Hi, our double stroller is on its last leg. Our boys are three now. They are around 30-32 lbs each. In my brief double stroller research, many have weight limits well below that. Any recommendations?

Our 5 month old twins have started rolling over within a span of two days of each other and trying to crawl. Thinking of getting a playpen to let them move around. Any recommendations?

Hi, can I get some tips or tricks for AirPlane travel for me and my two year old twins. We are boarding a red eye flight and I want to be as prepared as possible. Ty :)

I used to see the same mom every time I went to the local playground.

Always pushing her son to excel at sports, drilling him on spelling words, or quizzing him on math facts.

But I haven't seen her since the pandemic started.

I just ran into her at the grocery store and I almost didn't recognize her kid…

Because he seemed more outgoing, “switched on”, and confident than I remembered.

I assumed she was still hyper-focused on academics like before.

Turns out, she wasn't.

In fact, she’d taken a completely different approach.

She mentioned they've been doing more hands-on projects and activities at home.

But the game-changer was when she started teaching him entrepreneurship using a book she came across in the Wall Street Journal.

This book teaches kids aged 6-12 entrepreneurship in a fun way that’s engaging and ignites her son's passion for learning and self-discovery.

Check out this breakthrough “Kidpreneurs” method for raising confident kids

I mean things you do because touch have twins that you probably wouldn't do if you had a single baby. Like having to leave one unattended while going to the car with the other. Using the twin z for daytime sleeping while you are supervising them. Crib sharing during newborn stage, bottle propping, there's probably a million more than I can't think of right now. I made a post about if there was a way to use the twin z safely for naps once they get too big for it to be buckled together and the response I was met with was that I shouldn't be using it for naps AT ALL or else they could die!! Like wtf?? OK yes I understand that if they are too big for it to be buckled together and are sliding down then it should just be used for feeding only but when they are small enough for it to be buckled tell me how are my babies who can't even roll and barely lift their head going to get hurt in a firm pillow that they fit perfectly into while someone is ALWAYS right next to them? Newborns are literally potatos. Some of the people here act like they don't actually have multiples. Parenting is hard and yes you should by all means practice safety first, but you should also use your better judgment when it comes to certain things that make your life easier. Like you people have NEVER done something that wasn't according to standard and parebting by the book?? Right. Yes ALWAYS practice safe sleep especially when they aren't being supervised. At night they are in their cribs with nothing else but a fitted sheet and a flat folded sheet to catch throw up. The pediatrician told us that this was FINE as long as it's flat. My babies love their twin z and it helped us so much in the early days so that we could all be on the couch together. I don't think these people take into consideration that everyone is different and we all have different lives and different challenges. And if something is working for you and your family and helps you (especially true for multiples) then do it! Why are some of you so uptight about how other people raise THEIR children?? There's a difference between endangering your child and not listening to guidelines at all to practicing safety and using your own judgement. I highly doubt any parent on earth follows every single guideline. They are called guidelines for a reason!

This feels like a bad dream but I’m hoping someone can relate or share their story.

I’m pregnant with mono/di twins currently 21 weeks. Two days ago I was laying down and felt something leak. I stood up to go to the bathroom and started to leak fluid. I jumped in the shower and cleaned up before heading to the hospital.

They ran a bunch of tests and did multiple ultrasounds. I talked to MFM and the results were that baby A amniotic sac ruptured leaving him without any fluid.

Since I’m not at viability there was nothing they could do except keep an eye on potential infection or going into preterm labor. I was released from the hospital last night and I’m now at home with my husband keeping a close watch on me.

Once we get to 23 weeks we can do steroid shots to develop their lungs and then I would potentially have to be hospitalized until the birth of the babies, which comes with so many more risks for myself and the babies.

Has anyone else experienced this before and what was the outcome? Open to hear all sides. Preparing for the worst and hoping for the best.

Hi, I'm 7 weeks and just found out for our first pregnancy thay were having twins. Providers keep encouraging us to speak to parents who've had twins or multiples to see what's really worth buying multiples of and what wasn't worth buying multiples of? Any advise would be appreciated!

