Expecting Multiples

Proper Nutrition & Diet Tracking
Proper nutrition is the single most important factor in achieving a term or near-term multiples pregnancy and proper birth weights. There are no magical solutions once the babies are born to help them grow and mature like they would inside of you. Follow the diet outlined in the film and take a proactive step in your multiples pregnancy now to increase you chances of having healthier birth weights on your babies.

Overview of High-Risk Pregnancy with Multiples
Being pregnant with twins, triplets, and more categorizes you as high-risk. If you think of yourself as high-risk, then you will nourish properly, preventatively rest more, and be more aware of signs and symptoms that will alert you to the possibility of complications peculiar to a multiples pregnancy. It's all in the film—learn how!

Recognition & Treatment of Preterm Labor
Physicians are conscientious and concerned about asking you if you've had any preterm labor contractions and your answer is typically "no" because, of course, you would know if you had them, right? Unless someone actually shows you how to feel for contractions and explains to you what they actually feel like, you can miss them in a blink of an eye. Leslie's video program will tell you when contractions are most likely to occur in twins and triplets. What do contractions feel like? She demonstrates how to feel for them, explains treatments that can be accomplished at home to stop as well as prevent them.

Medical Treatments During Labor & Delivery
Leslie's program explains the treatments and instruments that will be necessary if complications occur during labor and delivery. We show you the instruments used to obtain additional data to make appropriate decisions during a multiples delivery, including heart-rate monitoring, babies' movement, and position. Leslie will also explain when an emergency C-section is needed and how a twin and triplet delivery is different from a singleton delivery.

Anesthesia Discussion
Learn about the standard of care in a multiples delivery with regard to epidural and spinal anesthesia. Learn about the different types of anesthesia, how they are given, and decide which is right for you.

Ultrasounding
The video will take you through what the standard of care should be in ultrasounding multiples. What does ultrasounding tell the doctor? When are ultrasounds performed with twins or triplets? Finally, how often are they required and who should be performing them? Learn all about your babies!

Twin Vaginal Delivery
This video program allows you to experience a live vaginal twin delivery showing the birth of very healthy twins. Learn about the setting where twins typically are delivered and what happens in the operating room during and after a twin delivery. You will visit the intensive care unit to see the babies weighed and measured.

Triplet C-Section Delivery
Experience a triplet cesarean delivery. Learn what happens from the time you are admitted to the hospital, taken to the birthing room to have the babies' heartbeats monitored, given anesthesia, and taken to the operating room. You will see the wonderful birth of very healthy triplets and the parents’ reactions, as well as a trip to the intensive care unit.

Parent Panel Discussion
Now having learned how to deliver strong, healthy babies, what in the world do you do with them once you get them home? A live parent panel of twins and triplets (and their parents, of course) will take you through their journey from hospital to home where the real fun begins.

Free Resources, Coupons & Toll-Free Numbers
For a limited time, MBR's video course includes numerous resources and toll-free numbers for obtaining money-saving coupons. These materials will literally save you hundreds of dollars when buying items for your multiples. With twins, triplets, and more, finances are always an issue. These lists are worth their weight in gold!