Mother’s Day essays by Tribune readers May 10, 2009
She also volunteers her hugging services to a special family with triplets, babysitting whenever possible. Her three grandchildren are a constant priority. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
More of this story May 10, 2009
Deborah and Tom Quaratella with with daughter Megan and 10-month old triplets ... A photo of the Quaratella triplets when they were about to leave the hospital for the first time ... The Westerly couple has 10-month old triplets Nathaniel, Nicholas and Hayley and a 4-year-old daughter, Megan. (Westerly Sun, RI)
SURPLUS: State-by-state stats May 8, 2009
Rachel, Amanda and Julie are 17-year-old triplets and high school seniors ... The Zalusky triplets are among recruits who plan to take advantage of tuition aid ... The triplets' brother David, 19, is serving in Iraq and brother Dan, 20, is in advanced training. (USA Today)
State seeks to revamp way doctors, hospitals are paid May 7, 2009
It's also possible the group may recommend keeping fee-for-service payments for certain unusual and expensive specialty services - such as heart transplants or the delivery of triplets - or for one-person doctors' practices that can't easily align with a network of specialists and hospitals. "The devil is in the details," said Dr. James Mongan, president of Partners HealthCare, the state's largest hospital and physician network, which includes Mass. (Boston Globe)
Livestock losses could be in tens of thousands May 7, 2009
Drown said he spoke to one sheep rancher who had a 189 percent lamb crop, because many of his ewes gave birth to twins or triplets. "During the last two storms, he lost half of them," Drown said Tuesday. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Looking Back... Duke's 13-Year Run in Women's Tennis May 6, 2009
Early in her tenure Preyer won a key recruiting victory for the O Reilly triplets from Ridgewood, N.J. Christine, Patti and Terry O Reilly all were standout tennis players and straight-A students, who turned down traditional tennis powers like Stanford and Notre Dame to attend Duke. Current Duke coach Jamie Ashworth says the O Reilly triplets, put Duke on the map. (Theacc.com)
Franseens Find Dairy Goats Work Well With Beef (2) May 3, 2009
Twins are normal in the Franseen herd, with some triplets and singles and quads less so. They started with a crossbred herd and are breeding up. (Agri-View, WI)
Raising healthy children without going insane Apr 30, 2009
(Total side note: Do you remember in the first season of Desperate Housewives when Lynette threw those crazy triplets out of her minivan. . (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Killer-turned-pastor preaches redemption, but victim's son outraged Apr 20, 2009
The couple married in 1985, had triplets the following year and later another son. Gail says she has never glimpsed the man that committed that vicious murder. (KHOU.com, TX)
Mac's Mock Draft - Rounds 1-3 Apr 18, 2009
- , WR, - Crabtree, and will be the Raiders version of the triplets, provided they don't start and. 8. (DirtyBirdDigest.com)
FANTASY CLICKS: Fantasy impact of the new NFL schedule Apr 16, 2009
but the sky's the limit with the QB-WR-RB triangle (I will resist any and all "Triplets" references to Troy Aikman, Michael Irvin, Emmitt Smith) of Stafford, Calvin Johnson and second-year running back Kevin Smith (at least 86 total yards in seven of his last eight games in '08). Barring injury, Smith is a viable threat for 1,300 total yards for the next 3-5 years. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Mother's Milk A Lifesaver For Preemies? Apr 11, 2009
Don't let anyone tell you you can't do twins or even triplets. You produce what is demanded. (CBS News)
'Paris 36' is an awkward exercise in nostalgia, French style Apr 10, 2009
Clair's "Under the Roofs of Paris." But most viewers will find the film the stepchild of "Cinema Paradiso," "The Triplets of Belleville," and "Moulin Rouge." Not such pretty offspring. Copyright 2009 Globe Newspaper Company. (Boston Globe)
Fertility treatments fraught with risks Apr 7, 2009
