Moms of multiples tell it like it is

April recently posted a comment asking all sorts of wonderful questions about cloth diapering.  Since I have already written one article on the topic, I figured another post was in order and decided to tackle the answers. This post really has made me consider *thinking* about cloth diapers, for lots of reasons.  We use disposable {gasp} [...]

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I know I have been MIA lately, but life has been quite chaotic since my oldest daughter headed back to school.  She loves sports and plays any and every one that she can so we have had back to back practices and games, with many overlapping seasons.  Oh, and I also have those 3 one [...]

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In an effort to find green products for my family that I can actually afford I stumbled upon a website called GoodGuide.  There is a searchable listing of over 60, 000 personal care and household chemical products.  Each product has its own page and has been rated for its health performance, environmental performance and social [...]

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Recently, the contributors to this site were asked if any of their husbands would be willing to give their perspective on what is like to be the father of multiples. Shortly afterwards, I was informed that I had accepted the invitation. All kidding aside, as a past contributor, I am honored and pleased to be [...]

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I have to admit that one of my biggest fears (among many) when I first found out we were expecting multiples was the suffering that my relationship with my husband would endure.  I know how much stress a new baby can place on any relationship, especially a marriage, so I was concerned that 3 new [...]

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For today, I copied a recent post from my blog.  I apologize in advance since I know that for some of you it will be a repeat, but it is a story that I wanted to share with all of our readers. There really are just a plethora of frightening things that you discover when [...]

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Fellow gentlemen, I would like to begin with an apology. Though I am about to make your wives very happy, I might have just sold out my fellow men in search of the truth. I hope you will be able to forgive me for what I am about to say, because, I will assure you, [...]

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Babywearing is taking on new life and more moms & dads than ever are discovering the joys it can bring to both the parent and the child.  There are so many benefits, but ultimately the biggest appeal to a mom or dad of multiples is the simplicity it can bring to an otherwise hectic life.  [...]

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A few months ago I decided to jump into the world of cloth diapering. (Okay, okay. I will admit that it wasn’t so much of a jump as it was just sticking my big toe in the water to test the temperature and see if it was agreeable to swimming.) I have been contemplating using [...]

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The theme of the past year and a half of my life has been exhaustion, so it is fitting that as I type this I am, yup, you guessed it…exhausted. It really is no secret that if you are expecting multiples you can also expect to be tired, so I prepared myself for the inevitable [...]

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