about usWhy Join Your Local Club
Most local clubs provide a variety of services all of which are run on
a volunteer basis so may vary from time to time. In most cases however local
clubs generally offer the following:
- Expectant parent evenings - this gives you the opportunity to meet
other expectant parents of multiples and most clubs have a library available
that you can browse through and videos that you might like to watch.
- Library resources - most clubs have literature from antenatal right through to the teenage years and beyond.
- Equipment hire - some clubs have equipment hire including prams/strollers, breastpumps and breastfeeding pillows
- Mum's and Bub's mornings, playgroups, Dad's days out, Social evenings (without children), Multiple Birth Awareness Week Celebrations, Christmas Picnics. These are just a few of the many opportunities available to club members to meet other parents/carers of multiples. Through these opportunities you can form friendships, share experiences, gain and offer support to those with shared experiences.
- Club newsletters - the frequency of these depend on the local club
- Buddy system - some clubs offer a buddy system where they buddy you up with a current member who has older multiples and can give you support to know that you will survive.
- Hospital visits - most clubs offer a hospital visiting service, due to privacy regulations the hospital coordinator would generally leave information with the nursing staff unless you have specifically asked to see them.
In addition to these services you also have access to the National body, annual National Conventions where members from all around Australia get together for information and workshops.
What My Local Club Means To Me
To me, AMBA means amazing advice, sympathetic support and fabulous friendships!
~ Kate, Wollongong
AMBA provides a great source of information, support and understanding, while at the same time offering us the chance to share experiences with other parents of multiples.
~ Amanda, Inner West
AMBA means to mean awareness, support and new friendships.
~ Alison, HKHMBA
Having the support base for new parents of multiples so that they can access the unique information and parents that go with being the parents of multiples.
~ Leanne, Southern Highlands
AMBA has given me support from fellow parents that are experiencing the same unique issues. A support network of information and research uniquely for multiples. It has also given me friendships that will be life long.
~ Donna, North West Sydney
To me, AMBA is about building a community to share our experiences, support one another and celebrate all aspects of life with multiples - maybe its because I'm a kiwi and don't have any family locally, but I feel this type of community is really valuable. I am extremely passionate about the power of AMBA at all levels and get a real buzz out of seeing the difference one simple phone call or action can make to a club member or to a club as a whole.
~ Karen, Lower North Shore