After three years of trying to conceive a second baby, Kristina had been thrilled in July 2005 when she learned she was pregnant even when her doctor revealed she was having triplets, the result of drugs and artificial insemination ... Im having triplets ... The alternative offered by her doctor a few minutes later wasnt much better: a multifetal reduction, in which the doctor would stop the heart of three or four of Kristinas fetuses, leaving behind triplets or twins to grow to... (MSNBC -- Health)
College families feeling the pinch Apr 5, 2009
Rebecca Droke/Post-Gazette Denise Murphy and her college-bound triplets, from left, Kristi, Jennifer and Ron. Denise Murphy, who's sending triplets off to college this fall, figured she had cleared a hurdle when they were accepted to schools such as West Virginia University, Indiana University of Pennsylvania and St. Vincent College ... Leery of such a big debt, she's reluctantly trying to persuade two of the triplets that -- for the good of the family -- they should forgo their dream of... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
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The ewe started a multi-birth trend of her own at the Johnston farm, birthing triplets. The Johnstons then bought two ewes, Charlotte and Fern, Clancy s and Caleb s lambs, who in turn, have delivered triplets and quadruplets, leaving the boys with their hands full caring for a huge nursery of lambs. (Ontario Argus Observer, OR)
Multiple births up risk of postpartum depression Apr 2, 2009
Mothers with multiple births in the study had twins or triplets, and no significant difference was found in postpartum depression rates between those groups. Don't Miss. (CNN)
IVF Study: Two Embryos No Better Than One Apr 1, 2009
Add to that the high cost and increased risks involved with multiple births: Veleva cites a 2000 study that found that, compared with singleton deliveries, the costs for twins, triplets and higher-order deliveries are approximately four, 11 and 18 times greater, respectively, mostly due to maternal and neonatal complications. Physicians are increasingly concerned about the hazards of multiple births, which not only increase risks to mother and infant during pregnancy and delivery, but also raise... (Time.com)
New Method Of Assessing Women's Eggs Could Enhance IVF Success, Study Shows Mar 30, 2009
This could also help doctors avoid the practice of implanting numerous embryos into a woman, which sometimes leads to the birth of twins, triplets and higher-order multiples. Disclosure: Behr is on the scientific advisory board of Molecular Biometrics, which funded the study. (Science Daily)
Gifted sisters Mar 30, 2009
Edmonton triplets who made headlines when they were born are at it again as two of them appear in new X-Men movie ... Identical triplets, Joelle, Jade and Mariah Tang came into the world on Dec. 25, 1990 ... They were the first natural set of triplets born in Edmonton in a quarter century and their Christmas birth made headlines across the country. (Globe and Mail)
Healthy and happy: Kids reunite with their saviors in Framingham Mar 30, 2009
An open door was a powerful attraction for toddler triplets from Mendon who kept their parents on alert ... "We got a lot of hands-on training and a lot of support," said Beth Brennan, Mendon mother of 15-month-old triplets Matthew, Connor and Gavin. (Framingham TAB, MA)
Court rules for mother who didn't get job Mar 29, 2009
Laurie Chadwick had sued her employer, Anthem Health Plans of Maine and Wellpoint, saying she was denied a promotion after being told that with four children, including 6-year-old triplets, she would have "too much on her plate.". A federal court in Maine ruled that Chadwick had no case, but that decision was reversed by the the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, in Boston, which ordered a trial in the case. (Boston Globe)
MSU's first lady, mom ... Mar 28, 2009
Today, her first reality is her husband and children, Torie, 2, and 4-year-old triplets, Rett, Mary Phillips and Katie. When she talks about how she plans for her family, she laughs at herself because she thinks in campaign mode with goals, metrics and strategies to reach those goals. (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
New method of assessing women's eggs could enhance IVF success, Stanford study shows Mar 24, 2009
This could also help doctors avoid the practice of implanting numerous embryos into a woman, which sometimes leads to the birth of twins, triplets and higher-order multiples. . (EurekAlert!)
