I couldn’t wait to be a mother. Even though I didn’t realise it was an actual term, I was really looking forward to attachment parenting. It just seemed the natural thing to do. To be honest, I didn’t realise there…
Guest post for Families Magazine Author: Twinfo It’s Christmas. Again. I am not sure why I am so surprised, seeming as it happens on the same day every year. It just seems to come around faster every year! Don’t get…
A – Advice. Once pregnant, you become a target of every woman who has given birth. Remember that all these bits of information come with good intentions. You may be surprised at what you’ll learn. B – Babies. Once you…
Biting is a stage that all toddlers seem to go through. Biting is certainly not just a problem if you have multiples, all toddlers seem to do it at some stage. It just seems doubly (or triply!) bad when you…
Many families worry when bringing twins home from the Special Care Nursery (SCN). SCN is for sick and preterm babies. A lot of multiple birth babies do not need to ever go to SCN. Some may have to go just for…
Author: Naomi Burgess I didn’t start baby wearing my oldest until she was a few months old. So when I fell pregnant the second time I was looking forward to being able to wear a newborn. I had visions of…
Author: Anonymous We did BLW (Baby Lead Weaning) with our twins. BLW means not worrying about spending ages making different purées and just letting your babies feed themselves. Seriously – who with twins has time to make combinations of pureed…
Our twins were born at 34 weeks and spent 5 weeks in NICU/SCN, mainly learning how to feed. I had done the ABA breastfeeding course, and while I knew it wasn’t going to be easy, I felt well prepared. In…
Did you just find out that you will be raising twins? All of a sudden the doctor looks at you with a big smile, and says “there are 2 heartbeats, you are having twins”. You are shocked, excited and scared…