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Finding the golden egg
Last year I wrote about the “anxiety of the mom at the hunt” and discussed my thoughts about stacking the deck for success at my girls’ first Easter egg hunt. It turned out that the deck was already stacked by the generous fire fighters in town. No kid at our local egg hunt could possibly…
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TwinWatch News: More about possible single-embryo transfer restrictions in UK
A detailed article about the implications and concerns if the UK were to enact a single-embryo transfer policy for IVF procedures.
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TwinWatch News: Britain may limit number of IVF embryos, and lots more news about multiples
I’ve gotten behind posting the news (sorry!), but there have been a lot of interesting articles lately, so here’s a quick run-down: The top story today is about the possibility that women in Britain may soon be restricted to the implantation of one embryo during an IVF procedure. Currently, there are strict rules that restrict…
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TwinWatch News: Mia Hamm a twinmom
Dodgers first baseman Nomar Garciaparra and soccer star Mia Hamm are now parents of twin girls. The girls were born in Los Angeles on Tuesday, five weeks early.
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TwinWatch News: Many IVF patients want twins; human ‘chimera’ discovered
Very interesting article about IVF. I’ve been reading about how many doctors are now encouraging IVF folks to implant one embryo instead of more than one. Apparently this is due to the higher risks for both mother and babes in multiples pregnancies and births. Turns out, according to this Boston Globe article, that many people…
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TwinWatch News: Canada’s first IVF twins turn 25; 50 years of marriage for twins married on same day
Sweet! Twin sisters Grace Stokes and Elspeth Hall, 70, had a double wedding and are now celebrating their 50th anniversaries. They even received a letter from Queen Elizabeth because of their special story. My favorite part of the article: Elspeth said: “We did think we might have separate ceremonies as we wanted to be married…
