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Acknowledgements |
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vii |
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Forward |
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xv |
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About the Author |
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xiii |
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Growing Up With a Sidekick |
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1 |
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Parenting Principles |
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5 |
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Expectations and Preparation |
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7 |
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Your Plural Pregnancy |
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10 |
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Imperfect Strangers |
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16 |
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Gaining Support |
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18 |
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Doctors and Hospitals |
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21 |
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The Name Game |
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24 |
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Things You'd Rather Avoid But Can't |
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27 |
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Working Out Work Related Issues |
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29 |
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Time for Bedrest? |
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33 |
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In-Activities |
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36 |
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Things That Don't Cost Anything |
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40 |
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Registering: Pre and Post Planning |
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42 |
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Things to Consider, Things to Avoid |
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46 |
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Nursery Necessities |
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54 |
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Parents Preferences |
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57 |
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Handy Things |
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60 |
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Not-so-Handy Things |
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65 |
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The Poop on Diapers |
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69 |
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Car Seat Safety and Tips |
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72 |
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The Low Down on Highchairs |
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75 |
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Things That Stroll |
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78 |
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Minivans and Other Minutiae |
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84 |
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Organizing and Creating Space |
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89 |
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Parenting Pets |
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92 |
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Relation-Ships That Pass in the
Night |
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94 |
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The Multiple Birth |
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95 |
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The Pediatrician |
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104 |
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Multiple Medications |
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108 |
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Simple Things That Simplify |
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110 |
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Volunteered Help |
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114 |
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Hiring and Firing Paid Help |
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117 |
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Pacifiers: The Love/Hate
Relationship |
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124 |
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Infants |
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126 |
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A Briefing About Breastfeeding |
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128 |
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Not-so-Basic Bottle-Feeding Basics |
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134 |
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Formula and Other Fluids |
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138 |
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Hints for Burping and Relieving Gas |
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142 |
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Assembling Your Assembly Line:
Feeding Techniques |
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144 |
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Continuous Crying |
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148 |
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Could it be...Colic? |
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152 |
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Feeling Blue |
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155 |
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Bouts of Relaxation |
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158 |
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Showering: The Logistical Nightmare |
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161 |
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Bathing Your Beauties |
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164 |
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Bedtime Basics |
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167 |
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Sleeping: Children and Parents |
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170 |
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Secrets to Keep From Your Spouse |
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176 |
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Cribs and Beds |
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178 |
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Tips to Digest: Solid Foods |
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181 |
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The Infamous "Schedule" |
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184 |
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Teething Pains |
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188 |
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One-on-One Time |
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190 |
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Comparisons |
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192 |
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Creative Grocery Shopping |
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194 |
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Shopping: Saving Money and Your
Sanity |
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196 |
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Dine and Dash |
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199 |
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The Laundry List |
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202 |
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The Dirt on Messes |
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204 |
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Working Vacations |
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206 |
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Dentist Visits |
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209 |
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Taking Away Bottles and Pacifiers |
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211 |
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Smiles for the Camera! |
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213 |
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Safety Issues |
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216 |
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Children Proofing |
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219 |
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When Your Zoo is Two |
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222 |
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Time and Time Again Time-Outs |
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225 |
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Toilet Training Twins or Triplets |
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228 |
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Pre-School: Getting Waitlisted |
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234 |
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Saving for College and More |
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237 |
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Reassurance and Positive Thoughts |
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240 |
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Tips That Will Last a Lifetime |
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242 |
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Things Mothers of Multiples Will
Only Admit to Other Mothers of Multiples |
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244 |
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Why Multiples are Easier Than
Singletons |
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247 |
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Tip #1,002 |
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250 |
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Index |
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253 |
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