Greenfinch sorry to learn that the Twins Club you used to attend has now closed. Must say, many are thriving, more of these than ever before. and TAMBA (The Twins Trust), takes part in so many aspects of rearing of multiples. Research groups etc. and are a very respected Charity organisation
When my twins were born, personal circumstanes not that good - three slighly older siblings , all under school age, hubbie reently diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis.
I was so excited at the thought of two in one go and then came across women, living in lovely houses, no money worries who told me that they had been so distraught at the idea of twins, they had wanted the second one to be born dead!!!
I and two other Mums started off a local twins club, mainly to try to get arrangements for passing on clothes, etc. etc. Just in our London Borough, and in no time at all we were holding our first party with eighty sets of young twins there!!!
Following media coverage on this I was inundated with letters from all over the UK from Doctors, Health Visitors, Social Workers and parents. Eventually, I asked NCT (I was a breast feeding Counsellor with them) if we could use their London Conference Hall for free one Sunday so that we could call a sort of National Convention. They permitted this and some sixty people came along and there was formed The Twins Club Association - which later renamed itself Twins and Multiple Births Association (TAMBA), and recently The Twins Trust.
Another Mum from NCT and I wrote the first leaflet on breat feeding twins. Great days.
Shops and Cafes no longer here.
