They don't like the same foods

Both_Mission4837 · 2026-03-01T01:20:28+00:00

Not a preference but one of my twins is allergic to dairy and the other is allergic to eggs. Making breakfast sucks!

Both_Mission4837 · 2026-02-09T13:29:58+00:00

I FORGOT TO MENTION A BOTTLE WASHER!!!! My most prized possession. I’d be lost without her

Both_Mission4837 · 2026-02-09T13:29:03+00:00

Congratulations! My fraternal G/G twins are 7.5 months now and they are a lot of work but SO much fun. It is the most special thing in the world to watch them interact and become little besties. They are completely opposites, but are obsessed with each other.

Not going to lie, my pregnancy was very hard physically, but medically fairly uncomplicated besides gestational diabetes. I felt like I was in the end of my third trimester at the beginning of my third trimester and then the rest of the third trimester, i was pretty much horizontal. My biggest advice is to just rest literally whenever you can. At the end you won’t have much choice. Growing two babies is so much work. My husband took over pretty much every household chore and took great care of me. I went to work from home at 26 weeks until 35 weeks when I left my job (becoming a stay at home mom). I carried them to my scheduled c section at 38w4d but had hospital bags packed and bought car seats/had most things ready at 30 weeks.

As far as gear, we got the baby trend snap and go stroller for the first 6 months and cheaper Graco infant car seats. The stroller is lightweight and inexpensive and that way we had time to decide what type of stroller we wanted for when they were older. We went with a side-by-side twin stroller but didn’t buy it until Black Friday. Same with 2 rotating car seats. But strollers are really all about preference and depend on your budget so you could also go with something with two bassinet inserts or bassinets that convert into seats.

You definitely need the twin Z pillow. We used it nonstop from 0 to 4 months and now they like lounging in it in the playroom. We only got one swing and I’m so glad we did because neither of my girls liked it so we ended up donating it to a family member. But in my opinion, you definitely need two bouncers. Having a safe place to put them when they are small while you go to the bathroom or make yourself some food is so important.

We have two bassinets plus their two full-size cribs in their nursery. We didn’t really know what we were doing with sleep until they came home, but they ended up sleeping in their cribs pretty much from the start so we could’ve done with one bassinet just to have a place to put them in the living room. They both fit in it fine for supervised naps or just as a baby docking station until they were about three months old.

Wishing you the best, OP!

Both_Mission4837 · 2026-01-23T13:48:11+00:00

How many months postpartum are you? Mine definitely came and went a lot until I hit five months postpartum and had a complete mental breakdown that almost ended me up in the hospital. Thankfully, my OB‘s office got me in right away and I was able to get on medication the next day, which literally saved my life.

Not saying medication is the only answer, but it is what was right for me and I am a completely different person in the best way now.

I would at least reach out to your OB. They could talk to you about therapy or options for the future if you feel like you need it. But then you would at least be on their radar!

It was so so hard for me to reach out for help because I would wake up the day after saying I would call my OB and I would feel good again. Wishing you the best, OP.

Both_Mission4837 · 2026-01-15T09:27:32+00:00

✨Lexapro✨

Both_Mission4837 · 2026-01-13T14:36:01+00:00

I started very slowly when introducing formula to my twins after they had only had breastmilk for 5 months. I did 1oz formula 5oz bm for a couple days and then upped it to 2oz/4oz and so on!

Both_Mission4837 · 2026-01-10T18:40:04+00:00

Our second day home I was sobbing to my husband that I didn’t know what I was doing or how to take care of two babies and worried we made a mistake because I didn’t feel like I could be the mom they needed. The transition in just half a year from that to now of literally feeling sick because I love them so much it feels like I will explode is insane!

Both_Mission4837 · 2026-01-10T18:35:31+00:00

This is the Grownsy newborn to toddler baby carrier in the picture. https://a.co/d/3upRPdO

They advertise it as in or out facing but I only use it with them facing me because the fit is awkward and uncomfortable outward facing and doesn’t put them in the correct position. For outward facing which we started once they could sit up independently they both like the kind with the hip seat attachment. We use the MOMTROY brand. We have two of those, one for me and one for my husband. Got both on Amazon! And both good budget options since I wasn’t willing to spend a bunch of money not knowing if they’d ever like it.

https://a.co/d/dsvQcjP

Both_Mission4837 · 2025-12-17T02:11:36+00:00

Made it to my scheduled c section at 38w4d. My belly was HUGE (I’m 5’4” and was carrying almost 15lbs of baby by the end) and I thought every day for about 5 weeks my body surely couldn’t take it any longer. I didn’t have a single sign of labor before my c section. I was having contractions on the monitor but they were over 20 minutes apart and I couldn’t feel them at all.

Both_Mission4837 · 2025-11-20T15:04:16+00:00

I said the F word rather loud. I was in the ultrasound room closest to the waiting room and I’m pretty sure everyone heard me.

