Moms of multiples tell it like it is

(My name is Ashley and I am a homeschooling Mom to 5 kids aged 6, 4 1/2, 2 1/2 and 14 month old identical twin boys.) I recently heard of a friend’s twin pregnancy and I was flooded with memories of my own twin pregnancy.  14 months ago I was 75 pounds heavier, full of [...]

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Hi, I’m a full-time work-from-home mom of two 18-month identical girls. We are just now moving out of my parents’ house (finally!) and getting our own place after finding ourselves unexpectedly pregnant far sooner than anticipated. I’m looking forward to being more directly engaged in the HDYDI community! One of the books I read in [...]

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Our family just arrived home from our second trip to the Twins Days Festival in Twinsburg, OH. Last summer we attended a wedding in Philadelphia with our 9-month-old twins. We packed the car for a road trip from Chicago but had to divide our drive into a few days. Looking for a half-way point we [...]

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13 months ago, when our identical twin boys joined our family and gave us five small children under the age of five, I wasn’t quite sure how I was going to manage.  My mind would race at all the possibilities for disaster and I would glean ideas from other parents of multiples to try and [...]

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A few weeks ago, I had a dream about my daughter. Recently, she has been an unhappy little girl, always clingy and whiny. We’re trying to find out why. We suspect that she may have allergies. But since I don’t have any definite answers, I thought this dream conversation would be a good time to [...]

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Internet, today I sent my boys back to school after spring break. And I hated it. If you’ve met me [online] or my children [in real life] you know how odd it is for me to want them in the house more. They yell. They chase. They maraud. They fight. They plunder. I reupholstered my [...]

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One of the things I read and heard over and over before my identical twin daughters were born was “don’t worry, you’ll be able to tell them apart.” I found it reassuring that as a parent, I would somehow be able to tell my babies apart. I trusted that nature would ensure I knew which [...]

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“What does it matter if she mixes them up? They look just alike.” – my grandmother, regarding my safeguards against confusing our infant twins Normally I’m not too hard on people who say “stupid” things about twins. I say a lot of stupid things myself. But today I shall regale you with a tale of [...]

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At bedtime one night, P was being wild and I asked him to settle down. He replied, “Sometimes it is fun being the crazy twin, because you can do stuff you’re not supposed to.” I was puzzled. “So, are you the crazy twin?” I asked. “Yeah,” he said. “And G is the smart twin.” He [...]

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I spent part of the weekend attending workshops about twins and twinning. (I intended to post something immediately when I got home, but life got in the way and I’m a few days late). I found it quite fascinating to hear about what scientists know and don’t know about how twins are created. It was [...]

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