With twins, one of the most common misconceptions is that one will do for two. Never mind buying two strollers! Never mind getting two cribs! They’re one, an extended unit; a baby, but in two bodies. Twins are often lumped together, seen as one whole child with two faces and four hands. They don’t get…
SLEEPING WITH MORE THAN ONE When you’re the parent of multiples, you fantasize about sweet, solo sleep that lasts all night. However, we all know how far that fantasy takes us! Being sleep deprived affects us all day long, but there is good news.
It’s a known fact that getting out the door with multiple small children or babies can take a ridiculous amount of time. It’s especially true in cold weather when so many items need to be put on before venturing outdoors. But, even in warm weather when all that’s needed is shoes and maybe a sun…
It strikes me as odd that the federal government has yet to cite the dangers of driving-while-parenting—parenting twins in particular. Common sense, highway accident rates, and brain science have examined the lethalities of drinking and driving, texting while driving, and mobile phone use while driving—but somehow, the ever-more-dangerous hazards of driving while parenting somehow remains…
I was crossing a parking lot from the grocery store to the natural foods store, grasping one small hand in each of mine—the twins had gotten big enough that they could walk a fair distance on their own and sometimes it was easier to let them walk than hoist the 40-pound stroller in and out…
Adoption plus IVF equaled triplets for us. Well, “triplets” should be in quotes. They are not the same age, but they are often the same developmental age. Therefore, we feel like we have triplets. The thing is, two of them are white. One of them is black.
A trickle of natural light illuminated the mostly darkened ultrasound room. I laid on the exam table, the paper crinkling beneath me as I struggled to find a comfortable position—a nearly impossible task for a woman, 23 weeks pregnant with twins. I shivered as I waited for my perinatologist—a doctor specializing in high-risk pregnancies—to arrive.
This is the advice you will hear from experienced twin moms. And in turn, this will be the same advice you will give to expecting twin mamas when they turn to you for help and encouragement. Welcoming twins, triplets or more into your family is an incredible blessing that not everyone gets to experience.
For the first five years of my identical twin boys’ lives, I couldn’t tell another adult their birth story without crying. How could I begin to share it with them? Many of my twin mom friends wanted their children to know all the facts – especially for their health history. Others feared that labeling one…
STEP 1: GET RID OF THE GUILT “Show me a woman without guilt and I’ll show you a man!” – Marie Wilson, Founder of the White House Project (excerpted from Lean In) We all feel it, and maybe especially when it comes to exercise. How can we possibly work all day, pick up our kids from…