| Congratulations to the Prince and Princess of | | | | through IVF treatment so they are talking about |
| Austurias on the birth of their second daughter | | | | restricting the amount of fertilised eggs that can |
| Sophia. Born on the 29th of April by caesarean a | | | | be implanted in the womb from the normal 3 |
| day before my birthday making her a Taurean | | | | eggs to in some cases only 1 egg at a time |
| just like myself, Solid, down to earth, dependable | | | | depending on the age and physical condition of the |
| and with an infinite supply of patience (I'm not | | | | mother to be. |
| sure my wife will agree with some of those | | | | Our own daughters were conceived through IVF |
| qualities?) Sophia weighed in at over 3 kilos and all | | | | and arrived by caesarean a month early because |
| is well with both mother and daughter fantastic | | | | of my wife's seriously high blood pressure |
| news. | | | | threatening to collapse the placenta. They weighed |
| Following the build up and preparation to the birth | | | | in at only 1 kilo 800 grams and 1 kilo 900 grams |
| broadcast almost daily on Spanish television | | | | and spent their first week in the hospital gaining |
| reminded me of our own preparation for the | | | | weight and making sure that their lungs and |
| arrival of our twin daughters I don't remember | | | | internal organs were all functioning correctly. Our |
| any television crews camping outside our hospital | | | | Doctor told us had he left it a day longer we |
| waiting for me to come out and announce the | | | | could have lost one, or both of them so a big |
| birth, I'm obviously not famous enough yet?. | | | | thank you to him. When we eventually took them |
| Preparing for the arrival of any new born baby is | | | | home they weighed in at 2 kilos 100 grams and 2 |
| stressful enough, but preparing for the arrival of | | | | kilos 150 grams. Thank God they are now both |
| twins has additional preoccupations. Any Doctor | | | | strong and healthy, beautiful boisterous toddlers |
| will tell you that twin or multiple births are more | | | | who keep me on my toes on a daily basis but |
| difficult than normal births. The pregnancy itself | | | | the last couple of months before the birth were |
| runs a higher risk of terminating early and most | | | | stressful enough to say the least. |
| twins are born prematurely adding to the risks of | | | | Now add to that preparing the nursery, buying |
| possible ill health later on. I read an article the | | | | cloths, nappies, bottles and all the normal things |
| other day regarding tighter control on IVF | | | | you need for a new born baby, only you have to |
| treatment as the advancement in modern | | | | buy everything in stereo, I'm not sure who was |
| medicine has a much higher success rate these | | | | more stressed out, Me, my wife or our bank |
| days and more and more twins are being born | | | | manager! |