A question that is asked frequently throughout the twin community is “what do I do when my twins climb out of their cribs?” The newborn twin days are SO EXHAUSTING. My twins are great sleepers, but still…. during the newborn days, I was seriously sleep-deprived. You look forward to those days when they’ll sleep long …
It’s so fun to watch babies reach milestones. With our firstborn, I remember being delighted when he discovered his hands and would stare at them in awe. Each milestone he met was so exciting. And with twins, those twin milestones take on a whole new meaning. First off, they don’t always reach milestones at the …
A twin pregnancy vs a singleton pregnancy is a whole new world. I was looking forward to my second pregnancy because I thought it would be nice to kind of know what to expect. Welllll too bad for me! Being pregnant with twins is VERY different vs being pregnant with a singleton. Here’s what I’ve …
It’s summertime, which means it’s time for fun in the sun! And when you have toddlers, you want the best outdoor toys for them to play with. Especially if you’ve got twins or siblings to entertain! As a child, I lived for summer days and I love that as a mom I can continue the …
It’s a lot of work to take small children out in public and toddler twins are no exception. You have to pack up your diaper bag, get the children dressed, shoes and coats on, and then hustle them out to the car and buckle them into their car seats. Taking toddler twins out in public …
“I’m writing a post on tips for surviving life with newborn twins” I announced to my husband during dinner in between frantically dicing up food for our 13-month-old twin girls, who inhale food at an impossibly fast speed. “Really. Are you sure we survived??” he asked as he picked up a sippy cup that was …
Breastfeeding is one of those things that seems like it should be just so simple. Baby, breast, done. Any mom who has nursed can tell you that it isn’t always quite that easy. There are amazing moments to be sure, but there are a lot of challenges. Having twins just ups those breastfeeding challenges at …
Keeping your newborn twins on the same schedule can be a challenge to say the least. When my twin girls were born, my son had just turned two. For almost an entire year I had 3 kids under 3. This meant a year of 3 in diapers, 3 in cribs, and a year of very …
Being put on hospitalized bed rest during pregnancy was my biggest fear when I found out I was expecting twins. Almost every twin mom I spoke with had encountered some sort of complication with their twin pregnancy. There are plenty of women who experience twin pregnancies with no complications, so if you’re currently pregnant with twins, …
Let’s talk about how to get twins to sleep through the night! (Doesn’t that sound awesome?) All three of my kids are great sleepers. As in 12 hours by 14 weeks great. I’ve had a lot of people ask me how it happened, and I have a very specific method that I followed with all …
