Make your bed If you can only accomplish one thing a day make sure that it is making your bed. In a recent study it was revealed that people who made their beds are overall happier than those that don’t. It takes about 2 minutes and boy does it feel good! After reading these tips [...]
The whole rollercoaster of feedings, diaper changes, and napping has begun. After a couple of weeks when you think you have this whole thing down, you start to notice one thing. Even though you have a grip on this whole twin situation, you do not have a grip on the household situation. Looking around, you [...]
Parents of twin toddlers face additional challenges. Often they are required to make a decision that benefits one twin and makes it difficult for the other. Some expectations must be the same for both children in order for the parents to model consistent, clear, and unwavering behavior about specific limits and rules. For example, one mother [...]
Here are some tips I’ve learned about bathing twins in the bathtub: Get all your towels and wash rags ready before you start the water. Make sure your soap is within reach of your kneeling on the floor position. Put down a non-stick mat that covers the bathtub floor. It helps to have a cup [...]
Feeding twins at the same time could be breastfeeding, bottle feeding, or a combination of those. But in most articles tandem feeding refers to breastfeeding more than one baby at a time. Use a double nursing pillow for resting the babies (these are horseshoe shaped, stiff foam pillows that will support two babies at the [...]
Raising Twins.wordpress.com is where parents who are expecting twins, or those who already have them, and love them – come for answers and support. This website is a labor of love and is constantly being updated. You can now just visit the twins store to find exactly what you are looking for to prepare for having twins and [...]
