STEM Activities for Kids, Twins +1, and Practical Parenting
The first few weeks as a twin mom are CRAZY. Your body has been through a major medical event. You are completely exhausted. Oh, and you have two newborns to take care of.
It sounds completely overwhelming. And it is. I’m not going to lie to you and tell you twin mom life is easy. But there are ways to make it easier.
Making small goals are the best way to create big change. And these 10 small goals will help you survive the big change of becoming a twin mom.
Tips to fit in self care for twin moms.
A part of being a healthy mom is taking care of ourselves. We all know this. Take some time, rest, recharge, and get back to yourself.
Any other twin moms laugh when they read that? When in the world are we supposed to get me time with two babies or toddlers running around? Having twins doesn’t exactly lend itself to free time.
But it is true that moms need to take care of themselves. We twin moms are masters at multi-tasking, so why not find a way to keep everything going at home with our family and try to have recharge our spirits too?
Now these self-care techniques are not traditional me-time methods. This isn’t about getting a message or spending a lot of time on your own. Those things are important, but sometimes we need to be a bit more practical than that.
Life doesn’t stop, so here are ways to take care of yourself, but you won’t be letting your to-do list build up at the same time. Take care of your family AND yourself with these self-care for twin mom options.
Twin pregnancy tips to help with surviving twin pregnancy.
The first step to surviving multiples is surviving twin pregnancy.
For some moms, getting pregnant with twins is no big deal. You might have some morning sickness that first trimester, but it moves along like normal. For other moms, it is the hardest thing they have ever done.
And for all twin moms, that third trimester can feel like it lasts forever.
So how do you make it through this? Raising twins is tough but first, you need to get through having twins. These twin pregnancy tips will help you survive.
The friends you need to make twin mom life better.
Anyone else feel lost as a twin mom sometimes? From the moment we found out we were expecting twins things changed. Being parents is challenging enough, but being parents to two new babies at the same time? That was a tiny bit scary to think about.
As you go through your twin pregnancy into the first few weeks and that first year as a twin mom (and beyond) you are going to need support. Not just support for your twins, support for you as a mom and as a person.
I know I couldn’t do this mom thing alone. I need my mom friends to get me through the days sometimes. And having mom friends who understand what having twins is like? That is invaluable.
Mom friends come in all shapes and sizes, and they all serve different purposes. It’s hard to find one friend to fill all our needs. But I have found that there are 5 types of twin mom friends you need to make this twin mom life the best it can be.
Answers to your Babywise twins frequently asked questions.
My twins slept through the night before 3 months old. They were on a predictable schedule for naps and feedings (yep, even with breastfeeding). And we got out of the house on a regular basis.
When I was expecting twins I heard all of this wouldn’t be possible. We would never sleep and life would be chaos for, well, for some time.
Want to know the secret to doing more than just surviving the first year with twins?
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Yes, this method, which some think is controversial or too restrictive, gave our family the freedom to thrive with twins. And it can do the same for you too.
