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Posted by kim on October 26, 2011
It seems that more and more celebrities are giving birth to twins. Maybe there are some los angeles deals on in-vitro fertilization?! We’ve come up with a list of ten celebrities that have all bore twins within the last five years:
1. Angelina Jolie (with Brad Pitt) – Boy/Girl Twins (Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline) born July 12th, 2008
2. Celine Dion (with manager/husband Rene Angelil) – Twin Boys (Nelson and Eddy) born October 23rd, 2010
3. Holly Hunter (with partner Gordon MacDonald) – Twin Boys (Claude and Press) born January 2006
4. Jennifer Lopez (with (now-ex)husband Marc Anthony) – Boy/Girl Twins (Max and Emme) born in February 2008
5. Lisa Marie Presley (with husband Michael Lockwood) (Finley and Harper) born October 7th, 2008 – Fact: Lisa Marie’s famous father, Elvis Presley was a twin himself, but brother Jesse was stillborn.
6. Marcia Cross (with husband Tom Mahoney) – Twins Girls (Eden and Savannah) born February 20th, 2007
7. Mariah Carey (with husband Nick Cannon) – Boy/Girl Twins (Moroccan Scott and Monroe) born April 30th, 2011
8. Nancy Grace – Boy/Girl Twins (John David and Lucy Elizabeth) born 2007.
9. Rebecca Romijn (with husband Jerry O’Connell) – Twin Girls (Dolly Rebecca Rose and Charlie Tamara Tulip) born December 28th, 2008
10. Sarah Jessica Parker (with husband Matthew Broderick, but delivered by a surrogate mother) – Twin Girls (Marion Loretta Elwell and Tabitha Hodge) born June 22nd, 2009
Fostering a sharing and caring environment at home is nothing short of difficult. Especially for twins, who are often times expected to be each other’s best friends, expectations can be overwhelming.
Bunk beds for your twins can grant them individual spaces while still learning valuable lessons about compromise and cooperation. The bunk bed helps save space in the kids’ room while your twins work together toward a common goal, whether it be making the bed or deciding who gets to sleep on the top bunk. Comfortable, secure, stylish, and a space saver, bunk beds can also be a vital learning tool for teaching your kids an important lesson in cohabitation.
Posted by Chris on July 20, 2011
Twins are normally born early or premature as the saying goes but that doesn’t stop the worry or stress of having two babies to take care of right away. The average for twins is 22 days early and that means they won’t have to stay in the hospital too long after they are born. You can take them home if their weight is kept up and they are healthy. That also means there’s also a lot of work for you and the hubby, not to mention the nights of feedings and walking the floor.
Continue reading “Take a Spa Break after having Twins!” »
Posted by kim on April 20, 2011
According to a Swedish study published in Diabetes Care (a publication from the American Diabetes Association), babies born premature (before 37 weeks gestational age) have a slightly higher risk of developing diabetes at some point in their lifetime.
Preterm birth, including late preterm birth, is associated with a modestly increased risk of diabetes in young Swedish adults. These findings have important public health implications given the increasing number of preterm births and the large disease burden of diabetes, particularly when diagnosed in young adulthood.
Mind you, this study was done in Sweden, not the United States, so results may be different for American babies born prematurely. My guess is that the percentage may be even higher here in the states. Why? Because the we have a higher rate of premature births. And we also have a higher risk factors involved, such as obesity – the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say that two thirds of Americans are overweight.
That being said, diabetes needle disposal as well as medical waste disposal in general is becoming a bigger and bigger problem as infectious waste has the ability to cause human and environmental harm if not properly disposed. BioMedical Waste Solutions offers a more environmentally friendly process of treatment and disposal by using an autoclave, or steam sterilization, to render your waste noninfectious and is OSHA compliant.
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