title: Double Trouble : Twins and How to Survive Them
author: Emma Mahoney
description: This indispensable guide to multiple pregnancy, birth and beyond, comes from an expert on the subject -- Emma Mahony is a twin herself as well as being the mother of twins. Humorous cartoons from the Times' front-page cartoonist make this a lighthearted, informative guide to everything expectant mothers of twins need to know. Twins are amazing -- but multiple pregnancy and birth, not to mention coping with twins once they are born, carries a set of special fears, risks and issues. Many parents-to-be find themselves overwhelmed. This guide is informative yet informal -- in a similar vein to 'Best Friends Guide To Pregnancy'. The author is uniquely experienced in this subject, being a twin and also a mother of baby twins. Contains advice from pregnancy and childcare experts as well as case studies. Illustrated inside with humorous cartoons from Jonathan Pugh, father of two and front-page cartoonist at The Times. An exploration of practical issues such as eating for three, managing breastfeeding, and the trend towards Caesareans for NHS twin births. / Any special concerns? The unnecessary label of 'high risk' in pregnancy. / Testimonies from mums who have tried different approaches. / Interviews with medical and midwife experts. / A step-by-step guide to the different stages of pregnancy and birth, including how to involve the father and explain twins to other siblings. / Tips on managing once the twins have arrived.
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  The Twins Make Up Their Minds
  
  
  
  
  
  One sunny summer afternoon four girls sat on the grass by a tenths-court,
  drinking lemonade. Their rackets lay beside them, and the six white balls were
  scattered over the court.  
  Two of the girls were twins.. Isabel and Patricia O'Sullivan were so alike
  that only a few people could tell which was Pat and which was Isabel. Both
  girls had dark brown wavy hair, deep blue eyes and a merry smile, and the
  Irish lilt in their voices was very pleasant to hear.  
  The twins were staying for two weeks with friends of theirs, Mary and Frances
  Waters. The four girls were talking, and Pat was frowning as she spoke. She
  took up her racket and banged it hard on the grass.  
  "It's just too bad that Mummy won't let us go to the same school as you, now
  that we have all left Redroofs School together. We've been friends so long and
  now we've got to go to a different school, and we shan't see each other for
  ages." "It's a pity that Redroofs only takes girls u