Edit: I'm more concerned with bigger items like cribs, bassinets, swings, play mays, play pens and strollers. We are aware we will need tons of wipes,diapers and bottles along with car seats but we're just thinking the extra stuff.

I'm currently 33+5 weeks with di/di boys my induction is set for June 4th a little over 38 weeks. I've had a super healthy pregnancy with 0 complications besides personal things. The twins are healthy as can be and have measured 2 weeks ahead my whole pregnancy. I was wondering if how far along you guys made it and if you made it your induction date. I want to make it as far as i can but i can't lie and say I'm not miserable and uncomfortable.

We are car shopping! We have twin 6 month olds and a 20 month old. Send all your suggestions, pros, and cons. My husband works from home, I'm a SAHM, this will be our only car. We don't love the idea of a mini van (only ego related lol...no offenses to those with minis!).

I'm beyond happy!!! My twins are three weeks old as of yesterday and I was terrified of going out with them alone. But I drove my husband to work with then and then I went to the airport to pick up my grandma. Before she arrived I walked around the park and fed them there. Then I picked her up and drove home.

I did forget a couple of things at home and I did make a mess when changing them in the stroller. And I was a wreck afterwards cause I was terrified if something going wrong. But now I'm just excited for next time I go our with them.

If you're like me, take that risk and go out. I had to rip the bandaid to see that while difficult, it's not as scary as it seems. Sorry, not much advice here but wanted to share with someone cause I'm so excited...

Has anybody had any luck finding a jogging stroller that can seat 4?

Twins aren’t due until Nov—we live in the Midwest so won’t really need it until they’re 7ish months old.

About to have 4 under 4 and there are great options for “quad” strollers but I’m struggling to find something similar to our beloved dualie Bob.

TIA!

We have a 3 year old and my wife is pregnant with twins. I bought a small family hatchback (MG4) earlier this year, but I'm now concerned it's going to be too small for a family of 5 with two rear-facing baby seats plus a toddler seat, as well as boot / trunk space for a double pram plus all the other stuff needed for newborns.

I'd be grateful for recommendations of any cars that are big enough to accommodate all of that. In particular, I'm thinking of cars with enough space in the back for three child seats, as well as a boot / trunk that's large enough. I'm not bothered about looks or driving style, and I'd have a budget of about €15 - 20k.

If possible I'd like an electric car because I'm set up for it, but I'll also consider a fuel car. I might trade in the MG4 for a new car, or keep it and buy a larger second hand car. I'm based in Europe.

What are you all doing for income? I started working at the place my kids were getting therapy as a way to be with them but make money for our family until February. I have been looking for another job ever since and haven't found one. Brainstorming so many ideas to start a business to the point of being in analysis paralysis....and now my sweet husband who has had his director roll for 17 years just got laid off last week.....when it rains it pours and IT.IS.POURING!!

Looking for any success stories of businesses you all have started or what you all are able to accomplish?!

WE ALL ROCK GUYS AND GALS!!!!
(3 yo trips, 17yo, 6yo)

Oh my paternal side, there have been two sets of identical twins born in the past 30 years. I just found out I’m also having twins and they are Mo/Di. the tech asked me right away “do twins run in your family?” and I answered yes. However I just read online that this is not at all hereditary. Seems like an unusual coincidence for one family to have three sets of identical twins within a 30 year period.

Hi all!

I’m 32 weeks today with di di b/g twins. Baby A (girl) has been measuring small…right now she’s 3 pounds 5 oz, while Baby B (boy) is 4 pounds.

I’ve been seeing my MFM pretty regularly, and he is suggesting giving birth at 36 or 37 weeks. 36 would be better for baby girl but there’d be more of a chance that baby boy would need NICU time, while 37 would be best for baby boy since he’s growing as he should, but he mentioned there’d be a very very low risk of baby A being stillbirth.

Has anyone been in this situation? What was the outcome?

