Moms of multiples tell it like it is

I have been asked to submit a story for a booklet produced by our local twins and triplets club. They suggested I contribute something about having a toddler while pregnant with twins and while caring for newborn twins.  Here are some of the strategies we used to get our son prepared for the new babies. [...]

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Our girls are now 16 months old and they are moving from the “baby” stage to the “little people” stage. In the just the last few weeks, I’ve noticed so many changes. They are getting more affectionate. They will give hugs to other people, their toys and even their books.  They like to cuddle and [...]

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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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Last year my baby girls celebrated their FIRST Halloween.  It was their very first holiday ,and y’all, we L-O-V-E holidays around here!  Initially I hadn’t planned anything fun or even a costume for my twins because they were due November 12.  I figured they’d come a little early, but September 4?!  I love Halloween- love [...]

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I attended an event for my Moms of Twins club this weekend, a brunch welcoming new members from the past year.  Obviously, that meant a lot of moms with young infants, and even some who are still pregnant. I ended up in a conversation with three moms whose babies were under 4 months old.  Oh, [...]

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I wrote this post in my head one night when I was getting dinner for my girls (7 months old twins) and their 2.5 year old brother, by myself.  It was one of those nights when things just weren’t going well. I reheated my dinner three times before I got to eat it, which was [...]

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My son and daughter were born in May of 2007. And as predicted, that first year with twins was exhilarating and brutal. I chronicled sleep-less nights, nursing woes, hip dysplasia x’s 2 and 12-month-long-reflux over hundreds of blog posts. I cheered on other MoM’s whose little ones were sleeping through the night. I read all [...]

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“You know, I think that having twins is, like, exponentially harder than having one. Not just twice as hard. Exponentially harder.” That was a quote from my sister-in-law, beloved auntie to my twosome.  Though she does not yet have kids of her own, she has spent a lot of time with mine and has seen [...]

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I planned to write a coherent, reflective, thought provoking review of Dr. Marc Weissbluth’s new book about sleep and multiples, but it will have to wait. Instead, I’m going to write a self-indulgent, hopefully humorous, look at a recent day in my life. Just to provide some background… at the end of June we decided [...]

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I’ve been seeing a lot of newborn twins recently. While out and about with my 15 ½ month old twins, we’ve seen quite a few Snap N Go Doubles with little ones snuggled in their infant seats, pushed by frazzled looking moms who are trying their best to put on a happy face for the [...]

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