Author Archive: Alexandra Goho
Delivery Dilemma
For many expecting moms, the scariest part of carrying twins is preparing for the delivery. I know it was for me. You hear the horror stories, you read the statistics, and you wonder how on earth are you going to get through this? Early in my pregnancy, during my first visit with the maternal fetal [...]
Hats off to Helmets
At first, I didn’t notice the flat spot on the back of her head. Most infant heads look a little misshapen, at least in the beginning. My daughter was born with a head tilt from being squashed in the womb alongside her twin sister. It never occurred to me at the time that this would [...]
Mono Di What? Expect to hear a lot of medical jargon when you’re expecting twins.
Twins can be identical or fraternal, same sex or opposite. Seems pretty straightforward, right? If only that was the case. As it turns out, there are many different kinds of twins. And although that may not matter once the babies are born, while they are in the womb, these distinctions are critical. Typically, pregnant women [...]
Twins Everywhere!
Is it in our genes or is there something else going on? Whenever I mention to someone that I have twins, the first thing I usually get asked is, “So, do twins run in your family?”
