GEORGE HENRY, STAR Writer

Sharon Donaldson and David Burnett are the parents of twin children Shavon and Sherikay Burnett.

They were born January 20, 2012 at the Cornwall Regional Hospital in Montego Bay, St James. Donaldson said Shavon was the first to be born and was eight pounds in weight. His sister was a pound lighter.

Donaldson said she was made aware that she would be giving birth to twins one month after she became pregnant and did an ultrasound.

"The first thing that crossed my mind when I discovered that I would have twins, was what was I going to do; how I was going to take care of them, who would help me and whether I would be able to manage," shared Donaldson.

She also shared that she was able to cope with them, even though it was very difficult to attend to them during the early months of growing up. This she said was so because she did not have anyone to give her a helping hand especially during the nights.

"Each night I had this one crying then that one crying and I had to have the two of them in my hands almost all the time each night. I had to have both of them on the breasts at the same time," noted Miss Donaldson.

The young mother said because the amount of work she had with them in the nights, she became stressed. She added that due to the stress she had looking after the two young babies, she developed high blood pressure as a result of a lack of sleep. This forced her to ask her mother to leave Clarendon to come to her assistance.

Although it can be difficult at times to grow twins, Miss Donaldson pointed out that it is good to have twins. She explained that when a mother gives birth to twins she does not need to have any more children because 'two is better than too many'. She added that the children's father is also happy to have his set of twin children. She is also the mother of an older male child

Now at three years old, Donaldson said Shavon and Sherikay are now easier to manage. She added that her dream for them is to become health professionals in the future. They are currently attending kindergarten in Montego Bay.

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