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twobytwo
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posted March 21, 2004 05:03 PM
Hi, this is my first post here. I just found this website today. Does anyone else out there have small twins who were born small and are having difficulty catching up???? My twins were 4 lbs 7 oz and 3 lbs 3 oz at birth (36 1/2 weeks gestation). The doctors have told me that had intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR), but can't tell me why. They've both been meeting all physical and language milestones on schedule or ahead of schedule, but they're both only 16 1/2 lbs right now and they've just turned 14 months. (They've recently had a stomach bug which caused them to lose a little ground there too.) They're both very particular about what they'll eat and when. Sometimes they refuse a meal all together. One also doesn't like anything like stage 3 baby food. He will eat it sometimes, but if he gets a cold or anything, it's like going back 10 steps. We end up having to go back to Stage 2 baby food and work our way back up. He loves crackers and cheerios, but usually won't eat pasta or anything too sticky. I'd love to hear from someone who's going through something similar, or better yet, someone who went through this already and got to a point that their twins would eat normally and were at least somewhere ON the growth scale!!!! Thanks!  -------------------- twobytwo
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twobytwo
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posted March 24, 2004 07:11 AM
Thanks for the reassurance! I don't think I'd be half as worried if the doctor wasn't making me so crazy! He focuses so much on the IUGR stuff!! Just when I relax and decide they're going to grow at their own pace, seems like something comes up from the doctor or a friend that makes me feel like I should be doing more. Did your doctor do tests on your boys to see why they were growing slowly? I think maybe he's more worried because of their history of IUGR. I worry I won't do something they need and they'll have to suffer the consequences. It's so hard to know what to do when you don't know all the options and information you could have. I hope mine start taking off with their eating like yours did. I look forward to that day!! Of course, then I'll probably be complaining about them going through food so quickly !!!  Thanks again! It's nice to hear from someone who's gone through something similar!! -------------------- twobytwo
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