Useful contacts
Tamba – Twins & Multiple Births Association
Tel: 0870 770 3305 9.30am-4.00pm Mon-Fri
Fax: 0870 770 3303
www.tamba.org.uk
Tamba Twinline – confidential help line
10am-1pm & 7pm-10pm (weekdays); 10am-10pm (weekends) all year round
Tel: 0800 138 0509
Tamba Bereavement Support
Bereavement support for families who’ve lost one or more children from a multiple birth antenatally or postnatally, or at any age subsequently.
www.tamba-bsg.org.uk
Doula for twins
Emma Glover is a mum to 9 year old twin girls and a 12 year old son. As a recognised doula, she’s attended 9 births (inc. 3 twin births), completed two twin postnatal jobs, and is booked for a third. Supports mothers pre and postnatally, and helps women to achieve the birth experience they want.
www.hatchlingsdoula.co.uk
Twinfo
Honest and witty daily blog following the journey of a new mum to be through her twin pregnancy and beyond…
www.twinfo.info
PATA – Gloucestershire Playgroup and Toddler Association
South West Twins
Website and email support group for parents of twins in the South West, including regular meet ups throughout the area
http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/swtwins
NCT Cheltenham
National Childbirth Trust – provides information and support on childbirth and parenting, including breastfeeding twins.www.nctcheltenham.org
FACS – Families and Children’s Information Service
Information about all aspects of parenting including benefits, nurseries, special needs and support groups
Tel: 01452 336100 Mon-Fri 9.30am-4.30pm
www.guide-information.org.uk
Having Twins
Specialist ante-natal courses for parents expecting twins or more who live in Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey, Oxfordshire, Wiltshire, Buckinghamshire, London and beyond.
Other sites of interest
www.twinsclub.co.uk - a large website with information, stories, and for sale/wanted notices. There is an excellent forum, which members can post questions on, whether related to twin pregnancies or parenting twins. The vast majority of questions posted will receive several answers within the day, often within the hour. An invaluable resource for anyone with, or expecting twins.
www.kiddicare.com - Shopping for all kinds of baby products, including double buggies. Some very good special offers, and discount for some multiple purchases.
Pushchairs – Bambino Direct are an online retailer of nursery furniture, pushchairs, travel systems, highchairs and other nursery goods from leading brands Quinny, Maxi-Cosi, Stokke and many more.
www.twinsonline.org.uk – informative site with just about everything there is to know about twins and more.
www.parentingstyles.co.uk – Comprehensive advice on parenting and parenting styles, including childcare articles written by experts.
www.bristoltwins.org – Local twins group offering support for families of multiples in the Bristol area.
Cheltenham Twins Group – Supporting parents and carers of twins and more in Gloucestershire through weekly drop in sessions and social events for the whole family.