Had my 8 weeks ultrasound today, the first one! Turns out, I’m only 6 weeks based on size of the embryos. There were two and only one sac. My OB said that can be concerning if they both continue to develop, however only one has a heartbeat so far but she said because we’re only 6 weeks the other one still might get a heartbeat. I feel in limbo and so nervous. I have another ultrasound in two weeks to see how they are developing. Ugh. Anyone else have something similar? If both have heartbeats, it sounds like it could be really scary and lots of complications!!!

My husband just deployed and I have the kids solo for the next eight months. They are 13 months old but started crawling at seven months and walking at 10 months and, at this point, they are starting to run and get into everything.

We have a nanny so I have support for about 40 hours per week, but last weekend was my first weekend alone with the kids and it left me feeling really defeated, discouraged, and super intimidated about the next eight months.

On Saturday, I was using the bathroom and I do so with the door open because if I close the door and “leave” the kids, they freak out. As I am standing up off the toilet about to flush, my 13 month old son runs in and - since I know he likes to put his hands in the toilet - I flush as quickly as possible so he doesn’t get urine all over him. It was in this moment that I realized he was holding a bottle of cold medicine and I ended up flushing the entire bottle down the toilet. This was not just the liquid, this was an entire bottle of cold medicine that got flushed on the toilet. Also why the f is hello bello randomly including cold medicine in their diaper shipments?

Had to get a plunger. Didn’t work. Had maintenance come to snake it. Didn’t work. A whole new toilet had to go in.

On Sunday morning, I noticed my daughter was eerily quiet. I looked in the living room, and she was sitting on the play mat, reading a book. Seems normal, cool. Suddenly, I looked to my left and, out of the corner of my eye, I see that her diaper is over by the couch. I realize she’s not wearing a diaper where she is sitting and the entire play mat and surrounding toys are all completely covered in urine. So my son can’t get to it, I cordon off the area and and rush her to the kitchen sink to rinse her bottom off before putting everyone in the bathtub. It was like 7am at this point.

It just feels like my husband deployed and they went from being walking babies to full-on, maniacal toddlers getting into everything in one week flat. How am I supposed to do this for the next eight months (months 13-21 for them)? This shit is so much harder than I could’ve ever imagined.

Currently 33 weeks pregnant with mo/di twins! I’ve had my fair share of complications but incredibly grateful to say that so far, no signs of labor.

I’m curious to know if anyone on here actually made it to their scheduled c section or induction? Mine is scheduled for the end of the month and I would love more than anything to make it but I also know that may not be in the cards (a girl can dream though, right?).

Alternatively, if I do go into labor sooner, any words of encouragement about the nicu? We are fortunate enough to be giving birth in a hospital with an amazing nicu but the thought of my little ones needing nicu time really scares me!

It may be a wild fantasy, but in my perfect world, I’d be able to bring them right home (said everyone else who’s been in my shoes, I’m sure).

Please go easy on me, I’m a very nervous first time mom! I just want my sweet little babies to be healthy.

I just scheduled my c section with my hospital. They set me up for an early morning c section. What are the tips to prepare for a c section? I had a vaginal birth with my singleton, I was in the hospital for 2 days and then went home.

I know the hospital gives you plenty of stuff so I don’t plan on overpacking a hospital bag. How long post c section were you guys in the hospital for?

Hi! Can I please hear stories from people who delivered thier twins vaginally. My partner wants as few interventions as possible (obviously reviewing risk as they come up, we will of course follow medical advise in an emergency).

I want to support her as much as possible but the consultant today scared me alot by talking about distress, lack of oxygen, brain damage, death.

Consultant says she wants to support the birth, but now I'm worried and don't know what to think. Honestly it feels like everyone in our hospital is scared of delivering twins.

Big caveat, I am aware my partner and babies are priority, I get less of a say, so it isn't a question of me putting my fears on her, but trying to understand if this happens, because all the stories I hear are c-section, does anyone do vaginal births anymore?!

Thank you 😊 20 week scan today and they are both doing great.

