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Supporting Multiple Birth Families...Every Step of the Way                February 2010

Expecting Multiples?           Infant Multiples?           Toddler Multiples?           School-Age Multiples?

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Birth & Infancy (Member Only):
Preventing RSV: Am I Being Overprotective?

Toddler/Preschool (Member Only):
Poll: How Much Do Your Preschoolers...

Woman to Woman (Member Only):
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School-Age (Special Member Group):
How Does Your Household Manage Homework?

Lost Angels (Special Member Group):
What Do You Call Survivors?

The Heart of MOST

Interested in volunteering? Find a list of open volunteer positions on the MOST Volunteer Forum.

Spotlight on PreemieCare

Updated NICU Glossary

We have just published a completely updated version of the PreemieCare NICU Glossary with new links and more definitions and acronyms.

I've Been Wondering...

Is it possible to breastfeed triplets or more? See breastfeeding statistics from the MOST Medical Birth Survey and our FAQs with resources on breastfeeding multiples to learn more.

Happy Hearts

See the MOST Photo Gallery for a whole collection of seasonal photos, slide shows and videos.

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Support When You Need It MOST

MOST strives to serve its mission every day of the year, and your donations are essential to meeting that goal. This past month donations allowed MOST to represent multiple birth parents on the steering committee for the National Preemie Infant Health Coalition led by National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies. Thanks to your recent donations we were able to support a mom who lost one of her multiples in-utero and will continue to help her through her high-risk pregnancy in the months to come. Donations also allowed us to support a parent who was overwhelmed trying to advocate for and manage the therapies and educational needs of her school-age multiples who are experiencing learning challenges. While these were just a few of the many families we helped, your donations were also essential in starting the following projects:

MOST Guest Blogger Program

The MOST Guest Blogger Program went live in January. Our first, guest blogger, Jen Murray, talked about blogging safety for the multiple birth family. Learn more about becoming a MOST guest blogger today.

Advocating for YOU!

We just launched our first ever Advocacy page to detail the efforts MOST makes on behalf of all multiple birth families in areas of health, safety, education, and more. It includes a summarized history of advocacy efforts over the past 20 years and links to our policy statements on classroom placement, the use of fertility treatments, media exposure, and our Supertwins Bill of Rights. As new advocacy efforts are launched, details will be shared on this page to let families and professionals know how they can help promote and/or participate in these initiatives.

Featured Outside Resource

Healthychildren.org is a new web site designed for families seeking child and adolescent health information consistent with the American Academy of Pediatrics' (AAP's) policies and guidelines. The site contains information on more than 300 topics compiled from AAP parenting books, patient-education materials, and fact sheets.

Get Your Sale Item of the Week

In the MOST Supertwins Store!

To make shopping easy and affordable, MOST will be offering 1 special item at a deeply discounted price each week. The items will only be on sale during the weeks indicated below. Be sure to get yours from the MOST Supertwins Store.

Mommy of Multiples Sweatshirts
$6.00 Feb 15-21 ONLY




Coffee Mugs: Twin, Triplet & Quadruplet
$2.50 Feb 22-28 ONLY





Wonderful World of Multiples T-shirts, Sweatshirts and Polos
$6.00 Mar 1-7 ONLY

Multiples on Board Car Signs
$1.75 Mar 8-14 ONLY

Visit the MOST Supertwins Store, and if you are a MOST member, don't forget to use your member discount!