Not exact matches
Her
baby was a month older
than my
singleton.
I could make a laundry list of what I would like the second time around with a
singleton rather
than twins (breastfeeding, not premature, no bed rest, no pre-term labor scares, regular number of doctor's appts, no develo [pmental delays, cheaper, EVERYTHING), but my problem with having my victory
baby is there is no way I want a newborn again while also caring for my twins (currently 2.5).
It's also worthy to note that girls are more likely to survive very early premature birth, as are
babies born in
singleton rather
than multiple pregnancies.
To me forming a bond is much more difficult with twins
than singletons because I must divide my attention so much, and it is nice when I get to spend time with one
baby at a time.
Those
babies are usually lower in weight
than singletons.
Since many twins, and nearly all triplets and higher order multiples, are born early, you'll want to schedule a class earlier in your pregnancy
than if you were having a
singleton baby.
«There is also a higher incidence of the
baby being in breech position among twins
than singletons.»
This includes that the mother must have no significant pre-existing disease, no significant disease arising during pregnancy, a
singleton pregnancy (no twins or higher order multiples), the
baby must be head - down, labor must start between 37 and 41 weeks of pregnancy, the mother must have had no more
than 1 previous caesarean section, and labor must begin spontaneously.
All mothers have to make decisions about how to feed their
baby, however mothers of multiples face more challenges feeding their infants
than mothers of
singletons and may need additional advice and support.
It is not «biased» to tell women that as a low risk, middle class white woman, if they opt to have their full term,
singleton baby at home with a CPM, using MANA's own statistics, their
baby is almost 5 times more likely to die
than if they give birth in the hospital.
So a 34 year old primagravida with no past medical history other
than allergic rhinitis and wisdom tooth extraction (with excellent hemostasis after the procedure), who is a vegetarian, exercised regularly throughout pregnancy, had normal glucose and blood pressure throughout pregnancy, good fetal heart tones, a
singleton head down
baby, no family history of significant birth issues, no alcohol or drug use at all, and a 7 - 8 pound estimated fetus at term is someone you'd take on as a home birth client?
Life with a
baby and a toddler was a lot busier
than life with a
singleton, and I didn't have the luxury of spending hours sitting in the glider rocker nursing or lying on the floor watching my
baby wave her arms in the air.
Learn about pumping your milk because you are at higher risk of having to spend a few days separated from your
babies than if you were having a
singleton birth.
Also, I had already had four beautiful, vaginal
singleton births; births which I had fought through hours of excruciating pain to accomplish, in which I had proven doctors wrong who said it was impossible for a woman my size to have a
baby any bigger
than my first
baby's 7 lb.
Sunny Gault: I think it's different too when you have — if you just have one
singleton before your twins, I think it's a little bit different
than having two single
babies before your twins because they have the opportunity to kind of partner together.
I thought it was messy on one
baby you know with my
singletons and now I don't know you guys usually fed your
babies when they were at that age but like it's like if I start to feed one the other one cries and I'm so like I have to get two spoons out at once and anyways the whole thing is just more
than I could handle right now.