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Follow the everyday adventures of this couple with three children under three!

Kandi is the proud mom of 6-year-old identical twin girls. She says, "Being married...having twins...living life to its fullest has its challenges and its rewards, and I think we all have a little to learn from each other."

Jennifer writes about life with her 12-year-old identical twin boys. They make her crazy, but generally they have a decent time. Jennifer blogs about whatever is on her mind that day and spends a lot of her "silent, in-my-head time" praying that her boys will turn into normal people!

This stay-at-home mother of twin boys, born in April 2009, left the corporate world to start an organic farm, and got sidetracked with the birth of two amazing kids!

Shelby, founder of Double Up Books, blogs about her favorite things, which include twins, books, and life!

Mohini chronicles her efforts to feed her twin toddlers a variety of foods!

This blog records the creation and lives of the FEDS family in South Africa: Fiona, Emma, Daniel, and Stephen.

This married mommy of 5 (babies #4 and #5 are twin boys) shares her personal parenting insights, experiences, and some general information on products and services she has personally researched and tried, which are of value and interest to a twin and/or singleton parent.

Kristyn chronicles daily life with husband Dan and their kids, Aidan, Gracie and Livi!

CWK has a family of six (yes, including her) and it gets a little nuts around her house. But she has a lot of things to say, and a few stories to share with you. So if you stick around, you'll see that it's a crazy life, but it's her life.

A family's adventures raising adopted Korean b/g twins! Archives detail their adoption journey.

Vayia is the mother of two sets of fraternal twins. The first set was conceived with the help of IVF and the second set was a complete surprise! Read how she manages life with her double blessings!

Shannon, mom of fraternal twin boys, blogs about her toddlers' accomplishments as well as her experiences as a new mom. She finds excitement in learning all about her two precious gifts!

Recovering from year three of continuous stay-at-home twin wrangling, this mom has been married to the same slice of deliciousness for nearly 6 years and still gets giddy when she hears Culture Club on the radio.

Monica is a wife and mother of three boys, ages 2, 4 and 6, and twin girls who just celebrated their 1st birthday! She’s praying to learn and love all that she possibly can.

A daddy of boy/girl twins writes about his amusing and tender moments with Swee'Pea and TheMonk.

This mommy blogger writes about her preschooler boy's and toddler twin girls' development, antics and all the mischief they get into!

Laura, also known as LaLaGirl, is the mother of a teenager and two young sets of twins. She's happily married to an enginerd named Paul, loves living in Colorado, and writes almost daily about married life, raising multiples, and parenting a child with autism.

Read about Cami's crazy life alongside her three beautiful flowers that continue to blossom with each moment that passes.

The Beynon family blogs about life with twin girls, Preslee and Mason, and Baby Girl #3, who is on the way!

Neurotic mom blogs about raising twin girls and trying to be a little green.

Join this grateful and happy mom to amazing little boys, Aiden and Brandon, as she journeys through pregnancy, prematurity, cancer, liver transplant and, most importantly, everyday miracles!

This very creative mom blogs about daily life with 3 kiddos, including a 3-year-old son and 9-month-old twin girls. One twin was born with a cleft lip and palate, and has been diagnosed as failing to thrive. Cooking, cleaning, household management, meal planning, and crafts/sewing are also favorite subjects.

This happy mommy posts almost daily about her life as a sleep-deprived wife and mom, working full-time at home during the night, while taking care of her 1-year-old boy/girl twins and 9-year-old son during the day. She takes her camera everywhere, hoping to catch the perfect photo for her next blog post!

Disa lives in Iceland with her Irish husband Marc and their identical twin girls, Natalie and Isabel, born in March 2007. She writes about her life as a mom to twin girls, a wife, a part-time employee and a full-time thirty-something university student.

This Houston-based mother blogs about her four children, 11-month-old boy/girl twins, and two boys, ages 3 and 5, as well as poetry, homeschooling, breastfeeding, and running a Son-Rise home therapy program for her oldest son, who has Asperger's Syndrome. Displaced by Hurricane Ike, there's never a dull moment for this family!

This Southern girl with the gift of gab loves a great glass of wine and good times with friends. She also loves her twin babies and her precious Southern man. Life is good in Texas!

