Are their any Triplets in Queen Creek, Arizona. My niece is 11 weeks
pregnant with triplets that are due in July 2005. She probably will
deliver in June. Is their any assistance she can get form local
businesses?

Hello oc,

I received replies to my e-mails.  Both of my contacts have graciously
allowed me to post their replies.

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Tammy Taylor:

[first reply]

I don't personally know of any triplets in Queen Creek, but I'm sure
there are some.  Is this guys niece under the care of PPA (Phoenix
Perinatal Associates)?  They seem to handle most of the high risk
pregnancies in the Phoenix and surrounding areas, and could probably
put her in touch with some others who are in her same condition.  I
know when I delivered my triplets, there was another set born to a
family who lives in the same general area as me a day or two later.

As for help from local businesses... I never found any, but then I was
pretty overwhelmed and didn't think to look prior to the birth of my
children.  One very helpful hint for her would be to make sure she
asks for formula samples from every doctor that she sees, every time
she sees them (even prior to birth).  It's amazing the amount of food
three kids can go through!  As a general rule of thumb, triplet (or
other high order pregnancies) are put on bed rest at about 20 weeks in
the hopes of preventing preterm labor, so she could probably let her
fingers do the walking and contact every business etc. while she's pn
bed rest-- it would help the time go by faster, and she may find local
businesses willing to help her out.

It's really hard to know what direction to give when I don't really
know this womans situation:  for example does she have other children?
 what about family in the area? is she experiencing any complications?
etc.

Probably the best advice to give her would be to contact a mothers of
multiples group (there are a lot of them in the area), and have her
talk to her doctor, as they may know of support groups she could join
also.

Sorry I don't have any first hand knowledge in the areas you asked
about, but hopefully I've you (and her) a place to start.

[follow-up reply]

I am actually president of the Busy Bees Mothers of Multiples group,
and we will be holding a meeting on Thursday the 20th at the APS
building in Gilbert... We are having a pharmacist (who is also a
father of multiples) as a speaker to answer any questions those in
attendance may have, so she may want to come out and join us if she is
feeling up to it.

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Angela McCullough:

Yes there are triplets/triplet families in Queen Creek( off the top of
my head I can think of 3 families).  I am not sure about getting help
from local businesses in Queen Creek.  You could go to the city, but I
really don't know????It is a little hard to answer when I don't know
what kind of assistance is needed.  I am unaware of any of the other
families getting assistance specifically from the town of Queen Creek.
 I would recommend multiplejoys@yahoo.com or www.tripletconnection.org
(nationally) for help.

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As noted, Ms. Taylor is president of Busy Bees Mothers of Multiples
Club, whose membership area includes Queen Creek.  Information about
the club is at the top right of this page:

"Clubs & Locations"
ASMOMO [Arizona State Mothers of Multiples Organization]
http://www.asmomo.org/locations.html

Ms. McCullough is from Multiple Joys, a support group for families of
triplets, quadruplets, or more in Arizona.

Multiple Joys
http://www.geocities.com/multiplejoys/

I hope that this information is helpful.

- justaskscott


I used the following search terms on Google:

triplets "queen creek"
"arizona state mothers of multiples"
"multiple joys"

I have contacted two organizations that might know the answers to your
questions.  I will let know you if I receive a reply.

Busy Bee's Mothers of Multiples (Serving Gilbert, Mesa, Queen Creek,
Chandler) Contact info: Phone: 480-497-5126

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Arizona
The Arizona State Mothers of Multiples (ASMOMO) is a network of local
clubs. It coordinates an annual convention for mothers of multiples.
This site has links to the twelve local clubs throughout the state in
one convenient location. It also includes information about Nevada
organizations.
http://www.asmomo.org/

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http://www.detnews.com/2001/tigers/0107/06/-244038.htm

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