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When You're Expecting Twins, Triplets, Or Quads, Revised Edition (Paperback)

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Paperback: 432 pages
Publisher: Harper Paperbacks; 1REV edition (Jun 3 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0060542683
ISBN-13: 978-0060542689
Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 18.3 x 3 cm
Shipping Weight: 749 g

Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (90 customer reviews)

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The double whammy of successful infertility treatments and an increase in the number of women having children later in life has resulted in a staggering--but perhaps not surprising--phenomenon: a tremendous increase in twin, triple, and quadruple births. When You¹re Expecting Twins, Triplets, or Quads is an outstanding, much-needed addition to the pregnancy genre for women who face the alternating joy, terror, and ambivalence associated with carrying, delivering, and coping with young multiples.

Subjects like nutrition, mom's changing body and emotions, fetal development, potential complications, and labor and delivery take on new meaning when you add another baby or two to the standard equation. With the goal of minimizing risk factors associated with multiple births, Dr. Barbara Luke and her team of writers cover each subject with a buoyant determination to tell it all and tell it well--avoiding the typical "how to name and dress your twins" issues. Accompanying the detailed medical perspective of Dr. Luke are personal experiences gathered from the journals of a few articulate moms, making each subject as real as it is educational. Simple illustrations, valuable charts (including one to plot and monitor fetal growth in grams or pounds), specific menu examples (like how can you consume 4,500 calories if you're expecting quads???), and lots of reassurance make this book a winner. --Liane Thomas --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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A Clinically Proven Program for Women Pregnant with Multiples

Completely Updated, with 50 Recipes for Optimal Birth Weight

You're expecting more than one baby? Congratulations! In When You're Expecting Twins, Triplets, or Quads, Dr. Barbara Luke's practical, nutrition-based program has been proven to lower complications, resulting in much healthier babies. This revision offers more nutritional information, 50 recipes to maximize birth weight, and new guidelines on nutritional needs and vegetarian options. It also includes updated information that reflects the most current obstetric and pediatric practices, such as expanded safety information on exercise and reducing your risk for complications.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Practical resource for mothers expecting multiples, May 4 2009

By	Jessica Romkey "Jess" (Montreal, Quebec CANADA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: When Youre Expecting Twins (Paperback)

While I can understand some of the negative reviews given to this book regarding the nutritional advice offered, I don't think the majority of those reviews are completely warranted. First of all, while the book does suggest that one should not be afraid to eat high fat foods like ice cream, it in no way suggests that one should consist on such a diet alone. The book generally offers recommendations for eating a balanced diet rich in various nutrients and drawn from all of the food groups. The recipes supplied are also helpful and reinforce the fact that the book recommends eating a variety of healthful foods throughout pregnancy. For the women who bawled at being unable to "force feed" themselves based on the rather high caloric intake suggested, that is a shame. I think most people with common sense would taken the advice given in this book as just that: advice. The authors recommend eating two servings of red meat a day - as someone who eats red meat about once a week or less, this is unrealistic for me. However, I didn't discount the entire book because of that; I also don't think that my babies will be born unhealthy just because I don't follow that recommendation. I think the main message of the book is meant to counteract current obsessions with low-fat and low-carb diets, or diets in general. The authors want to hit home that pregnancy, especially pregnancy with multiples, is no time to limit your food intake and avoid all fat. I also take issue with a reviewer who gave the book 1 star and said that the authors make no distinction between good and bad fats and seem to recommend eating all fat, all the time. In the section on the Top 25 Superfoods, they make particular mention of the importance of ingesting omega-3 fatty acids (found in fish and flax seeds for example) and monounsaturated fats ("good" fats). Overall, I think that this book is a great practical resource for expectant parents of multiples and acquaints readers with the unique problems and requirements of a multiple pregnancy.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Finally, a book that really helps., Mar 23 2004

By	JWT "Mom" (California, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: When Youre Expecting Twins (Paperback)

Yes, this book may seem to go overboard in trying to fatten you up, and I had to laugh at how many references to McDonalds there were, but I think this is one of the best books to prepare you for multiple pregnancy. The point of the author is to eat as much as you can to ensure the health and weight of your babies because they are often pre-term and will benefit greatly from early weight gain. The book is realistic, most people don't have spinach salads (...)every night, in fact she encourages eating fats and milkshakes. I really feel that by following her guidelines, our twins will have the best chance at a healthy birth weight and full term gestation.

My only complaint was that I wished she focused more on complications such as TTTS, but I guess since it's more of a preventative book she didn't have space for that.

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5.0 out of 5 stars I recommend this book to everyone I know having multiples, Jan 25 2004

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This review is from: When Youre Expecting Twins (Paperback)

I think this book is the best resource for women having multiples on what to do during their pregnancy. I tried to follow the recommendations as closely as I could, although taking in 4,000 calories a day was almost impossible!! My triplets were born at 35 weeks and all came home from the hospital with me and I have to give some of the credit to following the advice in this book.
I did see the negative review from the husband of the lady who could not "force feed" herself. That is unfortunate, but I don't not think it will apply to most women.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Recommended with Reservations
As an expectant mom of twins, I was delighted to find a book that bases its assertions on scientific inquiry, rather than anecdotal evidence. Read more

Published on Jan 19 2004

1.0 out of 5 stars This Book Freaked Out My Wife
Have you ever had to console your sobbing pregnant wife night after night because she felt like a failure, physically unable to force-feed herself the massive quantities of food... Read more

Published on Jan 3 2004 by America

5.0 out of 5 stars I gave it credit for my healthy triplets
My triplets are now 2 (so I have time to write this). I followed this book's instructions closely from almost the day I found out I was having 3 (at ten weeks). Read more

Published on Dec 22 2003 by Knudsen D. Julie

5.0 out of 5 stars The greatest multiple resource
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