Comments on: Welcome to Twins Week

By: ashley

ashley — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 21:03:11 +0000

thanks for answering back… i guess sleep training is mostly for the parent and coming to terms with what works and not what all the books say….

By: Karen

Karen — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 03:33:47 +0000

So happy to see Gina making a guest appearance over here.
Ashley, everyone’s twins are different. We have one that’s a solid sleeper and one that still comes to our bed at night five years into the mix. I nursed mine to sleep until they were two years old. Hang in there. You’ll find what works for you.

By: Whitney

Whitney — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 20:52:12 +0000

Hi Ashley, Welcome! Please don’t beat yourself up for nursing a baby to sleep. We’ve all gotta do what we’ve gotta do and that may be the best solution for your baby. Any veteran twin mamas have sleep advice for Ashley?

By: ashley

ashley — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 04:05:16 +0000

Hi everyone, so i am def a rookie mom, i have 6 month old twins and they are my firsts, i am in serious need of some advice/HELP . i am currently breastfeeding them and i nurse them to sleep, the problem is they are still waking up within the hour and all threw the night like ther newborns! i am at a loss and dont know what sleep training method to use. they are in seperate cribs and one my one mamas boy baby has been sleeping with us(mistake i know) but i want to fix it i now have his crib next to my bed(cosleeping ) so that hes still close….please help,thanks

By: Kim

Kim — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 01:26:24 +0000

After having a child with special needs I didn’t really think we should have more. My husband changed my mind by saying who will she have when we are gone. Then he says he crossed his fingers and prayed for twins.God must like my husband. Now today I’m so grateful that I have these two beautiful little girls they have given so much to me that I thought I would not have. They have also made their sisters life so much richer. They give her so much love, and while I was scared to death having even one more I am thankful that they will always have each other.

By: susanne

susanne — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 14:43:21 +0000

hi I have a blog under blogspot.com and would like to post your rookies mom twins week on my blog not sure how to do that, I am a mother of twin girls and are interested so if you could please email me at susannepuckett@yahoo.com to help me thanks agian ssuanne.

By: Laura

Laura — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 20:57:45 +0000

A friend forwarded me here for the first time, since she noticed it was twins’ week. My ID twin boys just turned 7 months yesterday, and I cannot say if it is any harder than having one kid at a time – I don’t know any different, you know? I would take the two I have over the experience one of my best friends is having with one colic-y baby. One thing I did learn so far is that it is ok to realize that no, you as mom cannot always see distinguishing traits early on, and that, at times, even you have to really look to tell who is who.

By: Chari

Chari — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 02:09:10 +0000

Twins Week! What!!? So glad I found your site definitely sharing!

B/G Twin momma,

Chari

By: Rachel A.

Rachel A. — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 16:58:06 +0000

On the last day of twinsweek, I thought I’d share some random thoughts/tips about parenting twins for the last 7 years.

* One of the hardest lessons I learned from raising twins — but probably most helpful — is that it’s not the end of the world if a baby cries. When you have two crying babies, you can only respond to one at a time, so someone is going to cry. Learning to take turns starts really early and it’s as much a learning for parents as it is for the children. It turns out that crying and having to wait is just not as awful as it seems and it’s just a part of life. Lessons that are still a part of our life at 7 as they were at 6 months.

* I really recommend reading Joan Friedman’s book “Emotionally Healthy Twins.” It raises important questions for parents of twins to think about in terms of helping our children foster their own identity amidst this special relationship. For example, the we chose to put our children in separate kindergarten classes (after being in preschool together) and it’s proven to be a very important part of their emotional and psychological development.

* Birthday party etiquette: Just because one twin has been invited to a party, doesn’t mean the other one is automatically invited. If both twins are invited to a birthday party, make sure to bring two gifts or one bigger one.

* A benefit of twin parenthood: whenever I have had a crappy night of sleep I still think: “If I can get through the 1st year of twins with as little sleep as I had, I can manage one night of insomnia!”

I wish everyone who is in the midst of the early days, lots of deep breaths, the trust that it won’t always feel like this and the sweetness of watching your babies grow up together.

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By: Mommy's Minions (@MommysMinions)

Mommy's Minions (@MommysMinions) — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 03:47:05 +0000

What a great idea! My boy/girl twins are 5-1/2 years old and I echo the advice of asking for help! You’ll get a lot more offers to help when they’re babies — take advantage of them. Have people bring you groceries or dinner, hold the babies while you shower or sleep, etc.