The Womb Twin Kids Project provides resources to help womb twin survivors and their parents discuss the twin that died. It aims to help children understand their feelings of something missing and give meaning to their sense of being a twin. Books, activities, toys and a healing process are being developed to support open communication about the lost twin between parents and children. The project founder hopes to spread awareness of womb twin survivors and provide information and support to the estimated one in ten people affected.

1. The Womb Twin Kids Project
for parents and their young womb twin survivors
www.wombtwinkids.co.uk

2. Who is this project for?
 The sole survivors of a
twin or multiple
pregnancy
 Parents of young womb
twin survivors
 Teachers
 Kids of any age up to 18
years old
 Therapists
 Professionals

3. Why a Womb Twin Kids project?
 Young
womb twin survivors need to know about
their twin:
A twin who died close to birth
A stillborn twin
A “vanishing twin” pregnancy
A fetus in fetu or parasitic twin
And many more signs and indications…….

4. Why a Womb Twin Kids project?
Children want to talk about their twin with their parents or
extended family
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Many womb twin survivors have a lifelong sense
of being a twin
Mentioning the twin does not hurt the child
The sense of something missing is already there
Feelings can be expressed and given meaning

5. Why a Womb Twin Kids project?
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Parents find it hard to talk about:
The death of one of their twin babies is their loss too
A sensitive and personal issue for everyone
They believe that it is best for the child not to know
They do not believe that their child already knows

6. Why a Womb Twin Kids project?
People do not understandhow the death of a co-twin
can affect the survivor, even at a young age:
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A sense of something missing
Feeling painfully alone
Imaginary friends
Hypersensitivity
Unexplained crying and sadness
Fear of abandonment
And many more effects……..

7. Talking about twins
Introducing “Twin Teddies”
 Accessible
 Not threatening or too realistic
 Creative and fun

8. Talking about twins
Identical (monozygotic) twins
Two babies from one egg
boys
girls

9. Talking about twins
Two eggs, two babies:
Same-sex fraternal (dizygotic) twins
Two girls
Two boys

10. Talking about twins
Two eggs, two babies:
Opposite-sex fraternal (dizygotic) twins
Girl and boy
Boy and girl

11. Talking about womb twin survivors:
An identical (monozygotic) twin has died
A boy twin is left alone
A girl twin is left alone

12. Talking about womb twin survivors
A fraternal (dizygotic) same-sex twin has died
A boy twin is left alone
A girl twin is left alone

13. Talking about womb twin survivors
A fraternal (dizygotic) opposite-sex twin has died
A boy twin is left alone
A girl twin is left alone

14. Talking to womb twin kids about their twin:
Resources
Ready for 2012:
 Books for young womb twin survivors of all ages
Under development:
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Joint activities for womb twin kids and their parents
Twin toys
Games about twins and two-ness
A process of healing for womb twin kids

15. Introducing Womb Twin books
from Wren Publications
Written and published by Althea Hayton,
founder of Womb Twin
Available to order (no delivery charges) from
www.WrenPublications.com

16. For parents: “Womb Twin Survivors”
from Wren Publications
The book of the Womb Twin
Research Project, including:
 How twinning happens
 How one twin may die
 Grief when a twin dies
 A healing path for womb twin
survivors
 Diagrams and illustrations
 References and appendices

17. For parents - “A Silent Cry”
from Wren Publications
Seventy stories from
around the world
Written by womb twin
survivors
Published in their own
words
Revealing the truth of how
it really feels

18. For parents - “Untwinned”
from Wren Publications
A collection of articles, stories
and poetry about the loss of a
twin before or around birth.
Including
 When a twin is stillborn
 The “vanishing” twin
 Pre-natal awareness
And much, much more…..

19. “Two Little Birds”
from Wren Publications
The story of two little
birds, Birdie and Beaky,
who hatched out of the
same egg, but Beaky
was not strong enough
to fly…
Fully illustrated
Suitable for 0-8 years

20. “Koko’s Magical Gift”
from Wren Publications
A workbook for children
aged 4-8 years, about a
child’s secret Special
Someone.
Drawing, pasting,
colouring and word
search.
Designed to be used in
the presence of a caring
adult.

21. “We Are Womb Twin Survivors”
from Wren Publications
A collection of twenty true
stories about being a
young womb twin
survivor.
Simply written, suitable
for children aged 8-13
years old.
Including simple
explanatory notes and
diagrams about twinning.

22. “You might be a womb twin survivor if….”
from Wren Publications
A light-hearted approach to the
difficult subject of how it feels to
be a womb twin survivor. A
series of cartoons illustrating
some of the feelings shared by
womb twin survivors. Suitable
for aged 14 and above. With
simple explanatory notes and
diagrams suitable for this age
group.

23. The Womb Twin books
Written and published by Althea Hayton,
founder of Womb Twin
Available to order now (no delivery charges) from
www.WrenPublications.com

24. Five steps
from sadness into healing
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Getting to know the reality of your twin
Realising how you keep your twin alive in your life
Realising how you still relate to your twin, even now
Letting go of your twin
Receiving your inheritance without guilt
Note: this scheme works with adults, and this project
will find a variety of positive and creative ways to lead
womb twin kids down the same healing path.

25. Spreading the word
One in ten people is a womb
twin survivor. There are
many millions of womb twin
survivors in the world, and
one of them may be in your
family or in a family near
you. Please help us to help
them by sending them this
link:
www.wombtwinkids.co.uk

26. Find out more
Visit our web sites:
www.WombTwin.com
www.WombTwinSurvivors.com
www.WombTwinKids.co uk
Or write to us at:
Womb Twin, PO Box 396, St Albans, AL3 6NE

27. Womb Twin Kids and their parents need help.
Please help us to help them, in any way you can.
Thank you!

28. The Womb Twin Kids Project
www.wombtwinkids.co.uk