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Thursday, February 23, 2012

365 Days of Twinipedia - Day 67

Day Sixty-seven of Twinipedia:

Fact #67

The Twin Foundation.com created a list of some interesting facts about twins, and multiples. They also have listed some fun statistics about them as well. This stat. caught our eye.

4.5 million twin individuals live in the United States today or about 2 percent of the general population.

Guess we are not as common as we thought but we twins sure do stand out in a crowd!

365 Days of Twinipedia - Day 66

Day Sixty-six of Twinipedia:

Fact #66

A woman’s chances of having twins is approximately one in 90 in the United States. Of these sets of twin, one third are identical, one third are same-sex fraternals and one third are opposite-sex fraternals.

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

365 Days of Twinipedia - Day 65

Day Sixty-five of Twinipedia:

Fact #65

Most Pairs of Twins at One School

Twinstuff.com shared a fun fact. The Guinness Book of Records Web Site claims this honor belongs to P.S. 276 (Louis Marshall School) in Brooklyn, New York, which had 29 sets of twins enrolled during the 1999-2000 school year. It doesn't say how many total students were enrolled in the elementary school during the school year, but we did determine that they 23 sets of twins among their 1520 total students during the 1998-99 school year.

Monday, February 20, 2012

365 Days of Twinipedia - Day 64

Day Sixty-four of Twinipedia:

Fact #64

Studies have shown that mothers pregnant with twins who gain about 24 pounds by week 24 have reduced their chances of giving birth either prematurely or to low birth-weight babies.

Source of tonights statistics came from Quick Facts and Figures about Twins at http://www.motheroftwins.com/factsabouttiwns.html

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An M.ED turned Researcher @Brown University. Teacher. Syracuse Graduate. Avid Skier. Reader. Sailor. Becca is a SAHM with 2 girls. Lives in Europe. Certified Midwife. Avid traveler. Loves learning new languages & speaks 3. Magazine Press Reviews. Products.Deals for Moms,Pregnancy,Twins, Multiples,Kids,Families 365 Days of Twinipedia - The Encyclopedia of Twinness 'Cause We Care! The TWIN-BUZZ: World News about Multiples FEB 19 365 Days of Twinipedia - Day 63 Day Sixty-three of Twinipedia: Fact #63 Because breast milk provides the most complete nourishment for newborns, many mothers of twins choose to breastfeed. TwinsMagazine.com shares that although many moms of twins worry there won't be enough milk for two, this is generally not a problem. Frequent nursing stimulates milk production so most often then not, there is plenty of milk for both babies. So if you can manage it and want to nurse your twins, go for it, get them weighed in as often as your MD requests to be sure that they are getting the nourishment they need and enjoy the bonding process. FEB 18 $15 Toys R Us Gift Card& Kids' Book Book Bonanza Review & Giveaway EVENT! Sponsored by MamaLuvsBooks (Picture from Amazon.com) Book Review By MamaLuvsBooks: I decided to read "Tired of School" by, Dicy McCullough with my kids because every single morning my 4-year old son gives me a hard time about going to school. He says, "Mom, I don't want to go to school. FEB 18 365 Days of Twinipedia - Day 62 Day Sixty-two of Twinipedia: Fact #62 When you have a twin, and they move thousands of miles away, most twins will feel like a part of them is missing. Especially when they then find out that the twin far, far away is going to be gone for another 3 years, in addition to the 1.5 years she has already been gone. Yup, getting personal on twinipedia today but I think this information would be a fact for most Twins and for how they feel about their other half. FEB 17 365 Days of Twinipedia - Day 61 Day Sixty-one of Twinipedia: Fact #61 Newborns who are breastfed typically nurse 7 to 10 times per day when they are about a month old. On average, twins who nurse tend to be smaller babies at birth so they may need to nurse a little more frequently since they may eat less while they nurse and will need all those good calories to help them grow big and healthy. FEB 16 365 Days of Twinipedia - Day 60 Day Sixty of Twinipedia: Fact #60 When you're pregnant with twins, you'll need to eat at least 2,700 calories each day. You'll probably be prescribed extra vitamins and minerals to take. FEB 15 365 Days of Twinipedia - Day 59 Day Fifty-nine of Twinipedia: Fact #59 Quarternary Marriage...What is this? Does it mean marriage that occurs in the 4th quarter of a year (October-December)? Is it a marriage that only lasts for 1/4 of a year, or 3 months? Are all the monetary presents these couples receive given in quarter coins? Or is it a marriage between 2 people who share 1 of their 4 parents? Well, until today, your guess would have been as good as ours. 1 FEB 14 365 Days of Twinipedia - Day 58 Day Fifty-eight of Twinipedia: Fact #58 Today is Valentine's Day. Known as the day of love and for celebrating those that make your heart skip-a-beat. Because it is this special holiday, we thought we'd celebrate by focusing on the heartbeats of twins on this "heart-filled" day. When twin babies are In Utero, the sound of their 2 heart beats can be the first sign to an Obgyn that there are 2 babies developing. But this diagnostic test is not always accurate. FEB 13 365 Days of Twinipedia - Day 57 Day Fifty-seven of Twinipedia: Fact #57 The average weight of twins at term is about 5.5 lbs/baby. So the average woman carrying twins will carry ~ 11 lbs. of baby during the her pregnancy and the average time frame of twin pregnancies is about 36 weeks, 3 days (averaged to 37 weeks by some MDs). FEB 13 $15 Toys R Us Gift Card& Kids' Book $15 Toys R Us Gift Card& Kids' Book Book Bonanza Review & Giveaway EVENT! Sponsored by MamaLuvsBooks (Picture from Amazon.com) Book Review By MamaLuvsBooks: I decided to read "Tired of School" by, Dicy McCullough with my kids because every single morning my 4-year old son gives me a hard time about going to school. He says, "Mom, I don't want to go to school. FEB 12 365 Days of Twinipedia - Day 56 Day Fifty-six of Twinipedia: Fact #56 Many people are fascinated by everything that has to do with twins. Some scientist even spend their whole lives studying twins. TwinsMagazine.com found that the scientific study of twins is known as "gemellology". Guess those scientists even think Twins are true "gems" to their families too. FEB 11 365 Days of Twinipedia - Day 55 Day Fifty-five of Twinipedia: Fact #55 I did not know this and I think if I had known it prior to having kids, I may have thought twice about getting pregnant. I was pretty scared of having twins. Well, actually I was afraid of a twin pregnancy. I think having twins would be way cool. FEB 10 365

365 Days of Twinipedia - Day 63

Day Sixty-three of Twinipedia:

Fact #63

Because breast milk provides the most complete nourishment for newborns, many mothers of twins choose to breastfeed. TwinsMagazine.com shares that although many moms of twins worry there won't be enough milk for two, this is generally not a problem. Frequent nursing stimulates milk production so most often then not, there is plenty of milk for both babies. So if you can manage it and want to nurse your twins, go for it, get them weighed in as often as your MD requests to be sure that they are getting the nourishment they need and enjoy the bonding process.

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Saturday, February 18, 2012

365 Days of Twinipedia - Day 62

Day Sixty-two of Twinipedia:

Fact #62

When you have a twin, and they move thousands of miles away, most twins will feel like a part of them is missing. Especially when they then find out that the twin far, far away is going to be gone for another 3 years, in addition to the 1.5 years she has already been gone.

Yup, getting personal on twinipedia today but I think this information would be a fact for most Twins and for how they feel about their other half. The twin bond is powerful!

Missing my Twin today!!!!!!!