Multiple Birth: The Endless Party

A baby is a great blessing, and multiple births represent multiplied

blessings to parents. But with twins, triplets, or quadruplets, your joy will
be accompanied by a great deal of work. This is a matter of simple
addition. (No, make that multiplication!)
All parenting requires organization and thinking ahead. However,
when you bring home a multiple birth, you really have to think and plan,
because when the unexpected happens, it happens in multiples. People
with a single baby make their mistakes one at a time; parents of triplets
often make their mistakes in triplicate. On the bright side, when you do
things right, you have success in multiples, too.
At our house we like to think of parenting our triplets as the party that
never ends. When our three boys were tiny preemies and needed feeding
every three hours, we saw feeding times as an opportunity for family fun
and fellowship. The feeders would sit together in the same room and
discuss their day, tell jokes or stories, or sing songs. Even at 3 A.M., we
feeders were encouraged in our toil by our mutual commitment to see this
as an opportunity to socialize.
From the earliest age, children will sense your attitude. If you
approach their care as if it is a burden or drudgery, then your children
will respond in a burdensome way and you will experience drudgery.
Instead, see each day as an adventure and know that each stage of your
children’s development is precious.

Bringing Them Home

Multiple-birth pregnancies are at high risk for prematurity. Therefore a