This dad blogs about everyday life with his family, which includes his wife and three kids: 6-year-old Katie and 4-year-old twin boys, Ben and Jonathan. Popular topics include the kids, church and work. His children will soon have twin cousins, too!

Anne Glamore regales readers with the adventures of raising three boys in the suburbs. She has perfected the male version of the sex talk and learned to manage the Doorknob/Fart Game. She's training her boys to scramble eggs, brew coffee, hang up their wet towels and use impeccable manners at all times. She forces Finn (12), and twins Porter and Drew (10), to practice these skills daily so they'll be irresistible to women and have no trouble finding wives in a timely manner. Her blog highlights the differences between Porter's outlandish adventures and Drew's quiet attention to detail.

Susan M. Heim, a mother of four (including twin preschoolers) and author of three books about twins, shares her advice and experiences about raising kids in today's world.

This site tells you about Susan Heim's parenting books and other projects.

Susan M. Heim, former senior editor for the bestselling "Chicken Soup for the Soul" series and the author of three parenting books, shares her personal and professional thoughts and experiences about raising children in today's world.

Susan Heim writes a regular column about loving and living with twins and multiples for Mommies Magazine.

Twice the Love, published by TWINS Magazine, is filled with funny, fascinating and touching stories about raising twins and multiples. Visit the TWINS Magazine site to learn more about this wonderful book.

This is the official website for Susan Heim's book, Oh, Baby! 7 Ways a Baby Will Change Your Life the First Year. Read articles excerpted from the book, as well as endorsements for the award-winning Oh, Baby!

Press release for launch of TwinsTalk website for parents of twins and multiples

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These brief videos cover a wide variety of issues related to raising twins, such as Getting Twins on a Sleeping Schedule, Bottle-Feeding Twins, and Teaching Sign Language to Twins.

Triplets, Moms, and More is a support group for families and families-to-be of triplets, quads and more. They are based in Massachusetts and serve members throughout New England.

The premier bookstore for twins, triplets and more

MOST (Mothers of Supertwins), a community of families, volunteers and professionals founded in 1987, is the leading national nonprofit provider of support, education and research on higher-order multiple births. MOST's mission is to advocate for quality prenatal care, promote healthy deliveries, and supply information to all multiple birth families in order to support successful parenting through every phase of childhood development.   

TWINS Magazine is the premier periodical for parents of multiples, from twins and triplets to quadruplets, quintuplets and more! Published six times each year, TWINS Magazine is the "bible of parenting multiples," loved by moms and dads of twins and higher-order multiples since 1984.

A "twin connection" is the unique and often mysterious bond that connects twins. If you're a twin, you've undoubtedly experienced it. If you're a parent, sibling or friend of twins, you've witnessed it. This website celebrates this fascinating bond by offering a place to share your story about that special twin connection and read about how other twins have experienced that bond.

Timely features on twin pregnancy, twin and sibling relationships, multiples and classroom placement, family travel, and more.

Keeping Pace with Multiple Miracles is a non-profit support network for families and families-to-be of multiple birth children. Based in W. Bridgewater, Massachusetts, they have members and meetings all over the state of Massachusetts and offer a wide variety of resources to help meet the needs of families of multiples.

Home to the national parent movement seeking state-to-state legislation mandating flexible placement policies for multiple birth children within the classroom

Multiples Magazine is dedicated to enriching the lives of families by promoting wholesome values, time-saving and fun activities, money-saving tips, quality entertainment reviews and informative articles.

The Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome Foundation is solely dedicated to providing immediate and lifesaving educational, emotional and financial support to families, medical professionals, and other caregivers before, during, and after a diagnosis of Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome. They are dedicated to saving the babies, improving their future health and care, providing NICU, special needs and bereavement support, furthering medical research, and keeping families together the way twins are meant to be.

The Fetal Hope Foundation's mission is to provide support, provide information, fund research, increase awareness and be an outlet for leading medical information pertaining to fetal distresses and syndromes. We are all about arming families and healthcare providers with information and helping to save babies' lives.

