From Twin to Twin Mom

How Sweet It Is

Easy Tips to Control Your Blood Sugar When You Have Gestational Diabetes

Allie Walld 2 weeks ago

While there are oh-so-many sweet things about being pregnant, the idea of having to possibly deal with gestational diabetes certainly isn't one of them. If you develop gestational diabetes, monitoring your blood glucose level multiple times each day can become a daunting but very important task. Developing diabetes while pregnant can lead to adverse perinatal outcomes, including...

Up Your Carving Game

These Tools Can Help You Create the Best Jack-o’-Lanterns on the Block

Allie Walld 1 month ago

Halloween is just around the corner! It's time to get creative. Carving the jack-o'-lantern is one of my favorite Halloween traditions. Sitting down with my family and collaborating on an idea for that year's pumpkin and then helping scoop out the "pumpkin guts" and watching as the jack-o'-lantern came to life with each carving pass my dad made was one of my highlights every Halloween...

What’s My Age Again?

Actual vs. Adjusted Age: Why Both are Tracked for Premature Babies

Allie Walld 1 month ago

Statistically speaking, pre-term birth is the outcome for approximately 55 percent of twin pregnancies (this number is between six and 10 percent for pregnancies with a single baby). Multiples who are born before 37 weeks' gestation are considered premature, while a full-term gestation period for a singleton pregnancy is 40 weeks. Most twins end up being delivered around the 36-week...

And Stretch…

How to Prevent Noticeable Stretch Marks When You're Pregnant with Multiples

Allie Walld 2 months ago

If you've been pregnant, currently are pregnant, or know someone who's been pregnant, you've likely heard about, or experienced, the stretch mark scarring that can develop as a result of a rapidly growing belly. This is because anywhere from 50 to 90 percent of people who are pregnant will develop stretch marks. But did you also know that stretch marks can appear due to rapid weight...

What Are the Chances?

How Likely Am I to Have Identical Twins? This Kit Will Tell You

Allie Walld 2 months ago

August 27 is International Lottery Day, and when you find out you're expecting a baby and then—SURPRISE!—you find out it's actually twins, you may feel like you've won the lottery! I mean, what are the chances of having twins?! In Canada, approximately 1 in 31 births results in twins or higher-order multiples. In the United States, this statistic is almost the same, with about 32.1...

Talk About Hair-Raising...

How to Bring Your Postpartum Hair Back From the Brink

Allie Walld 3 months ago

August is National Hair Loss Awareness Month. While that may be news to you, most new mothers are acutely aware of the fact that they're losing hair at a dreadfully alarming rate. Most women will experience postpartum hair loss at the end of "the fourth trimester," around that three-month postpartum mark, and this tumultuous time for your tresses can last up to six months. And while...

PREEMIE POWER

From Twin to Twin Mom: Welcoming Premature Babies & Becoming a NICU Parent

Allie Walld 5 months ago

Earlier this week, it was National Multiple Births Awareness Day, a day celebrated by parents of multiples and the medical professionals who care for those babies to raise awareness of the unique experiences and needs of twins and higher order multiples. Unique is certainly one way to put it. The things that happen in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) are life-changing—for the...

One for the Books

Ten Ways to Make Mother's Day Memorable This Year

Allie Walld 6 months ago

Mother's Day is just around the corner and you may be racking your brain on what you can do to make the day extra special for your mom. Just like every kid is different, so is every mama. Some might want to kick back and relax, while others may want to seize the day. Whatever you decide your mom would prefer, she's bound to appreciate the thought and effort you put into making the day...

Celebrate Mom

Gifts Ideas Any Mom Will Love

Allie Walld 7 months ago

Whether the lady in your life is an expectant mother-to-be or a seasoned mama with plenty of parenting experience, they have one thing in common: they give of themselves to others. It could be driving children all over town to appointments or practices, it could be preparing meals and snacks for little tummies all week long, it could be spot-treating and washing endless loads of...

Let Them Eat Cake

From Twin to Twin Mom: When it Comes to Birthday Cakes

Allie Walld 7 months ago

As a mom, I have certainly learned a lot since we welcomed our sons into this world. As a mom of twins, I have figured out how to navigate the challenges associated with parenthood while juggling (read: not literally juggling) two babies at the same time. And as a twin myself, I have the interesting opportunity to experience the world as we watch our twins grow while also having...