Wethersfield youths to perform in 'Oliver' production Mar 21, 2009
Heather Haouchine comes to rehearsals with Isabelle and Olivia, two of her 7-year-olds triplets. She said the girls work hard to follow and remember everything but said it helps to have her observe and reiterate instructions at home. (Wethersfield Post, CT)
No bull: WSU Vets deliver bull triplets Mar 20, 2009
No bull: WSU Vet College delivers bull triplets on Saint Patrick's Day ... Statistically, the odds of living cattle triplets of the same sex being born are about one in 700,000 births. (Albany Times Union)
Up to Open Cannes '09 Mar 20, 2009
Animations distinguished by their participation in the Official Selection are, Dumbo (1947), The Fantastic Planet (1973), Fritz the Cat (1974), Shrek (2001), The Triplets of Belleville (2003), Shrek 2 (2004), Over the Hedge (2006), Kung Fu Panda (2008) and Waltz with Bashir (2008). Up will be released in the United States on Friday, May 29th and in France on July 29th. (IGN FilmForce)
Leave fertility issues to families Mar 19, 2009
And my good friend with triplets, does this make one of her three girls illegal. And to take it one step further, if my husband and I choose to try to add to our family, should I seek guidance or permission from SB 169 s sponsors or some other state bureaucrat on our methodology first. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Triplets delivered on ambulance Mar 14, 2009
The first set of triplets was delivered on board this ambulance this week ... This child came out, legs first, said a stunned Ashok who delivered triplets for the first time ... I have aided delivery of five individual babies on 108 but triplets were the first and unique experience. (India Times, India)
Newsweek: Whatitmeans for your future Mar 10, 2009
to join the NEWSWEEK community, post comments and subscribe to our e-mail newsletters. Scientists cheer as President Obama ends restrictions on research. (MSNBC -- Health)
Triplets: Family embraces the unexpected Mar 9, 2009
We're pregnant with triplets ... " Triplets run throughout Toby's family. "My older sister has triplets and so does my first cousin," says Mitzi Workman, Toby's mom, of Highland, Ind. "And all were natural pregnancies - no fertility drugs involved ... I can't say that I was shocked when Toby called and said they had triplets on the way. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Lactation consultant guides new mothers Mar 8, 2009
Have you ever helped a mom nurse triplets - or more babies. Twins are very common, obviously, but I have had triplets a few times. (Boston Globe)
What would this woman look like with a Barbie figure? Mar 7, 2009
So, one trip to the toy shop and one measuring session with "Tricky Triplets Barbie" later, these are the vital statistics the Magazine was left with. bust 4. (BBC News -- UK)
Hanging the dead albatross around Obama’s neck Mar 4, 2009
You know, Rhonda and I are home schooling six kids and we ve got triplets on the way and the bank is threatening to foreclose on our doublewide, but dammit, if Rush says I ortn t take the Oboombi tax cut then by God, I m sending it back to Warshinton where it comed from. I didn t just fall off the turnip truck yesterday. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Newsweek: Why we're obsessed with 'Octomom' Mar 4, 2009
From the celebrated triplets of yesteryear to the miraculous octuplets of today ... From the celebrated triplets of yesteryear to the miraculous octuplets of today. (MSNBC -- Health)
Director of unit takes on new role Mar 2, 2009
Erica Jenkins looked down at the incubator and saw three new mouths to feed: triplets Jermelyn, Jermilyn and Jermaine Jr. Just what she should feed them "is a very big concern," said Ms. Jenkins, of Waynesboro ... Peanut milk will likely not be on the menu when Ms. Jenkins takes her triplets home to Burke County. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Data: Octuplet Doc Did 54 In Vitro In 2007 Feb 27, 2009
The percentage of triplets or more born in 2007 was less than 2 percent. Copyright 2009 by. (KCRA 3, CA)
Starting Our Nest Egg Feb 26, 2009
So you have to consider that one day triplets might ring the doorbell wanting to meet their biological mother. (This might be the basis for a movie, but I agree you should get out of the screenwriting business. (Slate)
HIGHS AND LOWS: 20 years of Jerry Jones Feb 25, 2009
-- Putting the Triplets in the Ring of Honor before some deserving candidates from the Landry era. Aikman, Smith and Irvin were inducted in 2005. (USA Today -- Sports)
