Contents
- Who are the Irish twins?
- Three reasons why they still appear
- Personal experience. Antonina, gave birth to two children in 2002:
- “It is not for nothing that they say: 2 months after giving birth, no, no.” Gynecologist’s opinion
- How are pregnancies in a row reflected on the psyche and health of children? Psychologist’s opinion
You won’t surprise anyone with weather children in our time, but Irish twins, even after a century, excite the minds. Mothers are proud of them, doctors lament, and the public comes up with jokes about female fertility. Below is one of them.
– Woman, have you just given birth and are registered again? What are you, after the hospital immediately go to bed? – No, I first cooked borscht …
This anecdote has been circulating on the Web since time immemorial, but there is really little funny in it, because it is far from fiction, but the truth of life.
Who are the Irish twins?
The term “Irish twins” was coined by Americans in the late 19th century. So they called the children of poor immigrants, born with a minimum age difference. Catholic families who moved to the United States from Ireland followed the strict guidelines of the church and did not use contraception. As a result, children were born one by one throughout the year.
Today this concept is used all over the world as a way of classifying brothers and sisters close by age. And if earlier it sounded like an insult, now, on the contrary, it causes pride in young parents. A-la, look how great we are!
The smallest difference between children born in our country is recorded in the Russian Book of Records – 8 months and 3 days. Record-breaking kids live in Yekaterinburg.
It is important to understand that although these babies are called Irish twins, they are not actually twins. In order not to get confused, in Russia this term was replaced by another one of the same age.
Three reasons why they still appear
Giving birth twice a year is normal for a goat or cat, but not for humans. That is why, on discharge from the hospital, nurses and doctors admonish the young mother: “We are waiting for you in 3 years.” This period is considered optimal for the female body to recover and prepare for a new pregnancy. However, the Russians are rushing to the hospital again, why?
HB as bad contraception
Over the past 20 years, the number of married women using contraception has grown by 2,1 percentage points, from 55% to 57,1%. That is, only slightly more than half of women around the world protect themselves from unwanted pregnancies. The negligent attitude of the rest is explained by the lack of money, fear of side effects, church prohibitions and … ignorance of one’s own body. Many women in Russia are convinced that GV and PPA are methods of contraception, which are simply sometimes ineffective: “I was breastfeeding, and I got pregnant anyway.”
Just once – and here’s a surprise
Do not discount the Russian “maybe”. This is when the husband, yearning for intimacy, fawns like a March cat: “I’m careful, and it wasn’t 2 months before the birth. Don’t you love me? ” And the newly-made mother, she’s a good wife, nods: “Okay, once. I hope nothing happens. ” Only bad luck, a month later – nausea in the morning and two strips on the test.
It’s better to get rid of it right away, then it will be easier
However, there are women in Russian villages who deliberately plan their peers. They explain this by the fact that it is still necessary to give birth to two or three children, so it is better to immediately suffer: not getting enough sleep, not having enough food, running around with bottles and diapers, but then, when the kids grow up, the happiness of motherhood will come. The main thing is to hold out for the first couple of years.
Another advantage of this category is that children will be closer to each other not only in age, but also in interests, and later they will be able to go to the same group in kindergarten and to the same class at school, where they will defend each other and do their homework together.
Personal experience. Antonina, gave birth to two children in 2002:
“The first pregnancy was planned, but the second was not. It’s just that some time after giving birth, I realized that the menstrual cycle has not recovered, and I am not losing weight. I took the test and saw that I was pregnant again. On the one hand, I was delighted, because I always knew that there should be two children, one child is not enough. Plus it was interesting, the same age is practically twins. On the other hand, we were students, questions immediately arose: how to live further, how to educate, who will help, because it will be difficult for ourselves. The grandmothers saved us.
I came to register when I was already 4 months old. There was no time before, and what’s the point, it’s still a short time. Surprisingly, the second pregnancy was even easier than the first. I lived according to the schedule: I took a walk here, I slept here, lunch is here, I don’t have to run anywhere, I pass exams. When the child was born, there was so much to do that there was no time to sit and feel sorry for myself. Yes, and the same age is easier, I think. They have common interests, toys, homework are the same. And now that the children have grown up, I can say that I would love to repeat my experience again. ”
“It is not for nothing that they say: 2 months after giving birth, no, no.” Gynecologist’s opinion
Childbirth – albeit physiological, but, nevertheless, stress for a woman. After them, the body of a young mother needs at least several months to replenish blood loss and restore hormonal balance. And all this against the background of maximum saving of energy resources, adipose tissue necessary for growing and feeding a newborn baby.
If a new pregnancy occurs at this time, it develops in a depleted body.
“As a rule, pregnancies of the same age do not proceed smoothly and easily, and are associated with complications such as toxicosis, and much more pronounced than in the first pregnancy, plus the threat of termination, hypertonicity, isthmic-cervical insufficiency, because the cervix does not have time to fully recover … Therefore, the period after childbirth is not the best time for the onset of the next pregnancy, ”says Maria Viktorovna Selikhova, head of the expert center for women’s health, obstetrician-gynecologist.
In cases where the interval between pregnancies is less than two years, mortality among newborns is 45% higher than for childbirth with an interval of 2-3 years.
How are pregnancies in a row reflected on the psyche and health of children? Psychologist’s opinion
The birth of one-year-olds does not pass without a trace for the children themselves. Moreover, a woman inflicts the greatest damage on an older child. It is he who loses breastfeeding early, because a new pregnancy affects the volume and composition of breast milk. As a result, the baby himself refuses GW due to the fact that he becomes uncomfortable and tasteless. This can affect his immunity and intelligence in the future.
Studies have shown that the cerebral cortex of infants on HB, compared to formula-fed infants, contains more docosahexaenoic acid, sialic acid and choline, which affect the child’s cognitive development.
The psyche of the first-born also suffers. “A child under one year old requires maximum attention and participation in his mother’s life, attachment is formed. If the mother cannot give this because she is busy with another child or is in the hospital for conservation, this will result in psychological problems at a later age, ”comments Elena Popova, a psychologist at the Remedi Institute of Reproductive Medicine.
So the temptation to “shoot” with two at once, in fact, is a rather difficult event. It is impossible both to love children in the same way, and to bring up, because each child has its own level of development. Even if the difference between them is only a few months.
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