need three key ingredients to succeed:

  • Love
  • Patience
  • Practice
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About Heather Long

Heather Long is 35 years old and currently lives in Wylie, Texas. She has been a freelance writer for six years. Her husband and she met while working together at America Online over ten years ago. They have a beautiful daughter who just turned five years old. She is learning to read and preparing for kindergarten in the fall. An author of more than 300 articles and 500+ web copy pieces, Heather has also written three books as a ghostwriter. Empty Canoe Publishing accepted a novel of her own. A former horse breeder, Heather used to get most of her exercise outside. In late 2004, early 2005 Heather started studying fitness full time in order to get herself back into shape. Heather worked with a personal trainer for six months and works out regularly. She enjoys shaking up her routine and checking out new exercises. Her current favorites are the treadmill (she walks up to 90 minutes daily) and doing yoga for stretching. She also performs strength training two to three times a week. Her goals include performing in a marathon such as the Walk for Breast Cancer Awareness or Team in Training for Lymphoma research. She enjoys sharing her knowledge and experience through the fitness and marriage blogs.