‘They keep you hopping' Feb 25, 2009
Quads doesn't happen every year heck, triplets has been a rarity, too so she had a good reason to be excited. Both Reinekes say that ewes are a lot like people when it comes to motherhood. (Forest City Summit, IO)
Doctor: Octuplet birth wouldn't happen under UI fertility program Feb 23, 2009
The program had an 18 percent rate of twins born to women under 35, with no triplets, in 2006, the most recent data available from the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology. That compares to a 32 percent national rate for twins and 2 percent rate for triplets or more in women under 35 ... Van Voorhis noted that the biggest risk for twins, triplets or other multiples is premature birth, with accompanying potential for cerebral palsy, birth defects and lung and neurological problems. (Gazette Online)
SHOWTIME: Compare past Oscar shows Feb 23, 2009
The not-so-serious: a love duet from The Mighty Wind (Eugene Levy, Catharine O'Hara) and a bouncy ditty from the animated Triplets of Belleville. Bonus: Best-song presenters Will Ferrell and Jack Black reveal the unknown lyrics to the melody used to cut off rambling speeches. (USA Today -- Life)
* The challenges of a woman explorer Feb 21, 2009
But there is one thing she wont sacrifice: phone calls to her children X triplets Lucy, Joseph and Rachel, 14, and five-year-old Sarah ... But having triplets changed everything. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Clinics skirt embryo guidelines Feb 21, 2009
When the guidelines were issued in 1996 by the American Society of Reproductive Medicine, the intent was to reduce the number of multiple births, particularly triplets and higher, that can result when many embryos are implanted and more than one takes ... The group credits the guidelines with reducing triplets and higher multiple pregnancies from 7 percent of attempts to 2 percent in 2006. (Insight on the News)
Six embryos?! How to avoid a fertility fiasco Feb 20, 2009
"It was 1999, and we got triplets, and I said, 'My God, never again,' " remembers the fertility expert in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey ... Farther down, the line "percentage of pregnancies with triplets or more" lets you know how often a clinic had a pregnancy with high-order multiples. (CNN)
Thanks to surgeries, pacemakers and lots of family love, boy's heart still keeps rhythm Feb 18, 2009
Gabe, Frank and their brother, Israel, are triplets, born Nov. 5, 1996 ... Still, boys will be boys, and Frank Sr. and Veronica are hard-pressed to keep their triplets from roughhousing. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
Eskimos filling out nicely Feb 18, 2009
Murphy said his impetus to leave Vancouver began last July 1 when his wife gave birth to triplets, leading the couple to desire a move East to be closer to family in the United States. And the Argos were only too happy to invest in a player who is known as much for his relentless attitude as he is for the way he plays the game. (Globe and Mail -- Sports)
Picture emerging on genetic risks of IVF Feb 17, 2009
The issues have nothing to do with the chances that a woman will have twins, triplets or even, as just happened in California, octuplets. Instead, they involve questions of whether there are changes in gene expression or in developmental patterns, which may or may not be obvious at birth. (International Herald Tribune -- Health)
Multiple-birth reality Feb 17, 2009
A U.S. study of nearly 250 mothers found that for each additional multiple-birth child from twins to triplets, for example, or triplets to quadruplets the odds of having trouble meeting basic material needs more than tripled. The odds of lower quality of life and increased social stigma more than doubled with each added child. (Insight on the News)
On 5-game win streak, Lady Eagles face undefeated Liberty Feb 16, 2009
Moriah Frazee, another of the Frazee triplets, is also 6-3. Molly, the third Frazee stands 6-2. (Herald Online, SC -- Sports)
Other mothers of multiples offer advice to woman who had octuplets Feb 14, 2009
A US study of nearly 250 mothers found that for each additional multiple birth child - from twins to triplets, for example, or triplets to quadruplets - the odds of having trouble meeting basic material needs more than tripled ... Her nonprofit group will continue to educate families that a successful fertility treatment leads to a single baby, not twins, triplets, or other multiples. (Boston Globe)
Who Should Pay for In Vitro Fertilization? Feb 14, 2009
