Parents of 7 sets of twins discover the need for extra hands
原始发布日期： 2015-12-18 发布者：中和字变大 字变小
Parents of 7 sets of twins find out the need for an extra set of hands as they discover life times 2 These seven sets of twins are in chronological order from the oldest on the left to the youngest on the right, who are Jodie Tilley's two boys: Blake and Cruz. (Terri Trembath/CBC) Jodie Tilley was going to give birth for the first time, and not just to one baby.To prepare for the arrival of her twins, Tilley and her fiancé, Ryan Pinder, decided to sign up for a prenatal classes. What they never guessed was the discovery of a support group that would last long after their twin boys were born. "The class was amazing because we all became friends — that was the great thing," Tilley told CBC News. "And then we now have a support group and every night we chat with each other on a private Facebook group for all the twin parents." She says they signed up for the twins baby and birthing class to learn, and they did — topics including bathing and breastfeeding twins and what to expect during delivery. But Tilley says they are pleasantly surprised by bonus friends and support. "We learned we were not alone, that there were a lot of other twin moms experiencing this at the same time," she said. All of the babies were born within eight weeks of each other, and the group got together recently for a visit. The 14 parents and 14 babies spent a few hours together, and decided to snap a picture to remember the get-together. It was a bit like dominoes really, as when one decided to lean it caught on. A photo is worth a 1,000 words — or not"Every child was silent," Tilley said about the lack of crying babies in the photo. "And for those three hours that we were at the party, that was only moment of silence we got."She expects the group to continue meeting, and sees many playdates in the future: "We met some pretty cool people." However, Tilley also expects there will be lots of 2 a.m. conversations until then. She said sleep deprivation is one of biggest challenges of having twins, because they don't feed or sleep at the same time. "You always need two sets of hands when caring for the babies," Tilley said, adding it's tough when one parent is gone when it comes to screaming, hungry babies. But she is grateful for the support of her birthing class as they learn to manage their new life, times two. "We hit the jackpot having twins," she laughed. "One and done — our instafam." |