Babywise and twins? Is it possible? What are the pros and cons? Let’s talk about it! “I don’t know how you do it” is a comment I get quite often, from strangers in the checkout line to my closest friends. My son had just turned two when my twins were born, and many days I …
Dear New Twin Mom, I see you staring incredulously at the two tiny people that you created… and I know. I know the gut-wrenching, earth-shattering, overwhelming amount of joy and gratitude you are feeling right now. I see you in the checkout line at Target, gently rocking your double stroller back and forth and glancing …
When you have twins, most everything you experience with them will be double, both the good and bad. Double the kisses, snuggles, photo ops, first steps, first smiles… it’s truly amazing. But there’s also double the diapers, laundry, middle of the night wake-ups, sickness, and guilt. Double guilt. That’s something I didn’t think about prior …
Identical Vs Fraternal Twins and the Different Twin Types We are constantly asked if our twin girls are identical or fraternal, usually with about 100 other personal questions. People are just fascinated with multiple births. I sometimes don’t mind the questions, and the babies enjoy the attention! However, other times we are in a hurry, …
When I found out I was expecting twins, I thought I would easily figure out twin breastfeeding. I breastfed my first, Theo, up until he was about 11 months old. I loved that I was giving him good quality milk, that it was so easy (no bottles to wash, heck yes!), and that it was …
How to Prepare Your Toddler for a New Baby (or two!) Our first child, Theo, was only 18 months when we learned that we were having twins. We would be bringing home not one, but two babies, and were a little bit lot panicked. Bringing home one baby is a huge adjustment, but bringing home …
A few weeks ago I wrote a post that included a letter to Theo on his 3rd Birthday. I said that I was going to write letters for all of my children on their Birthday’s, and so here we are, 13 days after my twin girls 1st Birthday. I’m rather proud of myself for only being …
By the time we reached the labor and delivery floor, I was at that point in contractions where they hurt so mother freaking badly, that there was no relief. I was still reeling from the pain of the previous contraction when the next one hit. The labor and delivery floor was slammed, and the nurse …
The morning of the twins birth On February 9th I woke up, and I KNEW the babies were going to come that day. I felt an increase of pressure and slight discomfort in my pelvis. It reminded me of the way I felt the morning I went into labor with Theo. Ben had a huge presentation to give …
When you find out you’re expecting twins, you do everything you can to prepare. For me, this consisted of reading everything I could find on twin pregnancies and births. The overwhelming majority of what I read made me incredibly anxious. A twin pregnancy is considered high risk, and I read story after story of women being put …
