feedback for "Two: the New One"
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Thanks for that bit about the birthday party invites. It hadn't
occurred to me that I might be dealing with a situation where one twin
gets an invite to something and the other doesn't. It's nice to see
two disparate responses to the issue, both of which seem totally
reasonable. Fortunately, I have a few years before either of them will
making their own friends.
As far as the difficulty of "breaking them up" is concerned, my twins
may get to be apart from one another very rarely. It's not any
desperate longing to be with their twin that keeps us from separating
them. It's the logistical difficulties of finding somebody to watch
one while the other goes off with you. It would be nice to be able to
say that I spend time individually with each of them, but we just don't
have access to the childcare options to do it regularly.
posted by : MissB on 7/9/2007 at 12:50 PM Flag For Abuse
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I hope anyone wearing the maximom gets regular chiropractic adjustments. Yikes!
posted by : bboston88 on 7/9/2007 at 2:59 PM Flag For Abuse
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Good article but for the love of god/buddha/allah/whoever you choose, could journalists please stop saying that doctors "implant" embryos. They actually TRANSFER the embryo(s) and a patient can only hope for one or two to "implant" otherwise known as "implantation."
There, it's off my chest. Thanks for that. As someone who's gone through many, many ivf cycles, it rattles my cage to see this so often in print, on tv, etc., and it's a crucial point in the ivf cycles which actually occurs several days after the transfer. Saying they "implant" them makes it seem so much easier than it actually is.
Had success finally, have twins, love them! And, I am like MissB, they are rarely apart either but they seem to quite like it that way!
posted by : catem on 7/11/2007 at 5:45 AM Flag For Abuse
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There's pressure to co-sleep and babywear? I'm getting pressure to teach my baby (8 weeks old) to be more independent (sleep in a crib down the hall, spend time in the stroller and bouncer instead of in my sling).
posted by : cotopaxi on 7/11/2007 at 12:40 PM Flag For Abuse
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Why do I get the feeling that the author is being condescending about twins? I have twins due at the end of the year and I used no fertility treatment whatsoever and they don't run in my family. Will I be subject to the same judgement? I certainly didn't want to have twins but here they come. It would be nice if the world was supportive of these natural circumstances instead of questioning motives.
posted by : Writermom on 7/19/2007 at 2:51 PM Flag For Abuse
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I think twins are Awesome! Being a twin myself, I've always been fascinated by others and even recently started a blog, celebrity-twins.com. When my sister and I were about to start 2nd grade our parents & teachers decided it would be best to place us in different classrooms so we would socialize more with other students. That sucked. We are both naturally introverts and ended up not really socializing with anyone. I don't think non-twins understand that not being with your twin is more stressful and can make you withdraw from others. I'm not saying that I'm a useless human when not around my sis but I just know that when we are together I am more confident and open. I feel relaxed and comfortable which helps me focus. Twins are born together and should stay together.
posted by : s010sdc on 8/12/2008 at 1:22 PM Flag For Abuse
