Three of a kind plus one make a foursome

Posted on April 23rd, 2008

Wow! Four babies in one go, three of them identical.
This is a very rare occurrence. Quadruplets as such are not that common. The chances of having spontaneous quadruplets amount to 1 in 729,000. The odds of having multiples have increased in recent years due to fertility treatment. In 2005, 485 quadruplet births were recorded, according [...]

Chance is 1 in 200 million for triplets

Posted on March 6th, 2008

Allison Penn, of Manhasset, NY gave birth to identical triplet boys last Wednesday. The boys were conceived through in vitro fertilization. Dr. Victor Klein implanted only one embryo which split in two, followed by one half splitting again. This is the first instance of such an occurrence known in the history of American medicine, according [...]

Celebrity Buzz and Baby Boom

Posted on January 29th, 2008

The BUZZ
The buzz going around tinseltown is that hot Mama Angelina Jolie is pregnant with her second child with Brad Pitt. The wagging tongues goes on to speculate that the duo, dubbed Brangelina, is expecting, gasp, twins!
Three different sources: photo agencies x17, Bauer-Griffin, and Star magazines, are fanning these rumors. More interestingly, [...]

10 most common (and sometimes stupid) questions that mom of twins/multiples are asked

Posted on January 10th, 2008

There’s no more interesting conversation piece than babies. And having multiples actually put you in the limelight. Try it. Go to the mall or the park with a twin pram. Heads will turn and many will definitely ask to have a peek. Initially, I basked in the attention I got when I went out with [...]

CNN’s Nancy Grace Returns To TV After Giving Birth To Twins

Posted on January 7th, 2008

CNN presenter Nancy Grace returns to our screens tonight after the birth of her twins. 47-year-old Nancy delivered Lucy Elizabeth and John David on November 4th, 2007.
CNN released a video of mom and babies today.
Nancy looks incredibly chic and well after a fraught pregnancy, delivery and post-partum period. She suffered many complications during the pregnancy, [...]

US Stats about Twins and Multiples

Posted on December 22nd, 2007

Did you know …

The number of twin births has increased by 50% in the last 20 years; the number of triplet births is up by over 400%; the birth rate for higher-order multiples (4 babies and more!!!) is also on the rise.

In 1996, there were 50,000 twin births in the US (100,000 babies), 5298 babies [...]

Got twins? What to plan for your first week home.

Posted on December 21st, 2007

I bet you didn’t know that about one in 25 births in the United States is a multiple birth. Did you also know that your risk of having a multiple birth goes up significantly after age 30. Yea, I know. Can you believe it? Well, I can. It happened to [...]

More Children Anyone?

Posted on December 20th, 2007

After you have your first child, you may know you want more or you may decide you definitely don’t! Either way, you will be asked by countless people about your choice. One one time or another, you may feel ashamed of your decision, may wonder if you are doing what is best for your [...]