Category Archives: Twins

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 cameContinueContinue 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.  BackContinueContinue reading “Mommy Review Monday: Dr. Browns Bottles”

What to Buy for Twins – Part 2: Infant Gear

I did a lot of research and talking to other mothers of multiples to find out what gear we needed for twins. There are a lot of articles out there but here’s my opinions: What you Need 2 of: Car seats High chairs  What is Nice to have 2 of: Cribs (our girls have always slept separately)ContinueContinue reading “What to Buy for Twins – Part 2: Infant Gear”

Mommy Review Monday: Ingenuity Trio 3-in-1 SmartClean High Chair

Our last big baby purchases were two high chairs. I did a little research and found that the Ingenuity Trio 3-in-1 SmartClean High Chair was the one that would work best for our house and budget.     What we like about them: They look good (we think). I think the turquoise and white is simpleContinueContinue reading “Mommy Review Monday: Ingenuity Trio 3-in-1 SmartClean High Chair”

Twins Tips: Feeling Overwhelmed? Try this.  

With twins, there will be times that you’ll be overwhelmed. Here are the things I find helpful when I get this feeling (some of these apply to any situation, not just twin stress): Walk outside. With or without a baby. Getting some fresh air can make a difference.   Call or text a friend. Talking toContinueContinue reading “Twins Tips: Feeling Overwhelmed? Try this.  “

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.   WithContinueContinue 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 theContinueContinue 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’veContinueContinue reading “Nursing Twins- Part 1:  The Preparation “

Tips for DIY Twin Newborn Photos

Those beautiful photos you see people post on Facebook and send on their birth announcement of their infants will be cherished forever. They should be. They capture a special fleeting moment in time and you’ll always want to remember just how tiny they were. Garen takes photos for a hobby so we decided to takeContinueContinue reading “Tips for DIY Twin Newborn Photos”