Pregnant with Multiple Babies?
Follow our 8 Steps to a
Healthy Multiple Pregnancy

Caring for your twins begins with that joyous
moment when you first learn you have been
doubly blessed. TWINS™ Magazine can help you.

1. Get Connected Online Today

Visit our Multiples Pregnancy Forum on the TWINS™ Message Board. By joining the Pregnancy Forum on our FREE Message Board , you can actively participate in ongoing discussions about multiples pregnancies, as well as share pregnancy experiences with other moms-to-be. It's quick, personal, easy and a great way to connect with other mothers just like you.

2. Check your diet
"Fostering a Healthy Pregnancy", nutrition recommendations for moms carrying twins or more, is a helpful article on nutrition from TWINS™ Magazine. It provides a quick overview of how good nutrition will help increase the birth weight of your babies. The article includes menu guidelines for mothers of multiples and introduces you to important resources that will help you have a successful and healthy pregnancy. Download the four-page PDF document.

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3. Join a Local Multiples Club

Get ready for Twinshock, Tripletshock, or Quadshock: Locate your local Mothers of Multiples Club (these clubs are known by many different names) and join right away. Attend a few meetings while you're still expecting. You'll meet wonderful parents who've been there, done that! The sense of isolation some mothers experience while their babies are little and require constant care can be devastating...so prepare now. Get to know moms of multiples who can be there when you need them.

Find Your Local Multiples Club.

4. Subscribe to TWINS™ Magazine
You need to SUBSCRIBE TODAY to our bi-monthly parenting magazine to get ready. Also, ASK your local hospital, medical center, physician or childbirth educator for a FREE copy of our TWINS™ Magazine Guide To The First Year. This annual publication is available through your medical provider, childbirth educator, multiples club or as a downloadable PDF document through our website.

5. Enroll in multiples pregnancy class
Looking for childbirth education classes to help you prepare for your twins, triplets or more? The groups and medical centers on this list have "Marvelous Multiples®" classes and special curriculums. Find a multiples class in your area. Also check out the TWINS™ Magazine Support Resources.

6. Get acquainted with expert resources
Find expert help: Save bookmarks on your browser for these helpful websites: National Association of Children's Hospitals, Marvelous Multiples® Childbirth Education, Childbirth and Postpartum Professionals Association, Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine.

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