“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 …
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 …
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 …
The words “twins” and “schedule” don’t seem like they should be in the same sentence. Especially when you’re used to hearing things like this: “You’ve got your hands full” “I don’t know how you do it” “Wow! Are there three of them? Are those twins?” “You must be a very busy lady” Etc., etc., etc. You …
If you’ve experienced or are experiencing the witching hour with twins, you know it can be pretty overwhelming at times. But maybe you haven’t experienced it yet and are wondering, what is the witching hour? All parents can tell you about the witching hour. My twins are currently 3 and my son is 5, and …
Wondering how to sleep train twins? Then you’ve come to the right place! First, I know that sleep training can get a bad rep. I’ve heard comments such as “they’re babies, not dogs!” from parents who are against sleep training. The definition of the word training is: the action of teaching a person or animal …
When I was pregnant with twins and panicking researching how I was going to take care of twins alone, there was one thing that I found very irritating. Almost every article I read from other twin moms talked about having help for the first year. Night nannies. Grandparents coming over daily. House cleaners. Mothers helpers. …
If you’re here, you’re probably looking for tips on bottle feeding twins. Let me tell you, you came to the right place! After exclusively bottle feeding twins for a year, I have a lot of tips to share. And if you’re new to the twin parent club, welcome! You’re going to love being a member! …
If you’re currently expecting twins, you may be freaking out about how the heck you’re going to manage to get those babies on a newborn twin schedule. It probably seems daunting because it’s hard enough to get ONE baby on a schedule… TWO babies seem next to impossible. They are different babies and need different …