Twins & Multiple Births : The Essential Parenting Handbook from Birth to Adulthood

by Carol Cooper

Having more than one baby at once can test the endurance of even the most calm and experienced parents. This inspiring and enlightening parenting guide, by a practising GP and mother of twins, will be welcomed by all parents of twins who find that the standard baby and childcare guides fall short of their special needs.With statistics on multiple births and useful resources, as well as information on topics such fertility treatment, advances in prenatal medicine and surgery, feeding, schooling and looking after sick twins, this book offers first-hand professional, practical and emotional advice to help parents cope with the development and rearing of twins from conception to adulthood. Particular emphasis is placed on the relationship between twins as individuals as they grow up, their relationship with others both inside and outside the family, and sibling rivalry.Also incorporating standard information on pregnancy, birth, what to expect and how the process differs from single births, this is an essential, enlightening and often amusing guide for every parent of twins.'The author is ideally placed to explain medical terms and discuss problems while appreciating the concerns and worries of parents - a most valuable book' Twins, Triplets and More magazine'Insightful and often painfully amusing reading' Your Health magazine'Splendid - just what was needed' Multiple Births Association

Paperback

First published January 1, 1997

About the author

I've been making up stories for as long as I can remember. My first novel ONE NIGHT AT THE JACARANDA, in which a motley group of Londoners look for love, was described by The Sun newspaper as 'a blinder of a tale.'

HAMPSTEAD FEVER tells the story of six intertwined lives one hot summer as emotions reach boiling point. Think ‘Love, Actually’, but in a heatwave.

Now you can also read THE GIRLS FROM ALEXANDRIA, my historical novel set in Egypt. It's the frank and sometimes funny story of a woman searching for her missing sister, her lost memory, and her family origins.

In my other life, I'm a family doctor and the author of a string of health books.