TWINS AND MULTIPLES

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TWINS AND MULTIPLES
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TYPES OF TWINS
Monozygotic - Identical Dizygotic - Fraternal
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• Factors that affect chances of having twins-
• Fertility treatments/drugs
• Heredity
• Age
• Race
• Nutrition
• Number of pregnancies
• History of twins

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• Average Length of Pregnancy
• Singleton - last 39 weeks
• Twins - 36 weeks
• Triplets - 32 weeks
• Quadruplets - 30 weeks
• Quintuplets - 29 weeks

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• PARENTING MULTIPLES
• Different names
• Refer by name not twins
• Avoid dressing alike
• Keep clothes in different drawers
• Give own toys
• Separate gifts/cakes on birthday
• Encourage to pursue different interests
• Avoid comparisons

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• Separating Twins
• Is one child too dependent?
• Do they play only with their sibling?
• Are they distracting to each other?
• Different skill levels.
• Does one child want to separate?