Stories and Advice for Parents of Twins, Triplets and More
Sign up for blog posts and book updates now. Thanks for visiting! When we changed our minds about having another child, the last thing we expected was to see two little blobs on the screen during the ultrasound. But there it was. Twins. We were going to double the number of children in mere months. I freaked out. I know…
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It’s easy to treat twins and triplets as the same person, just duplicated. Any parent of multiples will tell you that this is far from the case. These children have physical differences, even in the case of genetically identical twins. Their shoe sizes may be different, one may be taller than the other, and their personalities definitely would not be identical….
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Giving birth and finally getting to see the little person that you’ve been dreaming of, only to have him whisked away and have no idea what could be wrong with this perfect being.. it hurts. Leaving the hospital empty-handed, leaving your baby in the NICU struggling to do what should come naturally. To eat, to breathe… it hurts. Seeing other people’s babies…
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Double the fun, but also double the trouble — this is what many parents of twins say. All the attention is usually focused on how fun having twins can be; after all, twins do have quirky qualities that can often be amusing to see. Of course, while there are many obvious similarities between these two individuals, there will also be…
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Let’s face it, being a twin mom is never going to be easy. Yes, your heart is full but I can tell you right now, sometimes it will feel like your hands are somewhat fuller. Whilst there are really no ‘secret’ parenting hacks that are the key to unlock the day-in-day-out chaos you are about to endure, there are a few…
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It’s been a few months in as a twin mom and I’ve realized that there are some major differences between parenting twins and a singleton. If these babies are your first, it’s not such a big deal; this is all you know so far. However, if you already have one (or more!) you have to change your expectations to really…
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