title: Multiples Illuminated: A Collection of Stories And Advice From Parents of Twins, Triplets and More
author:  Megan Woolsey 
description: When co-author Megan Woolsey was only eight weeks pregnant with triplets, she was filled with fluctuating emotions. One day she was ecstatic that her heartbreaking years of infertility were finally over, the next day she was scared about how she would take care of three babies at once. Some days she was proud that she would be a mom of multiples, the next she was awake in the middle of the night worrying that she would never get to travel outside her town again.<br /><br />Being pregnant with multiples is a challenging experience. It's beautiful and exciting. It's also terrifying and a test of physical endurance. All the concerns, pains and aches of pregnancy are multiplied. The huge belly. The pressure on the chest when lying down. The kicks and jabs on all parts of your belly, chest and pelvis. The enormous appetite, yet the lack of space in the stomach. The very real fear of preterm labor and the possibility of a NICU stay for the babies.<br /><br />The questions also multiply: How will I deliver two/ three/ four babies? What will the NICU experience be like? How will I breastfeed more than one baby? Will I ever sleep again? How will I care for the twins/ triplets/ quads? Will I have help?<br /><br />Newly pregnant women have many questions, and they can usually find them in books. Newly pregnant women with twins/ triplets/ quads have even more questions and find themselves floundering for information, support and help. We want to be excited, but the unknown creeps up like a cold breeze on a hot summer day. People usually do not know what to say to us.<br /><br />With a lack of knowledge about carrying and raising multiples, we began searching for answers. We scoured the Internet looking for books to teach us about raising multiples. Megan taped every show she could find on the Discovery Channel about multiples. Eight years ago there was not enough good information, but she bought everything she could find (five books in total).<br /><br />Alison Lee, mom of twins, and Megan Woolsey conceived <i>Multiples Illuminated</i> to shed light (see what we did there?) on the world of raising multiples. How we would have appreciated a book like <i>Multiples Illuminated</i> when we were pregnant with our multiples, wondering what life would be like for us. <br /><br />We wanted to write this book to offer the parents of multiples around the world something delicious to indulge in. There are words of wisdom and personal stories that we hope will inspire you and make you proud to be a part of the world of multiples.<br /><br />If you read <i>Multiples Illuminated</i> and feel optimistic, inspired, informed, and connected about raising multiples, we have done our job. We are a community of parents who need to think outside the box to successfully raise two or more children simultaneously. <br /><br />In this book are stories that will make you laugh, and stories that will make you cry, sprinkled with helpful advice and journal prompts for you to tell your own hearts' story. <br /><br />Thank you for trusting us to join your multiples adventure; we hope they illuminate you. <br /> ---- Megan and Alison, Editors
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  AN UNEXPECTED GIFT
  
  
  As the single mom of triplets, Megan Rivers has no time to spare, especially
  for her playboy neighbor, Will Trent—she’s been burned by his kind before. But
  when the flirty firefighter pleads for her help with an adorable baby boy
  suddenly left in his care, Megan can’t say no…for the baby’s sake, of course.
  
  
  After his fiancée ditched him, Will had been enjoying the single life. Now
  he’s taking the kids to see Santa and picking out Christmas trees with Megan,
  and he realizes he likes being a family man. Will’s ready to give love another
  chance, but can he convince Megan to do the same?
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  “You didn’t like me because of ‘a vibe’?” Will repeated.
  
  
  “Sorry,” Megan said in a small voice.
  
  
  He sighed. “I guess I didn’t help matters. Every time I saw you, I was
  determined to get a more positive response. A smile, a laugh, something. I
  just compounded the problem, didn’t I?”
  
  
  “That’s all behind us.” She gave him an earnest look, layin