Alysa had a boring, drama-free twin pregnancy right up until 32 weeks when she had to be hospitalized for preeclampsia. Then, she was flown by helicopter to a hospital with a maternal fetal department. 

Alysa talks about her experience with:

• Preparing for twins
• Hospital bedrest
• The preeclampsia rollercoaster
• Induction at 34 weeks
• 5 weeks in NICU

Read more about preeclampsia here

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Emily is a twin mom and an ultrasound technician. She and her husband Dom join us to talk about:

• How Emily discovered her own Twin-Twin Transfusion Syndrome
• Having surgery at 20 weeks
• Healthy delivery at 35 weeks
• Preparing their singleton to be a big brother

More information about:

TTTS

TAPS

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Janelle’s twins were only a few months old when her husband Keith was diagnosed with Lymphoma. In 2020, Keith passed away from the disease.

Janelle joins us today to talk about:

• Parenting alone while Keith received chemo treatments
• How she relates to her in-laws now
• Keeping Keith’s memory alive for her twins
• How therapy has helped her
• Advice for grieving moms 

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Nicole Doyle started her twin mom journey delivering at 24 weeks. Her micro preemies spent 5 months in the NICU and are now thriving 10 year olds! As a result of her experience, she now works for Graham’s Foundation, a non-profit that supports parents of premature babies.

Today, Nicole shares about:

• Medical bedrest at 20 weeks
• Emergency C-section at 24 weeks 6 days
• Spending a month in the hospital after delivery
• PTSD
• Volunteering and working for Graham’s Foundation
• Advice for NICU parents

LINKS:

Twins Help Chore Chart

Graham’s Foundation Instagram

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Rebecca Trott is here to talk about her Jewish-Christian interfaith marriage and raising her preschool twins. 

NOTE: We will be discussing Santa!

Also, Rebecca discusses:

• Hebrew school vs Sunday School
• Why she chose not to do a Bris
• Grandparent involvement
• Hanukkah and Christmas traditions 
• How they pray as a family

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When Kortnie found out she was pregnant with twins, she knew two things: 

1. She wanted to be a mom 
2. She had to leave her babies’ father. 

With nowhere to live, Kortnie moved into Visitation House, a communal home for women with unplanned pregnancies. Kortnie tells us all about her journey as a single mom with twins and how she found the resources she needed to provide for them.

Visitation House (the shelter where Kortnie stayed)

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Nora is a twin mom who has been breastfeeding for 17 months! 

In today’s episode, she’s discussing her experience with:

• Preeclampsia
• Vaginal delivery with one breech baby
• Trouble with latching
• Mom guilt
• Mom Intuition

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Elicia is a mom of three boys under 3: one singleton and twin boys. She and Nat are talking about marriage today. Specifically, they’re getting into:

• Facing infertility as a couple
• Long-Distance Marriage
• Love Languages
• Communication
• Finding time for intimacy

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Marissa had a singleton and twins who are NICU graduates and she’s here to talk about early delivery and long NICU stays. She’s getting into:

-Her singleton she delivered before 28 weeks

-Her twin girls she delivered at 24 weeks

-Primary care nurses

-Traumatic birth

-Her online support group

-Early intervention services

Resource: What Every Twin Parent Should Know About the NICU

Marissa Fluture’s Instagram

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Erika and her husband Dave had a long, bumpy road to twin parenthood. Erika experienced uterine fibroids, endometriosis, pregnancy loss, and many failed fertility treatments before her doctor suggested that surrogacy may be her best option. Today, Erika and Nat discuss:

• How Erika found a surrogate
• Why she chose to use an agency
• Her plans for including her surrogate in her twins’ lives
• Who is a “real twin mom”?

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