My heart breaks when my babies are hurting. It’s got to be the worst feeling ever to see them in pain. Last Sunday, Kate had a virus and then Clara got it a few days later, despite our attempts to sanitize and separate. You can see we were both worn out (even though I kindContinue reading “Twin Tips: Surviving Sickness with Twins plus Two”
Category Archives: Breastfeeding
Nursing Twins- Part 5: Nursing Two Older Babies
Clara and Kate are now 8 months old. It’s hard to believe…. Except for their nursing habits, which are much changed from the early days. Here’s what I’ve observed so far with nursing twins older than 6 months: They have more trouble focusing. They still fit on the nursing pillow in the football hold forContinue reading “Nursing Twins- Part 5: Nursing Two Older Babies”
Nursing Twins- Part 4: Pumping for Two
I’ve almost made it 8 months nursing Clara and Kate. I also work a 40+ hour work week so there have been many hours sitting hooked up to a pump. Here are my tips and experiences with pumping, which work whether you’re pumping for one or two babies: Find out if you get aContinue reading “Nursing Twins- Part 4: Pumping for Two”
Mommy Review Monday: Medela Vs. Bonafide Baby Breastmilk Storage Bags
I’ve used both Medela and Bonafide Baby’s Breastmilk storage bags for pumped milk. Here what I think about both: What I like about Medela’s Breastmilk Storage Bags: They come with capability to attach to your Medela breastpump accessories They are nice and thick They have a place to write the date easily When filled,Continue reading “Mommy Review Monday: Medela Vs. Bonafide Baby Breastmilk Storage Bags”
Nursing Twins- Part 3: Nursing Two Solo
Nursing twins for me by myself was a daunting thought. I tandem nurse them because I didn’t want to deal with bottles and nursing. I’m an either/or kinda gal. I also didn’t want to spend all my time with a baby attached to me. I’m just not that mother and that’s ok. But there cameContinue reading “Nursing Twins- Part 3: Nursing Two Solo “
Mommy Review Monday: Dr. Browns Bottles
William was a colicky baby. For four months he cried. I hadn’t been around a lot of babies before having him. I didn’t know babies came like that. He’s lucky my siblings are my best friends or he would be an only child. I guess Anna, Clara, and Kate are lucky too,for that matter. BackContinue reading “Mommy Review Monday: Dr. Browns Bottles”
Nursing Twins- Part 2: Surviving the Early Days
As I sit here writing about the early days of nursing my two, it does seem rather blurred. I won’t lie – the first few weeks flew by for me in a haze of long days and nights but here I am, 7 months into this journey, so I feel like something went right. WithContinue reading “Nursing Twins- Part 2: Surviving the Early Days”
What to Buy for Twins- Part 1: Furniture
The following is the furniture that I believe to be helpful with twins. Gliders and/or Rockers Consider whether you plan to nurse or not. If you are, where you will nurse and what, if any, furniture you may want to purchase. I planned to nurse both upstairs and downstairs so I had gliders in theContinue reading “What to Buy for Twins- Part 1: Furniture “
Nursing Twins- Part 1: The Preparation
I had the advantage of nursing my first two but I knew going into this it was going to be much different. Like everything else about twins, I didn’t know where to start. I did a lot of Pinteresting and Googling to try to get an idea of how it could work. Now that I’veContinue reading “Nursing Twins- Part 1: The Preparation “
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