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Home › Articles › Multiples › Early Arrivals

Early Arrivals

Our Experiences With Premature Twins

Part Two

By Dennis Davis

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  • Labor is the roughest thing you'll ever see your wife go through. The help you can give her is very important, but limited. You've heard it before, but it is SO worth it. Once things settle down and that little miracle (or two!) looks up at you when you hold it, you won't BELIEVE the feeling.


  • If your wife has bed rest, especially at a hospital, it is worse for her, but it is tough on you, too. No longer is your role simply holding her hand and saying "breathe" and "push." With your job, possibly other children, the house, errands and running to the hospital, you'll wish YOU had a twin!


  • Be prepared! Once you get to about 27 weeks, you WILL have a baby, so get everything you need to get done soon after that. We've met people who have spent up to four months at the hospital. Pretend she's in labor and make a practice run. At 1:30 in the morning I (nervous wreck) had to put together a suitcase of stuff of which I had no idea where any of it was!

    • A couple of final thoughts: Have your pediatrician already picked out. We were going to interview the week Ursula went into the hospital.

    Lastly, take lots of pictures and use your hand or a prop (stuffed bear, ball, etc. for a size reference). You'll forget just how small they were.


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