Lotsa Helping Hands is a simple, immediate way for friends, family, colleagues, and neighbors to assist loved ones in need. It's an easy-to-use, private group calendar, specifically designed for organizing helpers, where everyone can pitch in with meals delivery, rides, and other tasks necessary for life to run smoothly during times of medical crisis, end-of-life caring, or family caregiver exhaustion. It's also a place to keep these ‘circles of community' informed with status updates, photo galleries, message boards, and more.

CLIMB's mission is to provide parent-to-parent support for all who have experienced the death of one or more twins or higher multiple birth children at any time from conception through birth, infancy and early childhood. It is also to assist extended families, caregivers, twins and multiples organizations and others who are seeking to understand and support the needs of parents with a multiple birth loss.

This incredibly moving slide show chronicles a husband and wife's journey through TTTS with their unborn twins.

TwinParents.com is an online community where parents of twins can interact, share ideas, lend support and find answers to their questions.

Every year, more than 3,000 sets of twins of all ages and from all around the world gather in Twinsburg, Ohio. It is the world's largest annual gathering of twins!

Largest nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality.

This site sells adorable hand-painted shoes, clothes and bags for children, but also tells the story of the founder's daughter, Emma, one of a set of quads who died at 22 months of pulmonary arterial hypertension. These products are inspired by Emma's love of animals.

Some of the top sites and blogs about raising twins (including TwinsTalk!) are listed here.

Oh My Baby specializes in embroidered baby gifts. Our store features personalized baby blankets, lovies, bibs, burp cloths, and more. We also offer a matching combination of some of our items as gift sets. Welcome a new baby into the world with a personalized gift.

Advice, support, help and information for parents who are expecting twins, or who already have them and love them!

Type-A Mom, founded by a mother of twins, is a website where real moms share real advice.

Monica and her twin toddlers "twin test" anything that makes life as a parent easier or more fun, whether it's electronics, cleaning supplies, on-the-go-snacking solutions, toys or books!

This site is dedicated to everything twins. From pregnancy to parenting, you are sure to find useful information, great resources, and fun products for twins, their proud parents, and families.

This site aims to become the largest directory for blogs by women on the Internet.

Scientists have uncovered the remains of two babies they believe were twins born to King Tut and his wife. Why didn't they survive?

Mothers and fathers of twins conceived either spontaneously or with assisted reproductive technology (ART) suffer more mental health symptoms after delivery and one year later than do parents of singleton babies, according to research presented to the 24th annual meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology in Barcelona July 7 (2008).

The fascinating story of Lakshmi, a little Indian girl born with four arms and four legs, the result of being joined to a "parasitic twin." Read how she's revered in her village and how risky surgery removed the various parts of the parasitic twin.

This Alaskan family now has 5 children under the age of 3! To top it all off, the mother suffered congestive heart failure after the triplets' birth. Fortunately, she has lots of help and seems to take their difficulties all in stride.

The Arizona State Mothers of Multiples Organization website lists the local twins clubs and their locations in the state of Arizona.

Serving families with twins, triplets and higher order multiples throughout Colorado.

FOMOTC is a non-profit organization comprised of local support groups throughout Florida for parents of multiples. Whether you are looking for a club in your area, wanting information on how to start a new club, or seeking answers to questions regarding multiples, we are here for you.

The mission of the GOMOMC is to bring together member clubs to develop, foster and provide a commonwealth of knowledge and support to be shared among member clubs as well as with the medical and professional communities throughout the State of Georgia. In addition, they assist in the formation of new clubs and affiliates, and work cooperatively in all aspects with the National Organization of Mothers of Twins Clubs, Inc.

The Illinois Organization of Mothers of Twins Club, Inc. (IOMOTC) was founded in 1962 as an Illinois non-profit, educational, public service organization for mothers of twins and higher order multiple birth children. IOMOTC provides support, information, and networking services to parents of twins and higher order multiples through its member club affiliates.

The purpose of the IFMOTC is to unite in a common bond all mothers or guardians of multiple births for furthering their education in child development and rearing which relate especially to multiple births, and to exchange information with all others who have direct interest and experience.

The Kentucky State Mothers of Multiples Association was chartered in July 1985 to provide support and fellowship for parents of multiple birth children throughout Kentucky. The organization offers the exchange of information gained from parents, educators, health care providers, and others with direct interest pertaining to the rearing and development of the individuality of multiple birth children. They promote research and local club ideas, regardless of the size of the local club.

