Moms of multiples tell it like it is

In many ways my twin pregnancy was easier than my singleton pregnancy. I had more experience with pregnancy, so I had some clear ideas about how I wanted this pregnancy to be.
First, I chose to be part of midwife-based care program from the beginning.  The midwives focused on issues like nutrition, emotional wellbeing, and staying [...]

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I’m posting a second, short post today.  I thought I’d write some posts about being pregnant with twins and how that compared to being pregnant with a singleton. But before I started, I wanted to know if there are any readers who are pregnant and have questions they’d like to ask.  I’ll offer my comments, [...]

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Our two little girls are now 13 months old.  A lot has happened in our lives since they were conceived almost two years ago. And, a lot has happened to my body in that time.  During my pregnancy I gained almost 70 lbs, which was more than half of my body weight before pregnancy. I’ve [...]

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Before our babies were born, people told us how nice it would be for the girls to have someone to play with while they grow up.  They told us how twins learn to get along with each other and share a special bond.  I’m sure that will all be true at some point, but right [...]

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On those days when you don’t have enough eyes to watch all your children or enough arms to keep them all out of trouble.  When you are too tired or distracted or busy to be giving everyone all the attention they need….
When you have a 3 year old who decides he doesn’t like cheese, which [...]

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I was supposed to post on Christmas Day, but I got busy with other things and forgot to get my post ready.  So Merry belated Christmas everyone!

When I found I was pregnant last year.  I did the math to see when the baby was due. I estimated my due date in the last week of [...]

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At this time last year, we were shopping for a new car.  When we planned for a second child, we knew we’d need to replace our Toyota Corolla because it wouldn’t hold two car seats.  My main request was a car with power locks so I didn’t have to put everything down to unlock the [...]

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My apologies for the late posting.  Our lives have been crazy over the last couple of weeks – we’ve just moved. I wrote most of this post just before we moved. I was busy with other things, so I didn’t get a chance to read everyone else posts.  I see that Sarah wrote about managing [...]

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Trick or treat!  Halloween is just over a week away.  Hopefully you’ve come up with some great costume ideas for your multiples, either as individuals or a group. I’ve heard lots of great ideas for multiple costumes, but I have to admit my girls are wearing matching orange onsides with pumpkins on them, and little [...]

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With the first snow fall of the season, it seems like it is the right time to clean out our diaper bag. That’s a big task, because when it comes to diaper bags, I’m a stuffer. We have a good sized diaper bag/back pack, and whenever we head out, I think about what I might [...]

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