Return to the Salt Lake Mothers of Twins Home Page
Welcome to the Salt Lake Mothers of Twins Message Board. We invite you to make use of it. Ask questions. Share ideas. Make comments. If it has to do with raising multiples this is your forum. Please do not place advertisements or links to commercial sites. We reserve the right to edit or remove anything not suited to our purpose. Thank you!
Posted by Marilee 1. Schedule? Forget about it! They make their own schedule for the first half a year or more. I about drove myself crazy trying to keep them on the same "schedule". Since I'm on my own most of the time, I actually prefer that the babies eat and sleep at different times. It's a lot easier to calm one baby than two. Maybe when they get older, that will change. Keep in mind, too, that a singleton will change his own schedule every few months, so it's not that concerning if twins are not on the same schedule from day one. It will come when you and they are ready. 2. Nurse (breastfeed) if you can. It has really saved my life and a lot of hassle! They calm down so easily at the breast, and I can't imagine making, heating, and cleaning 24 bottles a day! Nursing doesn't work for all families, though. 3. Buy paper plates. 4. Make sure you have a good car. When I'm about to go nuts, we just put everyone in the car and go for a drive. Everyone calms down, including me. I keep a blog about our family and our crazy times; feel free to check it out (poulsons.blogspot.com). Good luck!
on 4/22/2007, 5:50 pm, in reply to "Having Twins- Tips"
71.223.58.191
Congratulations! That's exciting news. I think everyone who's already posted has proved that each family has to find out what works well for them. Here are my thoughts/suggestions (keep in mind my twins are only 5 months old, so I'm not speaking from much experience):
Message Thread:
« Back to thread