And so women increasingly turn to fertility treatments such as ovarian hyperstimulation, which forces the ovaries to pump out more eggs per cycle and increases the risk of having twins or triplets, and IVF, in which fertilized eggs, or embryos, are implanted in the uterus directly ... More eggs also mean more twins, triplets, and higher-order multiples; generally, multiples are sicker at birth and cost more. (Slate)
Octuplets draw critical eyes to fertility industry Feb 14, 2009
Children of "high-order" multiple births -- triplets and beyond -- usually arrive prematurely and are more likely to have developmental problems and disabilities. Society can wind up bearing the cost, as in the case of Suleman's octuplets, whose care may be covered by Medi-Cal -- the state health plan for the poor -- and could cost taxpayers millions. (Los Angeles Times)
Newsweek: Why rejection is so hard to take Feb 14, 2009
From the celebrated triplets of yesteryear to the miraculous octuplets of today. . (MSNBC -- Health)
Desperate mothers fuel India's 'baby factories' Feb 14, 2009
Patients report hearing of other clinics where the doctor will inseminate a woman who is 65, will let a woman carry triplets, will find a surrogate they can afford. Continued on. (Globe and Mail)
Big Backlash Hits Octuplets Mom Feb 13, 2009
In the past decade, the percentage of births involving triplets or more has actually declined by five percent. "As the IVF laboratory conditions have improved and our ability to select the proper embryos has improved, we have been able to transfer fewer embryos and still have higher pregnancy rates," said Dr. Karine Chung of USC.. (CBS News)
Too many triplets Feb 13, 2009
Three smiling siblings, he says, were the first Japanese-American triplets conceived in a laboratory, while the robust-looking quadruplets were born after sperm was injected into their mother's eggs with a needle. To the couples who turned to Chiu to have families, the babies were special gifts. (International Herald Tribune)
Triplets Saved From Fire Thank Rescuers Feb 13, 2009
But two and half year old triplets, Aidan, Bryson and Colson Petricelli are alive today because of the brave first responders who rushed in to save them ... "You are not simply everyday heroes, you are heroes every day," the triplets mom Amy Susan Petricelli said ... The triplets dad, Michael, and two firefighters were hurt during the rescue. (W-USA News, DC)
Octuplets' birth lays bare an unregulated fertilization industry Feb 12, 2009
Three smiling siblings, he says, were the first Japanese-American triplets conceived in a laboratory, while the robust-looking quadruplets were born after sperm was injected into their mother's eggs with a needle ... The percentage of births involving triplets or more declined to 2 percent in 2006, from 7 percent in 1996. (News & Observer)
Researchers Note More Fetishes, Swinging, Even Bestiality Feb 12, 2009
When asked "What is kinky?" academics, doctors, lawyers and even a congressman, shared fantasies like, "sex with a taxi driver in the back seat," "pouring candle wax on his testicles," "arresting someone and patting them down on the bar," "being gang-raped by many sets of twins, or better yet, triplets.". The film was widely praised and used by the University of Minnesota medical department at conferences on human sexuality and development. (ABC News)
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Questions grow for fertility clinics in the U.S. - International Herald Tribune. REGULATING FERTILITY To the U.S. government and fertility industry, large multiple births have begun to look like problems. (International Herald Tribune)
BETTER LIFE: More on sexual health Feb 11, 2009
Sexual health - Better Life - USATODAY.com. Cupid Countdown, Day 1: Keeping love alive. (USA Today -- Life)
Help for TTs childless couples Feb 10, 2009
We have a one in five rate of twins and rarely see triplets ... Twins and triplets place women in a difficult position in this country because of lack of resources ... We have to be careful to not give couples twins and triplets because besides health issues, its not good for the economic consciousness, she said. (Trinidad News)
Newsweek: What Oprah got wrong on hormone therapy Feb 10, 2009
From the celebrated triplets of yesteryear to the miraculous octuplets of today. HEALTH. (MSNBC -- Health)
Lambing season familiar for Counsell family Feb 9, 2009
The Counsells had more than 20 late in the month, including four sets of triplets. Newborns arrive about every other day through mid-March. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)
