POSTS WITH TAG: twins & multiples

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    Wow. Most of us have probably never heard of the phenomenon of "double labor," which occurred in the case of a mom of triplets who delivered two of her babies eight days after the first was born at 26 weeks.

    Sarita and Colin Saltmarsh of Sydney, Australia had conceived the triplets via IVF. On February 28, Sarita went into labor unexpectedly, and gave birth to a baby girl, Yasmin, at her home. Oh, one more thing -- did I mention Colin was the one who wound up helping deliver his daughter when the labor started? (Talk about Superdad.)

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    Finding out you're pregnant is exciting enough as it is, so you can only imagine how Sharon Turner felt when she learned she was carrying quadruplets.

    It's not every day that you realize you're expecting not one, but four children all at the same time, so you can only imagine her shock upon hearing the news.

    But as it turns out, her babies had another big surprise for their mom, which wasn't revealed until after the four of them were born.

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    Wow. Giving birth to twins is exciting enough as it is, but one mom in Texas definitely got more than your average two baby delivery on Valentine's Day.

    Tressa Montalvo delivered two sets of identical twin boys last week -- making her the proud mom of quadruplets. Actually, she went from being the mom of one two-and-a-half year old to being the mom of FIVE boys after the arrival of her four new little men. (Whoa.)

    The odds of giving birth to two sets of twins on the same day are unbelievable enough, but what makes Tressa's case even more astonishing is the fact that she conceived both sets of twins naturally.

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    In what has to be one of the most devastating and sad stories I've ever heard, a mom who already had to deal with the death of her baby is now trying to get his body back from the hospital -- who buried him accidentally without her permission.

    Vanessa Weir welcomed her daughter, Peyton, almost three months ago at Mercy Hospital in Oklahoma, but sadly, Peyton's twin brother, Jaxon, died in utero. Vanessa held him once after he was born -- and then he was taken away to the morgue.

    You can only imagine how heartbroken this poor mother must have been to have to leave the hospital without one of her babies.

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    This past weekend, a single mom from Portsmouth, New Hampshire named Corie Jabre went into the hospital with what she believed to be a terrible case of the flu, and tragically, she died shortly thereafter. It turns out Corie was battling a staph infection, which ultimately took her life at the age of only 30 years old.

    And making Corie's story even sadder is that she's left behind four children, including twin 3 1/2-month-old boys, Liam and Brian.

    Corie's family and friends are no doubt in a state of shock after her sudden passing, but one friend in particular, Barbara Martinez, knew she had to step in and try and help -- because Corie had been breastfeeding her twins.

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    It all began in Twinsburg, Ohio, at a Twins Day Festival when Craig and Mark Sanders met Diane and Darlene Nettemeir. The two pairs of identical twins paired off, fell in love, eventually got engaged on the same day with the same rings, and got married in a dual ceremony. If that isn't enough for you to digest, in 2001, after being married for two years, Craig and Diane had a set of identical twin boys of their own named Colby and Brady. So many twins, my head is spinning.

    The chance of an identical twin marrying another identical twin and then having identical twins is, oh god, millions to one. Considering there aren't any hereditary traits that influence the likeliness of having identical twins, this is completely mindblowing to say the least.

    However, if any two parents could be amazing parents to Colby and Brady, it's most definitely the ones they have. Talk about a true understanding of what it's like to be their children.

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    There's no arguing that we love babies in this country -- but you might be surprised at how much we love them. According to the CDC almost 4 million little mushes were born in America in just one year! 3,999,386 to be exact. That's a whole lotta baby loving. And really ... who can blame us? Still, that's not even the most surprising stat rounded up below.

    The thing that caught me most off guard is probably how few of those babies were born at home -- 29,650. I chose hospital births for my kids but I really thought more people opted for home births these days. Or maybe it's how many babies are breastfed -- 76.9%. That's actually a lot higher than I thought it would be -- which is all sorts of awesome.

    Check out the infograph below and let me know which fact surprises you the most!

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    There have already been reported cases of moms carrying babies for their daughters to help them fulfill their dream of motherhood, but one woman in Brazil definitely has those generous ladies beat.

    Fifty-one-year-old Maria da Gloria just gave birth to her twin granddaughters earlier this week via C-section, making her daughter and the babies' mother, Fernanda Medeiros, one very happy lady.

    Wow. Twins at 51 is impressive enough, but when they're you're own grandkids? Yeah, that's nothing short of amazing. (She wins the grandmother-of-the-year award for sure.)

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    Being a twin is an amazing thing. An amazing thing to watch being that I'm a mom of twins. And as most moms of twins will tell you, they don't often hit milestones at the same time. But these twin sisters hit one major milestone on the same day.

    These identical twins sisters gave birth on the same day, just two hours apart from each other at Summa Akron City Hospital in Ohio.

    Aimee and Ashlee Nelson, both 19 (because, you know, twins are the same age), also gave their little bundles the esteemed title of New Year's Eve babies. While we were all getting ready for the countdown to midnight, the twins' babies were making their journey into the world. The twins who gave birth to sort of twins once removed are also the same sex, and the names given to these special cousins are really good "twin names."

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    The holidays are going to be extra special for Shellie and Greg Tucker this year, as their formerly conjoined twins have made their debut as individual babies after being successfully separated at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia in November.

    Shellie learned that she was pregnant with twins when she was 20 weeks along, but her heart immediately sank when she found out they were conjoined. But even though doctors recommended terminating the pregnancy, the Tuckers knew they had to at least try and give their baby girls a chance at life.

    And now 9-month-old Amelia and Allison Tucker not only have a chance -- doctors are confident that they will go on to live happy and healthy lives as two separate little girls.

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