When You’re Expecting Twins, Triplets and Quads Written by Dr Barbara Luke and Tamara Eberlein This book has a positive, empowering tone through-out and includes information on specific diet guidelines for maximising birth weight, rest guidelines, symptoms of preterm labour, post-pregnancy feeding and care tips. This book is the best book available in giving antenatal mothers of multiples vital information regarding prolonging their pregnancy. Clubs should have at least one copy in the club library and may be available from your local Public Library. 8 copies are available from Pennys Bookstore, for a reduced price of $35 (includes postage and packaging). New Edition - Available July 2004 A new edition of this book will be available from Pennys Bookstore at a cost of $45 (includes postage and packaging). Contact: Pennys Bookstore, Westfield Shopping Town, Chartwell, Hamilton Phone: (07) 854-8389 Fax: (07) 854-9048, Email: pennysbookstore@xtra.co.nz Book List last updated 27 May 2004 Finding Our Way – Life with Triplets, Quadruplets and Quintuplets Finding Our Way is a Canadian collection of more than 150 real-life stories from families and professionals who have first-hand experience with higher order multiples. It is divided into three sections - Pregnancy and Birth, The First Year, and Toddlers and Beyond. Topics include - finding out, special pregnancy care, prematurity, bereavement, breastfeeding, sleeping through the night, toilet training, school issues and much, much more. Available from the NZMBA for $48 per copy. Contact: NZMBA Resource Officer, Gladys Billing, 56 Peachgrove Road, Hamilton Phone: (07) 856-8016 Email: gbil@xtra.co.nz Book List last updated 18 Jun 2004 Twins Together A delightful Childrens Book This is the first book of a new series based on twins, here in New Zealand. It has rhyming sentences with fun and exciting colourful pictures relating to day to day life! To purchase this book contact Le'Anne Cox - only $6.00 or you can buy it from your local Whitcoulls or Paper Plus stores at retail price $12.95. Contact: Le'Anne Cox Phone: (09) 838 4228 Email: odygraphic@xtra.co.nz Book List last updated 09 Dec 2004 More than One .. Twins, Multiples and how to survive them Lindsay Simpson and Andiee Paviour More Than One gives a realistic, practical and occasionally humorous look at the needs of twins, from 0 to school age, and the challenges faced by their parents, grandparents and carers. Filled with insights from the authors – both mothers of twins – and over 100 interviews with other parents as well as medical and mother craft professionals, the book provides a reassuring baby care advice. It has advice on pregnancy, toddlers, sleeping (both you and the babies), feeding, school arrangements, working mothers and keeping your own relationship alive through the whole process. There is an appendix on how twins are formed and evocative black and white photographs. More Than One is available for NZ$28.00 from NZMBA Resources Officer Contact: NZMBA Resources Officer, PO Box 1258, Wellington, New Zealand or email gbil@xtra.co.nz or Do Not Press, 56 Cartwright Street, Windsor Qld, Australia 4030 or email bruce@dontopress.com Book List last updated 09 Dec 2004 NZMBA Resources The following booklets and videos are available from the NZMBA at a small cost: And One Makes Two Breastfeeding Multiples Triplets Plus Hints for formula feeding multiples Multiples in School Help and Where to Get It How to get Twins or More to Sleep (MBF) Triplets or More - a practical guide (TAMBA) Play for twins, triplets and more Finding our way More than one (book and video) The Multiple Birth video (AMBA 2001) For pricing and ordering any of these books or videos, please download the order form, complete and return to the NZMBA Resource Officer. Book List last updated 01 Aug 2006 Intimacy to Separation - A Study of Twins Written by Hannah Hales "Single children begin life separate and must learn intimacy, whereas twins begin life intimate and must learn separateness". What do twins experience? Is being a twin so different to being a single child with siblings? How have cultures in the past viewed twins? Is there truth in their perceptions? What are the influences that affect young twins? What is the bond connecting them? Intimacy to Separation is written by a twin. It will lead you through these questions and many of the issues that twins face. It shares stories of particular twins’ lives together and apart and what their feelings are towards their twin and twinship. Included in these anecdotes are those of international rowers, Georgina and Caroline Evers-Swindell, together with Hannah's own twin biography. The journey of a twin from intimacy to separation has no simple explanations or answers however, this book will give you some insight into twins' lives both of the past and present. Copies can be obtained from: Hannah Hales 604 Whitehead Road Hastings 4201 New Zealand Tel: (+64 6) or (06) 878 7120 Email: empowerlife@gmail.com Price: $15.00 inc GST (Plus $3.50 postage and packaging) Book List last updated 22 Jul 2008 Kiwi Twins - Surviving the first 6 months This book covers a range of topics: Finding out its twins, pregnancy and complications, preparation (including what items you need), birth (vaginal and caesarean), NICU and SCBU care, feeding issues (breastfeeding and bottlefeeding), post birth (PND), arriving home and a chapter written by a Dad! There is a mix of anecdotal and technical information which offers parents-to-be an excellent resource for the challenges that lie ahead. Written by Angela Robinson who is a registered nurse working at Auckland Hospital part-time and the mother of 2 1/2 year old identical girls. The book is available by contacting Angela Robinson on (09) 476 2334 or email paulandangela@xtra.co.nz. The cost per book is $20 + $3 p&p. Book List last updated 01 Aug 2006