1. Feeling special about having twins
Parents often say they feel shocked or overwhelmed when they find out they are having more than one baby. Many said other family members and friends treated them differently because of the twin status…
2. When parents lose a twin baby
Parents may suffer loss in many different ways: very early in pregnancy (‘miscarriage’) or later during the pregnancy (‘stillbirth’), or after the baby had been born (‘neonatal death’)…
3. Acknowledging bereavement and twin-ship
Most parent’s value continued acknowledgement that a surviving baby is a twin, and appreciate it when others refer to both their twins by their names…