{"id":1740,"date":"2016-07-27T10:04:00","date_gmt":"2016-07-27T09:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/79.170.44.80\/livingwithkids.co.uk\/multiple-births\/"},"modified":"2016-07-27T18:15:39","modified_gmt":"2016-07-27T17:15:39","slug":"multiple-births","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/multiple-births\/","title":{"rendered":"Why a multiple birth can present different challenges"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Coping with the arrival of more than one baby can present different kinds of challenges for new parents.<\/h2>\r\n<strong>I love having twins. Just as, if I had been blessed with having one child at a time, I would have loved having them too. But for families of twins, there are unique challenges that many of us would argue can be overlooked.\u00a0<\/strong>\r\n<h3>Imagine:<\/h3>\r\n\u2022\u00a0Not having any \u2018hand-me-downs\u2019 and having to buy two or three of everything.\r\n\u2022\u00a0Not being able to go back to work at all, even if you wanted because the cost of childcare is out of your league.\r\n\u2022\u00a0Being the one at your antenatal group in a wheelchair because you can&#8217;t walk and everyone saying stuff like: &#8220;Ha! I thought I was bad until I saw you&#8221; (yeah, thanks a lot Mrs Tactful of the Year&#8230;)\r\n\u2022\u00a0Preparing for the birth of babies who are much more likely to be born premature or need special care.\r\n\u2022\u00a0Not being able to get your twins into the same school.\r\n\u2022\u00a0Losing one of your triplets at birth.\r\n\u2022\u00a0A greater chance of PND or relationship breakdown.\r\n\r\nCheck out our article with <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/coping-with-twins\" target=\"_blank\">tips for coping with twins<\/a> <\/strong>in association with Emma&#8217;s Diary.\r\n\r\nSadly, nearly one in five mothers of multiple births develop post natal depression, almost double the number of mothers of singletons who experience this debilitating condition. Help is on hand with an initiative called <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tamba.org.uk\/Page.aspx?pid=817\" target=\"_blank\">Get Ready for Multiples<\/a> run by TAMBA, which aims to tackle post natal depression in multiple birth mums. \r\n\r\n<h3>Did you know?<\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>Around one in 70 pregnancies is a multiple birth, with one in 34 children being born a twin.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>If you already have two children and are in your 30s, your chances of having twins are increased.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>If you already have twins, a chance of a second set is around one in 16. 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