Surprise News: Kelsey Hatcher’s Exciting Fourth Pregnancy Kelsey Hatcher’s fourth pregnancy started like others do – a missed period. She took a home pregnancy test, got a positive result, and excitedly told her husband, Caleb. They live in Dora, Alabama, and after their youngest was born in 2021, they thought they were done with middle-of-the-night baby duties.   Ultrasound Surprise: Kelsey’s Two Uteruses and Twins When Kelsey went for her first ultrasound at about eight weeks pregnant, things got surprising. Although the first baby looked healthy, Kelsey was told that she was born with ..read more

Whether your summer vacation involves lounging on a beach with a cold drink in hand, exploring a new international city, or being at one with nature on an outdoor excursion, one thing to be aware of is that during pregnancy, there is an increased risk of sunburn. When your skin is exposed to too much of the sun’s ultraviolet rays and you aren’t wearing sunscreen or protective clothing, the risk of sunburn is likely. While sunburn may cause slight irritation for some, it can be more serious for a pregnant person and the fetus. We’ve asked the team at Your Baby Club to share insight in ..read more

Pregnancy and labor are two very exciting yet intimidating life-changing scenarios, whether it’s your first or fourth child. And when it comes to twin labor and delivery, it’s only natural for anxieties to run high. From the type of twins you’re birthing to your preferred method of delivery, anyone experiencing a multiple pregnancy is likely to have a few questions that should be addressed with a healthcare professional. Below, we’ve got you covered with everything you need to know about twin labor and delivery, so you feel as prepared and confident as possible when the time comes to meet your ..read more

Margo and Ian Sheldon were trying to conceive for six years, enduring the pain of multiple miscarriages and a full-term still birth. In June 2020, just four days apart, their two babies arrived. Ian and Margo Sheldon with their two babies, Sofia Grace and Austin Olivier. Sofia is four days older and was carried by a surrogate. Austin was conceived naturally. They have been discharged from Victoria General Hospital and will be heading home to Jasper, Alta., in the next few weeks. ADRIAN LAM / Times Colonist The near-twin births came after Margo’s foster sister, Meena Buckham, offered to be a su ..read more

Packing your hospital bag for labor and birth is an exciting but often daunting prospect. To make the process a little easier, we’ve asked our community of veteran twin moms what they considered a ‘must-have item’ during their hospital stay – from the items they couldn’t live without, to the items they regretted leaving at home, we’ve got a list of 24 hospital bag essentials you might not have considered packing.    When should I pack my hospital bag? As you enter your third trimester, it’s a good idea to start thinking about packing your hospital bag. Most people will wan ..read more

Margo and Ian Sheldon were trying to conceive for six years, enduring the pain of multiple miscarriages and a full-term still birth. In June 2020, just four days apart, their two babies arrived. Ian and Margo Sheldon with their two babies, Sofia Grace and Austin Olivier. Sofia is four days older and was carried by a surrogate. Austin was conceived naturally. They have been discharged from Victoria General Hospital and will be heading home to Jasper, Alta., in the next few weeks. ADRIAN LAM / Times Colonist The near-twin births came after Margo’s foster sister, Meena Buckham, offered to be a su ..read more

Packing your hospital bag for labor and birth is an exciting but often daunting prospect. To make the process a little easier, we’ve asked our community of veteran twin moms what they considered a ‘must-have item’ during their hospital stay – from the items they couldn’t live without, to the items they regretted leaving at home, we’ve got a list of 24 hospital bag essentials you might not have considered packing.    When should I pack my hospital bag? As you enter your third trimester, it’s a good idea to start thinking about packing your hospital bag. Most people will wan ..read more

The COMPLETE story of my boys My daughter and son are only 18 months apart and that has worked out well for us. My daughter was always independent, she started walking at 8 months and things were getting easier for me at home. We decided it was time to get pregnant again and we did. My son was born in September, 3 weeks early, it was a bit of an adjustment with a newborn in the house, but we handled it well. My son was 7 or 8 months old when we started talking about getting pregnant again. I was still nursing at the time, he wasn’t walking or even crawling yet, and I was concerned the jump fr ..read more

Alexzandria Wolliston holding Mark & Malakhi Quinn. Courtesy Alexzandria Wolliston. Alexzandria Wolliston welcomed her first set of boys, Mark and Malakhi, in March 2019, and her second set, Kaylen and Kaleb, in December 2019, all of whom she said were conceived naturally. Doctors told her that she had better chances of winning the lottery than delivering two sets of twins in the same year. Wolliston, 25, was doubly surprised to deliver two sets of twins and to learn they actually run in her family. During the course of last year, she discovered that both of her grandmothers had lost twin ..read more

When UK mom Kelly Fairhurst arrived at her twelve-week scan, she was excited to see a glimpse of what she thought was her third baby. Already mom to two girls, Agyness (4) and Margot (3), Ms Fairhurst received the shock of her life when she was told she and her partner Joshua Boundy were expecting two! But the surprise didn’t end there. The doctors revealed that she actually has two wombs and two cervixes – and a twin in each. Kelly was told that the condition known as ‘uterus didelpys’ was so rare that the chances of conceiving twins in each womb was one in 50 million. Kelly Fairhurst learne ..read more