The MMOTA is a support group for families of twins, triplets, quads and other higher-order multiples in the state of Massachusetts.

The MOMOTC website is designed to help Michigan parents of multiples and the Michigan Mothers of Twins (& Multiples) local clubs. The website began in May 2002 as a means to share information between all member clubs and individuals in the state.

MAPOM consists of approximately 22 member clubs from Virginia, W. Virginia and Maryland. MAPOM serves as liaison so member clubs may exchange information for the mutual benefit of individual members; promotes formation of new mothers of multiples clubs, assists in their establishment, and supports their growth; encourages participation in research projects; collects and disseminates information relative to the physical, mental, and social well-being of multiple birth children and their families.

The Missouri Organization of Mothers of Twins Clubs is organized exclusively to cooperate with and participate in projects conducted by researchers and doctors in medical and psychological research with multiple birth children and/or siblings; educate parents, teachers and others having direct responsibility and interest in the special aspects of child development which relates especially to multiple birth children; unite Mothers of Twins Clubs in Missouri so they may share procedures, ideas and educational material, and to assist in the formation of new clubs in Missouri.

Founded in 1960, the National Organization of Mothers of Twins Clubs, Inc. (NOMOTC) is a network of more than 450 local clubs representing over 25,000 individual parents of multiples -- twins, triplets, quadruplets and more.

The purpose of the New Jersey Association of Twins' Mothers Clubs, Inc. is to broaden the understanding of those aspects of child development and rearing which relate especially to multiples through the interchange of information among parents, educators, doctors, and others having direct interest and appropriate experience.

The purpose of the NYSOMOTC is to join together educationally and further facilitate research through member clubs throughout the State of New York, for the purpose of exchanging information pertaining to the rearing, development and encouragement of individuality of multiple birth children, as may be forthcoming from parents, doctors, educators or other appropriate sources.

The objectives of the North Carolina Mothers of Multiples organization include to share procedures, ideas, and educational information; encourage membership in the National Organization for Mothers of Twins, Inc.; assist in forming new clubs; and co-operate with medical and educational researchers.

The purpose of this organization is to unite all Mothers of Twins Clubs in Northern California in a central organization; to assist in forming new clubs and offer assistance to established clubs through sharing of procedures, ideas and educational information; and to participate in research.

The Northwest Association of Mothers of Twins Clubs Inc. (NWAMOTC) was formed in 1963 to create an alliance between mother of multiples clubs in the Northwestern U.S. and Canada, enabling them to share ideas and information about multiple-birth children on a larger scale. Over the years, the Northwest Association has stimulated the foundation of many area clubs, and now includes 38 clubs with more than 1,250 members.

The Ohio Federation of Mothers of Twins Clubs, Inc. (OFMOTC) was founded in 1949 as a support group for parents of twins, triplets and more. OFMOTC supports members and promotes twins/multiple births. OFMOTC is proud of its involvement at the local, state and national levels for the continued benefit of its members.

OMOMs joins together the parents in Oklahoma who have been blessed with twins, triplets, quadruplets, and other higher-order multiples. The purpose of OMOMs is to provide education pertaining to the development of multiple birth children, cooperation with medical and educational professions engaged in multiple birth research, friendship, recreation for the families, garage sales, and philanthropic activities.

The POMOTC is stronger than ever with approximately 40 clubs and over 1,500 members in the state of Pennsylvania serving families with twins, triplets and other higher-order multiples.

The purpose of SCMOTC, Inc. is to unite Mothers of Twins Clubs in Southern California to share procedures, ideas, and educational information and to encourage membership in the National Organization of Mothers of Twins Clubs, Inc. They also assist in the forming of new clubs and cooperate with research.

Texas Mothers of Multiples is a state organization of local clubs for the parents of multiple-birth children. The purpose of the organization is to promote awareness of multiple births, participate in research, and exchange ideas and information with parents of multiples throughout the state of Texas.

The purpose of the Wisconsin Organization of Mothers of Twins Clubs is to join together member clubs throughout the state for the purpose of exchanging educational information pertaining to the rearing, development, and encouragement of individuality of twins, as may be forthcoming from parents, doctors, educators, or other appropriate sources.