Raising Multiple Birth Children: A Parent's Survival Guide, Birth-Age 3: Amazon.ca: William Laut: Books

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The mix of good humor, helpful tips, and just pure common sense, made for enjoyable reading. -- Tuvia Blechman, MD, Chief Neonatology, Howard County General Hospital

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With the birth of triplets, Bill and Sheila Laut went from DINK (double income, no kids) to SINK (single income, numerous kids) desperate for advice, but finding little. Their book How to Raise Multiple Children is packed with practical tips for parents raising twins, triplets, quadruplets and more.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good basic info to read when your babes are little, Jun 13 2003

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This review is from: Raising Multiple Birth Children: A Parent's Survival Guide, Birth-Age 3 (Paperback)

I read this when my triplets were 6 months old (boy,boy,girl) - sleeping all night and I actually had time to read something. I'd suggest buying this and reading it before the babes arrive. All of the addresses for free stuff they list are GREAT! I sent to all of them and probably got $800 worth of free stuff. The enfamil formula was worth it alone. So write out all of your envelopes BEFORE they are born then just copy your birth certs, and zoom -- free stuff. The UPS guy was wondering what was up at our house as I got boxes daily. Some of the other tips I figured out along the way too, but should have read this book during my 3 months of bed rest. So buy this book was soon as you know you've got the BIG 3 coming and buy bibs every time you see them!

There's a lot of twin books out there, but very few for us triplet folks and believe me, when you and your spouse are each feeding one -- the 3rd always knows it and that's when you belong to the triplet club. So grab any info you can for triplets because they've got you outnumber and they know it very young. The triplet connection is a great website too. This info is also provided in this book.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Great for triplets or more, less good for twins, Feb 21 2003

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This review is from: Raising Multiple Birth Children: A Parent's Survival Guide, Birth-Age 3 (Paperback)

I bought this book based on the positive reviews I saw here at Amazon, but I was very disappointed when I read the book myself. I have 6-month-old twins and although there were some useful tips here and there, I feel that the book is really geared more toward triplets and higher-level multiples. The biggest example: this book barely addresses breastfeeding (very do-able with twins; much more challenging with triplets and more) and instead spends a great deal of time offering advice for coordinating the preparation of bottles and formula. While it is wonderful that those of you with 3+ have this book, I don't recommend it to parents of twins.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The ONLY multiples book to read, Jan 3 2003

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We read several books before having our twin boys, but this is the only one we found that was written by parents of multiples that had realistic and proven advice and information. All those books by doctors who don't have multiples do not contain the information you need to retain your sanity. This book is well written and full of funny anecdotes and good advice. Read it, learn it, know it. The test is about 22 years long.

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5.0 out of 5 stars recommended read
As the first time mother of twin boys, I actually derive alot of comfort and humor from this book. The reading is simple, and the actual quotes from parents of multiples are... Read more

Published on Oct 24 2002

5.0 out of 5 stars the best book on the subject
I think I own just about every book on raising twins, and honestly, this is the ONLY one I recommend. Why? Read more

Published on Jun 18 2002 by busytwinmom