Twins and Triplets (FM)

I can remember growing up and going through school with only two sets of twins in my whole town. Back 30 years ago, twins were unique. Now with women having children at a later age, and with the assistance of IVF to become pregnant, twins and triplets are more commonplace.

But that doesn't make the job of taking care of them any easier. And to carry the babies during pregnancy, to go through the delivery of multiples, and to take care of their needs while trying to recover can be even more challenging.

So I wanted to talk to a mom who went through the experience and a labor and delivery nurse that is on the front lines of bringing these miracles into the world. My first guest is a good friend of mine, Trista DeFillipis who had her son a month after I had Zack, and then became pregnant within a year with twin girls. She shares her difficult pregnancy and delivery of twins after having such an easy time with her son -- showcasing how different each pregnancy can be.

Then later, Ilona DeSantis, RNC, a labor and delivery nurse for high risk births shares her experiences of working with women to deliver multiples on a daily basis. She talks about what difficulties they may face and provides information that women need to know as they gear up for delivery.

Also check out a hip breastfeeding cover designed and created by Ilona at www.3mooncouture.com -- proving again that women/moms can always see ways to improve on products out there for the baby market.