FEATURES
Recipe
For Baking Three Cakes
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A father of triplets shows the difference between being parents
of a singleton verses being a project manager of multiples by
using the analogy of baking three cakes as opposed to one. He
suggests working as a team with your partner while creating
a plan both agree on.
Come
Fly With Me
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An article by a mother of quads on a challenging but not impossible
way of flying with multiples with some planning, flexibility,
patience and good humor. What should be included in the carry-on,
what about car seats, and how do to handle the bathroom challenge?
KIDS
IN THE KITCHEN
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Breakfast Cookie made with peanut butter, wheat germ,
oats, fruit and milk
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Glazed Ham and Sweet Potatoes prepared
in a packet of aluminum foil
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Brown Jug Soup made with vegetables
and chicken soup
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Picadillo and a Cheesy Hashbrown Potato recipe.
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Tips on freezing left-overs
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‘Dippin and Stabbin’ instead of pouring sauces over salads and meats
SIBLING
SPOTLIGHT
A
mother of triplets shares her daughter’s reaction at 2
½years old when 3 new babies joined the family, and now
at the age of 4 she receives the attention by being the big
sister.
A
triplet mother shares her amazing 10 year old daughter’s
concern for the 18 month old triplets and how she helps take
of them.
GRANDPARENTS PEARLS
“Thinking
they would get bored in retirement,” the uncle of 5 year
old quads tells how his parents take care of the grandchildren
in their home while Mom and Dad are away.
Greatly
Appreciated Grandmother
A mom shares her feelings and memories about her 100 year old
grandmother, who is still so full of knowledge and wisdom, and
whose advice is important. to her. She also shares how her mother
moved in with her family, and after making the necessary adjustments,
the love, respect, peace and comfort she brought to the family
was a blessing.
Dear
MOST,
A triplet family writes to thank MOST for all the information
and support they received over the years, and her parents for
helping during her pregnancy and surgery. They also share the
family’s vacation experience with the grandparents in
the Bahamas.
THAT
WAS THEN-THIS IS NOW
Another Month. Another Adventure
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A family shares their feelings when their triplet girls graduate
from preschool, realizing how quickly the time passes. Mom recalls
the difficulty conceiving and then being told she was having
triplets. Grandma, who lives with them, and big brother were
a big help. Now the triplets are starting kindergarten, and
involved in many extra-curricular activities.
SPECIAL
IN MANY WAYS
Multiple
Preemies
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A mother shares her difficult birth experience with triplets,
her post-partum complications,
and the complications 2 of the triplets suffered requiring several
surgeries and hospitalizations, and early intervention. Despite
the added complication of her husband’s depression and
inability to help with the triplets, she was able to manage,
and now her intention is to return to school for a degree in
Nursing.
Parenting
Ideas From Adults With Disabilities
A book review of Reflections from a Different Journey:
What Adults With Disabilities Wish All Parents Knew,
includes forty inspirational essays written by successful role
models who share what it’s like to have grown up with
a disability. It offers many specific suggestions for parents
as well as older children with disabilities, family members,
and the health care professionals who serve them. Edited by
Stanley D. Klein PhD., a clinical psychologist from Brookline,
MA, who worked with children with disabilities and their parents,
and. John D. Kemp, a Washington DC attorney, who also wrote
the book’s Afterword, is an advocate for the rights of
people with disabilities.
LARGER
THAN MOST
Moving
With Multiples
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A mother with a large family, triplets plus 2, shares many suggestions
on how to make moving easier. Having made a plan, she gives
ideas on packing, important items to take with you, and suggestions
on keeping the little ones busy.
Ten
Ways To Find One On One Time For a Child In a Large Family
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Some suggestions on how to spend one on one time with your child,
spending time alone together sharing an activity, writing letters,
home schooling, having lunch together, and more.
PREGNANCY
AND INFANCY
Blood
Donations for Preemies and Blood Typing
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An expectant mom has concerns about her babies possibly needing
a blood transfusion, and about different types of blood. A triplet
mom who is a RN responds to her concerns, and shares her own
personal experience where her family with different blood types
donated to her babies.
On
This Day
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A mom of triplets recalls the time when she was pregnant and
home on bed rest, miserable with nausea, hunger and fear and
needing emotional support. Now that they are 1 ½ she
wants to share their 6 month schedule with expectant moms to
give them comfort in learning and seeing that it can be done.
Feeding
Our Babies
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A Mid-Atlantic MOST email group asked for ideas on what to feed
babies who don’t care for the food being served. Several
moms responded with suggestions on changing the texture of the
foods, mixing and blending, waiting until the child is ready,
and making mealtime a calm and pleasant experience. Some moms
also shared their experience breastfeeding.
The
Pregnancy Bed Rest Book
A review of a book by Amy E. Tracy which is good source of information
to help make the most out of bed rest, with ideas on what to
do with the other children, how friends and family can help,
handling finances, tips from other mothers, and much more.
TODDLER
TIMES
Food
Fights; Developing Healthy Eating Habits
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An article entitled “Food Wars, What To Do?” lists
3 most common ways to get children to eat better, which focuses
on family eating habits, should dessert be a reward, and what
are healthy snacks. What are some myths about certain foods,
and how can going to the supermarket be a learning experience?
SCHOOL
AGE QUANDARIES
Individuality
In School Age Multiples
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When a triplet mom looks back at the children’s school
years, she didn’t become aware of the triplets individual
needs until middle school. She offers some tips on creating
a ”sense of self” and enhancing their individuality
when choosing names, by having their own possessions, separate
birthdays and gifts, different expectations, and one on one
time together.
Extracurricular
Activities-When to Say Enough is Enough
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A mom of quads shares her experience juggling the family’s
schedule of games, practices, church and cub scouts, and decides
that “enough is enough.’ Taking the season off from
sports, see how the family was able to work on projects, eat
more nutritious meals, and spend more time together.
Puppy
Love 101
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A triplet mom reflects on the bedtime conversations of her young
boys regarding their attraction to certain girls at school.
What will it be like when they are teenagers?
Family
Education: Kids in the Kitchen
Some helpful ideas on how to encourage children to eat nutritious
meals by implementing their suggestions and help in shopping
and meal preparation.
WOMAN
TO WOMAN
Quad
Mom Finds Herself With Tae Kwon Do
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A mom of quads, after giving birth, felt extremely weak from
long periods of bedrest, and lost her sense of self and identity.
With just enough energy to take care of the babies, she needed
to get herself back in shape, so she enrolled in a Martial Arts
class. Now that she regained her strength and self-esteem, she
encourages mothers to engage in an activity that will give them
the confidence and stamina they need.
How
I Survived Bedrest Three Years After The Triplets Arrived
A mom of 3 year old triplets shares her experience of what it’s
like when mommy gets poked in the eye by a 3 year old and has
to have an eye patch and go on bedrest until it heals.
Who
Are These Children And Why Are They Calling Me Mommy?
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A mom’s reflection on what it was like when her young
triplets were calling “mommy, mommy, mommy,” and
the many questions asked by strangers. Now at the age of 13
they would become “Jewish adults” according to Jewish
law, and she hopes they will become compassionate adults and
make a difference in the lives of others.
LOST
ANGELS
Robie
A mother shares her story of her ‘special angel’
Robie, who miraculously survived complications after birth,
led a passionate life for 4 years while giving his family much
joy, and then succumbing to the complications of PDA (Patent
Ductus Arteriosus). Debra Masterson later began the Robie Foundation
to educate parents whose children have been similarly diagnosed.
Updated 5/2/08
