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May 2008 Supporting Multiple Birth Families...Every Step of the Way

Heard on the MOST Forums

Humor (Public):
Tooth Fairy Notes 

Birth & Infancy (Member Only):
Relationships with Friends and Family

Woman to Woman (Member Only):
Answering the Fertility Question

Large Families (Member Only):
Large Families Not Like Others?

Double Digits (Group):
Any Spring Graduates this Year?

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MOST Website Award Coordinator
The Website Award Coordinator assists MOST by identifying high-quality website award programs for which MOST can apply. Learn more about the Website Award Coordinator position today.

You can also check out our other open volunteer positions.

Your special invitation to the MOST Carnival!

MOST Members everywhere are invited to attend the 2nd annual MOST Wonderful Carnival Ever! Event details and the sign up form are now available on the MOST website, or call MOST at 631-859-1110.

Your donation to MOST provides families of multiples critical health information and helps build our one-of-a-kind support community. Every donation helps, no matter how small.

Happy Father's Day!

See more great photos of multiples and their families in the MOST Photo Gallery!

Support for You, From the Heart of MOST

7 Fun Facts Celebrating Mothers!

1. In 1914, Congress passed legislation designating the 2nd Sunday in May as Mother’s Day.
2. An estimated 4 million women have babies each year, and over 2000 of those give birth to triplets, quadruplets or more.
3. The average age of women when they give birth for the first time is 25, but the average for mothers giving birth to triplets or more is 31.
4. An estimated 40% of births are the mother’s first (63% for triplets or more). Another 32% are the second-born (28% for triplets or more); 28%, third or more (9% for triplets or more).
5. More than 152 million Mother’s Day cards are given each year in the US, making Mother’s Day the 3rd largest card-sending occasion.
6. The average number of children women have today is two; a woman with higher-order multiples has almost twice as many.
7. Only about 10% of women today end their childbearing years with 4 or more children, but almost 50% of mothers with higher-order multiples have 4 or more children.

Sources: United States Census Bureau & MOST Medical Birth Survey

MOST Mom Walks the Walk!

An estimated 5 million Americans will be diagnosed with breast cancer, and more than 1 million could die over the next 25 years.

One of MOST's members, Dorothy Dennelly, will be walking in the Breast Cancer 3-Day Event. It’s a 60-mile walk over the course of three days that raises funds for Susan G. Komen for the Cure and the National Philanthropic Trust Breast Cancer Fund. Support Dorothy on her journey by visiting her 3-Day Walk page.

Looking for a Great Father's Day Gift?

The Discovery Channel Store has the popular Jon & Kate + 8 seasons 1 & 2 DVD set now available. Buy it through the iGive program by searching ' Discovery Store.' (A portion of purchases made through iGive can be donated to MOST.)

We also have Daddy t-shirts from the MOST Supertwins store.

Be sure to visit our ALL NEW MOST Supertwins Store, and for MOST members, don't forget to use your member discount!