Importance of support groups for parents of multiples

Julie Gillespie, Author & Triplet Mom, explains why it is so important for parents of multiples to get involved in a parent support group, and how they can find one nearby
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Importance of support groups for parents of multiples

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Getting involved in a parent support group, as a parent of multiples, is paramount. It's is so, so important. You can find them on Facebook, there's Mothers of Supertwins, a national organization. There's Triplet Connection, another national organization; fantastic. We don't have a peer group of triplet parent above us because IVF started mid 60's. So we are our own leaders of this triplet phenomenon. And because of that we have to rely on each other. I'll never forget; we were running late for a plane and it was like 5 minutes, we were not going to make it. The stewardess jumped form behind the counter, grabbed my - We had 3 car seats, the babies in each one; and she grabbed one of the car seats, rolled me to the next gate and said, "Move aside, move aside" to the crowd, gave him our ticket and I said, "How can I ever thank you?" and she said, "Oh don't thank me. I had triplets once, I lost them at 3 months so I did this for them. Have a great day." There's a bond. When you've been in my shoes or the shoes of another parent of multiples. And it's a really strong connection, so don't be afraid to hook into it.

Julie Gillespie, Author & Triplet Mom, explains why it is so important for parents of multiples to get involved in a parent support group, and how they can find one nearby

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Julie Gillespie

Author & Triplet Mom

Julie Gillespie, DPT, a mother of multiples, physical therapist, teacher and writer, is a graduate of Mt. St. Mary's College and the University of Southern California.    A leader in pelvic floor therapy for over 30 years, she now works at Gillespie Physical Therapy in Los Angeles. Find out more at www.GillespiePT.com Her customized treatment plans can relieve a variety of urinary, bowel and sexual conditions including dyspareunia, coccydynia, testiculitis, vulvodynia, and vaginismus. With a specialty in identifying and treating pelvic floor disorders, Julie has worked with hundreds of patients throughout the Los Angeles area to achieve optimal core fitness. Overall wellness is Julie’s goal for all patients, and Julie believes in an integrated approach to physical therapy. She supports a combination of therapeutic studio and pool exercises, manual trigger point release therapy, biofeedback, dilator therapy, postural stabilization, meditation, yoga, Pilates and behavioral retraining, all with the goal of relieving pain and improving each patient’s emotional, physical and sexual wellbeing.  Julie works with women whose inner core has been detrimentally affected by the stages of menstruation, maternity, postpartum and menopause. She also treats women who have been subject to sexual trauma or assault, to help them regain sensitivity, strength and comfort. For women or men in rehabilitation and recovery from pelvic floor injuries or surgeries, Julie helps strengthen the inner core muscles that have been compromised. Julie also works with athletes, developing treatment plans to manage the impact of up-training, down-training, and injury. She has helped countless elite athletes and cyclists with pelvic floor therapy for injury and repetitive use.  Julie earned her Masters and Doctorate in Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy from the University of Southern California, and her Physical Therapy degree from Mount Saint Mary’s College. Julie has owned and/or managed several ob/gyn, continence and women’s healthcare groups in California, including the Women’s Health Program at USC.   Julie has taught Women’s Health in the physical therapy programs at Mt. St. Mary’s College, Northridge and Loma Linda. In 2019, Julie was invited to Shenzhen, China to lecture on pelvic floor conditions and sexual dysfunctions. She has been recognized for her pelvic floor research with an award  from the American Physical Therapy Association. On a personal note, Julie is the mother of triplets and two singletons, and enjoys hiking, running, skiing and quilting. She is the author of Magical Multiple Moments.

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