Anyone else waiting until birth to find out genders?! We are expecting di/di twins in 9 weeks and I can’t wait to find out. It’s fun to speculate so tell me the genders of yours! Hoping for B/G

I just had my first MFM appt for my twins and I’m now scheduled for genetic counseling next week but I haven’t had any testing done yet. Is this normal? I didn’t have this with my singleton but I guess everything is different this time around.

Hi there, new first time mom to 2 weeks b/g twins here. My husband and I have been tackling the newborn phase together - he handles 1 baby and I handle the other.

I started thinking this morning about how he will be returning to work earlier than me in 3 months (I will return in 5 months) and I would have to start handling both babies on my own. I know essentially 3 months old stage would potentially be “easier?” than newborn. With that in mind, I tried tandem feeding both babies on Twin-Z this morning and took turns in burping each baby. It went well.

Now it got me thinking — what else can I tandem do with these babes. Sometimes I feel bad that I can only pick up one of them-the fussier one and not the other one too.

What are day to day routine/general stuff you tandem do with your twins? Please share any tips and tricks I can do to incorporate both twins in day to day stuff at the same time. Thanks!

My b/g twins are 8 months old now. They stay awake longer and laugh at me so much. I can tickle them now and they love it!😂 They aren’t sleeping all night yet but the laughter and smiles when I come into their room makes it so much easier than it used to be to wake up with them. They can’t crawl yet but they still manage to climb all over each other. They truly are best friends. Sometimes I feel like they like each other more than me LOL. They like different foods and fight over their toys. My daughter is so shy and gets upset when strangers hold her, but my son will hang out with anyone no questions asked! It’s so crazy to see them turning into little people. Now that they are bigger, I do miss all the cuddles. All they want to do is squirm out of my arms. But this stage is soooo much less exhausting. It’s actually fun. If you just brought your babies home and you are really struggling, please know that this phase will be gone in the blink of an eye. You will soon emerge from the newborn darkness into an era of joy and happiness like you’ve never known!

Has anybody had preeclampsia with their multiples? What was your experience? I had preeclampsia with my oldest singleton it went undiagnosed until day of delivery. I’m 27 weeks 5 days with my Di/Di Boy/Girl twins. My OB & MHM say If I don’t deliver by 34 weeks, we’re scheduling cesarean by 37 weeks because of preeclampsia. Is this normal? My twins are also measuring around a week ahead. Last visit (25 weeks 3 days) they were weighing 2.5lbs & 2.3lbs

Also is delivery paranoia normal with twins? I have had 3 vaginal birth, 2 medicated 1 natural never experienced it with them.

Hi all. My twin girls are about to turn 1 year old this month, I can’t believe it! They are such happy, funny little people and I love them so much! As we enter this next chapter, I’m really trying to make an effort to do more activities with my daughters. I am a full time SAHM, my husband works outside the home and I have very little family assistance. My mom tries to visit every couple weeks or so for some company. And for additional context, I have been struggling with moderate to severe depression (not PPD, just plain old regular depression I’ve battled my whole life). Because of this, seemingly small takes can feel monumental and I have struggled to get out of the house and we usually just hang out at home. But now that the weather is getting nice, I know that needs to change.

Yesterday, we spent the entire afternoon on the deck playing with the hose and it was an absolute blast. It was also pretty easy for me to manage - the deck is baby proofed, and I didn’t even have to leave my house! I’m wondering if anyone has any other fun summertime activities for kiddos their age? Some other things we have tried are going to the zoo and going to the park for a picnic, but both of these were very difficult and stressful for me and aren’t something I could manage to do more than once a week. The exhaustion largely comes from loading them in and out of the car and stroller over and over, packing all their gear, loading the stroller in/out of the trunk, and chasing after them as they crawl away. They aren’t walking quite yet, but probably will be soon. TIA!!

Hello everyone, i'm(30F) 18 weeks pregnant with mono di twins, and lately it's getting hard to eat, always feeling full, and a bit nauseous and heartburn, even water its hard to drink because of how full I feel. Is anyone going through the same? I'm a bit scared because if this is like this now, I wonder how is going to be when I get bigger and everything gets even more compressed.

Ps: I'm sorry for any spelling mistakes since english is not my first language.