Dover Twins Club - Link Page

Twin Parent Prepartion

www.babydiscovery.co.uk Covers all aspects of planning for having & bringing up a baby. getting pregnant, enjoying a healthy pregnancy, becoming new parents, raising babies, toddlers and small children.

BirthChoiceUK

www.birthchoiceuk.com A website promoting informed choice for parents over where, and how, they give birth. Lots of information about parents' rights and the options for childbirth.

BLISS - The Premature Baby Charity

www.bliss.org.uk A premature baby charity offering advice and resources on premature babies.

British Doulas

http://www.britishdoulas.co.uk/ A Doula is a birth partner or post-birth partner. She is an experienced mother who can help a pregnant woman before, during and after birth. Doulas have all had a baby themselves and are fully trained in all aspects of the birth process. Doula UK Offer a free "Find a Doula" service where parents can locate both birth and postnatal Doulas in their area.

Boy Girl Twins

Research on the relationship between boy/girl twins.

www.boygirltwins.org

Eden Childcare ñ complete childcare solutions www.edenchildcare.co.uk - 0845 128 42 79

Eden Childcare is a professional and committed recruitment organisation, dedicated to helping parents find a maternity nurse who will complement the household and assist in making life easier.Maternity Nurses offer advice and help in caring for your newborns and will share their knowledge with you so you can build your confidence. They have a number of maternity nurses who would willingly work for reduced fees on perhaps a part-time basis in order to augment their experience with multiples. Additionally, they have nannies wanting to become maternity nurses who could offer themselves at a lower rate as they need to gain experience of working with multiples. Ultimately, they are there to assist you, so please call to discuss your individual requirements and they will endeavour to help you.

Home-Start www.home-start.org.uk

Home-Start is a voluntary organisation with around 300 local schemes, offering support, friendship and practical assistance to parents with at least one child under five, who are experiencing difficulties. Home-Start volunteers visit families in their own homes. Families are referred by social workers, health visitors, GPs, and families themselves.

Infertility Network UK www.infertilitynetworkuk.com

Organisation formed from the merger of CHILD, the National Infertility Support Network and ISSUE, The National fertility Association.

La Leche League
Provides support on breastfeeding.http://www.lalecheleague.org/

Maternal Link Ltd www.maternallink.com

A company promoting midwifery-led care and maternity support for parents.

MNT (Maternity & Nanny Training) www.mynannynetwork.co.uk
Train experienced nannies to become Maternity Nurses who are glad to work part-time hours for reduced pay to get some newborn experience. MNT talk to Tamba and MBF and know that many parents, particularly those with multiples need extra help but cannot afford full time childcare or get part-time help either. Parents can enter the site and advertise for a Nanny or Maternity Nurse through their unique Parents Help Scheme.

Midwives Onlinewww.midwivesonline.com

The Multiple Births Foundationhttp://www.multiplebirths.org.uk
Based at the Institute of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, at Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital in London, the Foundation was established to support professionals working with multiple-birth families, and runs specialist clinics for families.

National Deaf Childrens Society

http://www.ndcs.org.uk/information/useful_organisations/other_1.html

Raising Kids

website devoted to Raising children.www.raisingkids.co.uk

Co Bedding Twins Researchhttp://www.dur.ac.uk/sleep.lab"
Information on infant sleeping, with a study in "completed projects"in twin infant co-bedding.

http://www.thebabywebsite.com/

Provides new parents with advice on issues such as teething, sleeping, feeding etc.   The site has both a free and a subscription level of membership.   The latter enables you to build your own baby page.

twinsandmultiples.orgwww.twinsandmultiples.org
This is an excellent resource for parents and education professionals alike. There is a wealth of information about educating twins and information for families and teachers that can be downloaded. Highly recommended

Twinsclub.co.uk
A bright and breezy site designed to link up twins clubs in the UK and share information on local events. You can register your club here, look to see what other local clubs in your area are doing, or visit the discussion forum.

UKparentswww.ukparents.co.uk
"Your Parenting Lifeline, Online", a UK-based site with information for all parents. Lots of active online discussion lists, including a fairly busy one for parents of twins.

Anything Left Handedwww.anythingleft-handed.co.uk
Sells left handed products, provides a left handers club and handwriting advice etc