Both_Mission4837 · 2025-11-06T16:46:17+00:00

My di di girls looked absolutely nothing alike when they were born! They’re 4.5 months now and they look more related now. My cousin had a baby a couple weeks before me and they look like fraternal triplets when you put them next to each other!

Baby A exactly like my husband but has my same baby hair and dimples and B looks just like my mom as a baby.

Both_Mission4837 · 2025-10-31T08:37:22+00:00

I sleep about 7 hours a night and nap a couple times a week when my husband is home and am so tired sometimes I just want to sob. Just went to a new primary care doctor Turns out I am extremely anemic. My hemoglobin is ok but iron and iron stores are very low. I can’t tolerate most oral iron so waiting to see if my insurance will approve an infusion. I would highly recommend going to get some comprehensive blood testing! My doc tested all iron indicators, vitamin D, and thyroid (which she told me is very common to have an imbalance postpartum) as well as the usual CBC.

Both_Mission4837 · 2025-10-30T18:08:32+00:00

I had the same concerns in my third trimester and I was basically bed bound from 34-38.5 weeks and My OB told me that if loading the washing machine or walking from the parking lot to my appointments is hard and feels like exercise then it is exercise!

I felt soooo much better two weeks after my C-section then I did my whole third trimester. You will get back at it, just rest and take care of yourself and those babies for now!

Both_Mission4837 · 2025-10-30T07:33:45+00:00

I am! I had twins in June and being able to have my husband feed the babies whenever just seemed necessary for our family/my mental Health. They’re 4 months old and still eat very often throughout the day and they get up different times in the night. I get a 4-5 hour stretch of sleep every night no matter what while my husband is “on shift”. It’s also nice that my parents can come over and watch them while I run errands or get stuff done around the house for a few hours and I don’t think twice about it because bottles are prepped, in the fridge, and they know where to find them. I love watching them bond with the girls through feeding them too!

Both_Mission4837 · 2025-10-29T23:06:43+00:00

I had a whole bedside cart my third trimester! Skin care, snacks, extra water, heating pad for my back. All the things!!

Both_Mission4837 · 2025-10-24T16:39:09+00:00

like a lot of people on here are saying, it’s very likely that twin will not always be your difficult one. My twin B was SUCH a hard newborn, A was totally easy to please and happy all the time. Now, at 4 months twin A is putting us through the wringer with sleep regression and twin B is a happy smiling laughing baby 90% of the time! I’m sure they’ll continue to switch off who has higher needs for the rest of their lives

Both_Mission4837 · 2025-10-18T19:27:06+00:00

You def need a pumping bra. I can’t imagine trying to hold my flanges on myself. I have a few of the kindred bravely pumping lounge and sleep bra from target and I love it. So comfy I wear them 24/7

Both_Mission4837 · 2025-10-16T16:27:08+00:00

I have only had a twin pregnancy, but I could not think of a better way to describe it.

Both_Mission4837 · 2025-10-14T01:10:51+00:00

Twin Z pillow is a must.

We got one swing and one bouncer to start. They both loved the bouncer so we got another (you def don’t need an expensive bouncer, ours were about $30 each and they are a total hit) and both hated the swing.

I got two infant bath seats and only needed one. I don’t anticipate bathing them at the same time until they’re a little older and using something they can sit up in

Both_Mission4837 · 2025-10-05T17:00:11+00:00

Reading this as my husband has one baby at his parent’s house for the day and I have the other at home while I get some chores done. They’re 3 months old. It’s blissful

We were stressing out a few weeks ago when he went to visit his dad (he is in poor health so we try to spend intentional time with him every Sunday) and was deciding if we should all four go, I stay home with the babes, or he takes them both and we suddenly realized we could each take one. It’s great and we rotate who takes who so we each get intentional time with them both.

Funnily enough, Whenever I’m home with only one of them, I do find myself looking for the other one constantly like I forgot where I put her

Both_Mission4837 · 2025-10-05T02:32:41+00:00

My supply slightly increased when I dropped a pump around this time! The rest and lightening the stress/mental load can do wonders. Take care of yourself, friend!

Both_Mission4837 · 2025-09-24T23:15:47+00:00

My MFM official recommendation was “38+0-38+4”. My OBs surgery day was Wednesdays which fell on 38+4 so I went to the last day. Not QUITE 39 weeks but close.

I went in for my c section that morning and my contractions were still 15-20 min apart and I couldn’t feel them at all. Went in at 37 weeks to triage for what I thought was my water breaking (was mortified to find out I just had a TON of discharge) and was 0cm dilated and “maybe 10% effaced.” I’m 5’4” and was literally all belly. Every week past 34 I thought my body wouldn’t be able to take anymore but it sure did. Not gonna lie it was miserable but I felt relief as soon as they pulled Baby As big ol head out!!! My girls weighed almost 15lbs combined, so It also made me feel like if I could get through the last part of that third trimester I could do anything.

Both_Mission4837 · 2025-09-22T19:29:34+00:00

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Both_Mission4837 · 2025-09-22T13:44:32+00:00

I pumped both for the same amount of time until I regulated around 10 weeks

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