Reading Time: 4 minutesHow to calm crying twins….ALONE. The thought ignites sheer panic. And a strong desire to allow your mother-in-law to live in your basement. You’ve spent months, maybe even years preparing and waiting for your TWO bundles of joy. But amidst all of the excitement, there is a nagging fear that lays dormant until you’re in…
Reading Time: 5 minutesNaptime is the religion of motherhood. We worship it, we crave it, it’s sacred. Everywhere mothers congregate, you are guaranteed to hear grumblings of moms talking about if their kids still nap or when their kids stopped napping. After eavesdropping on my fair share of these conversations about when kids stop napping, I naively convinced myself…
Reading Time: 4 minutesDoes this sound familiar? …do my babies need two naps, or three, or four? …can my babies survive the day on only one nap? Help!!! Somebody please wave a magic wand and tell me what the heck I am supposed to do to get through a nap transition! How many naps my babies really need? When…
Reading Time: 9 minutesTwins napping…at the same time. Yes folks, it is a thing! It can be done. Over time, we have been asked so many questions about napping with twins. Most parents want to know about how to get twins napping at the same time which will allow for them to have some time to breathe and decompress…
Reading Time: 6 minutesImagine this…both babies are peacefully napping. You have a few minutes to sit down and enjoy a hot cup of coffee before you get up to frantically get a few things accomplished before they wake. No big deal, right? Or do you suffer from nap struggles.….Maybe this sounds more familiar? Lay a baby down, try…
Reading Time: 5 minutesI am currently on my third cup of coffee. I have logged 8,421 steps on my FitBit. It’s only 9 a.m. My morning has flown by in a blink…..let’s not even talk about the blur that my first year with twins has been! This morning we had an early wake up call: 1 a.m. The…
Reading Time: 5 minutesMoms are busy by nature. Moms deal with a little mom guilt by nature too! It’s a 24/7 job, 365 days of the year. You may have 2, 3 or 4 kiddos, a spouse, several pets and a house to care for. You may have all of that AND a full-time job outside of your home…
Reading Time: 5 minutesTwin moms know all too well the meaning of the word tandem…we do everything in tandem, which is why tandem nursing for moms who wish to breastfeed is a skill that must be mastered, but can be quite overwhelming. Being pregnant with twins means an unusually large belly, which often comes with a battery of questions…
Reading Time: 4 minutesWhen it’s OK to stop breastfeeding is a hot topic right now. So when is it? Really…Bueller…anybody? Everyone seems to have an opinion, yet they are all different and nobody is right. I fought. I fought really, really hard. From the beginning, the journey to motherhood was a challenging one, I had to put…