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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Another twin mom here saying don't do it.  One at a time is better for all kinds of reasons.

I gave birth to my twins just days before I turned 45.  I had a pretty straightforward pregnancy, scheduled c-section at 37 weeks, two healthy 6 lb babies who went home w/ me, easy recovery from c-section, etc...  Basically the dream scenario.  I was very lucky and perhaps you would be also.

But I still STRONGLY wish I'd had one at a time, and tell anyone who asks that I don't recommend twins.  I wish my kids had my undivided attention at infancy, or at any individual developmental stage.  I wish I only had one baby to breast feed at a time - perhaps it would have been easier and I would have done it longer.  [b]I wish they didn't compare themselves to each other so relentlessly and unforgivingly ALL THE TIME.  I wish they didn't have hurt feelings over who had more friends show up for their b'day party. [/b] Etc..,.

There are wondeful and fun things about having (or being) a twin, for sure.  But the kids really do pay a price that I wish I could spare them.  Maybe I'll feel differently when they're adults but so far (still in elementary school) I have consistently felt that they would have been better served by being one at a time in each developmental stage.[/quote]

my older kids are 2.5. years apart and they do this all the time. sibling rivalry is a thing. there is also personality... neither of those has anything to do with twins.[/quote]

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