Is it hard to raise triplets?

Yes, triplets can be very difficult to manage and in some cases, it may seem impossible, terrifying, and even upsetting. However, don't worry, life can be made much easier once you learn a few tricks, and when it comes to triplets there are several. Taking care of triplets is nothing without a few parent hacks.

What is it like to raise triplets?

Raising triplets can be a fun experience for parents, and you'll be happy to know that it's not all doom and gloom. Your kids will have unique personalities and will be like best friends. They'll also have similar interests and skills since they're triplets and your house will feel like a mini preschool.

How do people take care of triplets?

Is it safe to carry triplets?

It is not recommended because of the higher risk of labour complications and infant mortality. Since almost all triplets or more will be born prematurely, they will need special care. This may include a stay in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).

What to expect when you have triplets?

You may experience more severe morning sickness, exhaustion, and general discomfort. Triplet pregnancies are also associated with an increased risk of high blood pressure and diabetes. This can seem like a lot to take in, but your healthcare provider can help you manage these challenges.

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At what age can triplets survive?

Another positive indicator is if the mother does not encounter any significant challenges between 18-23 weeks gestation, such as infection or preterm labor. Of triplet pregnancies, 98% of all babies born after 28 weeks gestation survive!

How do you sleep with triplets?

Co-bedding means you can keep your babies with you in your room for longer. With triplets, you can place them next to each other across a cot while they're still small enough to fit. They should be laid on their backs with their feet touching the side of the cot.

How hard is it to have triplets naturally?

Risk Factors for Multiple Pregnancy. Naturally, twins occur in about one in 250 pregnancies, triplets in about one in 10,000 pregnancies, and quadruplets in about one in 700,000 pregnancies.

Are triplets ever natural?

Naturally conceived triplets occur in about one and every 10,000 pregnancies. Two of those babies, boys named Colson and Remington, were diagnosed with twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome.

Are triplets more likely to be female?

Because identical twins or triplets share genetic material, they are always the same sex. The sex of a baby is determined by the particular sperm cell that fertilizes the egg at conception.

Do triplets have problems?

"Triplet births have a high rate of complications because triplets tend to be born very early, and are smaller than most other categories of infants," said Rosemary Higgins, M.D., of the Pregnancy and Perinatology Branch at the NIH's Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD ...

Do triplets have health problems?

Approximately 20% of triplet pregnancies result in one child having a life-long handicap of some sort. Preterm delivery means an increased risk that your baby's lungs, eyes, brain, circulatory system, and intestinal system are not fully developed yet.

What type of triplets are most common?

The most common are strictly fraternal triplets, which come from a polyzygotic pregnancy of three eggs. Less common are triplets from a dizygotic pregnancy, where one zygote divides into two identical fetuses, and the other does not. Least common are identical triplets, three fetuses from one egg.

What gender is more common in triplets?

So assuming the triplets are fraternal, the chances are 25 percent that they will be either all boys (12.5 percent) or all girls (12.5 percent). And the chances that they will be two of one sex and one of the other are 75 percent. (Two boys and one girl = 37.5 percent; two girls and one boy = 37.5 percent.)

Why triplets are rare?

The original egg has to split three ways to create identical triplets - and that's why it's so rare.

How do I prepare for triplets?

Plan Ahead. Make freezer meals, set up nursery, get LOADS of diapers when they're on sale, pack hospital bags, SLEEP, have a couple of baby showers, visit the labor ward and NICU at your hospital if these are your first children.

Who is more likely to have triplets?

Race – African-American women are more likely to have twins than any other race. Asian and Native Americans have the lowest twinning rates. Caucasian women, especially those over age 35, have the highest rate of higher-order multiple births (triplets or more).

Do triplets have the same DNA?

The study of 381 pairs of identical twins and two sets of identical triplets found that only 38 were genetically identical, Tina Hesman Saey reports for Science News. Most had just a few points of genetic mismatch, but 39 had more than 100 differences in their DNA.

Are triplets all the same gender?

Trizygotic or fraternal triplets are formed when three separate eggs are fertilised by three separate sperm. The babies can be the same or opposite genders. This means that it's possible to have anyone of the following combinations of babies – three girls/three boys or, one girl and two boys or two girls and one boy.

What comes after triplets?

Some names for these are: Twins for 2 fetuses. Triplets for 3 fetuses. Quadruplets for 4 fetuses.

Are triplets always born by C section?

Triplets or more babies are almost always delivered by a planned caesarean section.

Can triplets be identical?

It won't surprise you to learn that identical triplets are rare: Doctors frequently call these births a one in a million occurrence. They're actually more like a 20 or 30 in a million occurrence, according to research, but that's still pretty nifty.

Do triplets feel left out?

They may sometimes unintentionally not feel as included or get the same sort of attention we receive as identical triplets or multiples. My sisters and I have a little sister who is 5 years younger than us. Even though she may feel left out of the strange triplet bond at times, that doesn't mean we love her any less.

How long do triplets stay in hospital?

"That goes up to 80 percent with triplets, and even higher for quads." How long they stay in the hospital varies. For twins, the average stay is nine to 25 days. For triplets it's 11 days to up to three months. And for quads or more, it's longer.

Can triplets be born at different times?

A: Yes, different delivery dates are possible. One family actually has a set of triplets who were born in different centuries! Two babies were born on Dec. 31, 1999 and the third was born on Jan.