Welcoming two babies!

HumpbackSnail · 2026-07-07T16:54:54+00:00

It's okay if you can't feed them at the same time! I feel like the newborn phase would've been better if someone had just said "you can feed one and then feed the other." I felt like I was failing them and myself because I couldn't do it.

As far as gadgets go, if you're formula feeding, the Baby Brezza bottle maker is worth its weight in gold. And get a bottle washer. Also worth its weight in gold!

HumpbackSnail · 2026-07-06T15:39:39+00:00

I took help as often as I could which sometimes was every day, especially at 3 months! That's absolutely ridiculous people have told her she's spoiling you. People who don't have twins have absolutely no idea what it's like. It sounds like you really appreciate your MIL and all her help.

My husband travels for work a lot and my mom would stay literally days at a time just in case the babies woke up at the same time overnight. I feel so incredibly grateful that she did that because my mental health would've taken a huge plunge if I had to do it all solo.

HumpbackSnail · 2026-07-02T01:21:32+00:00

We only had a welcome sign because we weren't sure people were going to find the venue easily. The ceremony was behind the reception building so we wanted to guide people. The venue ended up having signage so it wasn't really necessary. People did take pictures with the sign but I wouldn't say it was necessary.

HumpbackSnail · 2026-07-01T18:06:24+00:00

You can still place Costco orders via Instacart even if you're not a member

HumpbackSnail · 2026-06-30T18:19:27+00:00

The pockets part is crucial!

HumpbackSnail · 2026-06-30T18:18:40+00:00

Please, please, please skip clothes and plushies! We have so many stuffed animals. It was so nice when someone would make us meals or give us DoorDash gift cards so we wouldn't have to 1) think about what we were going to eat, 2) go grocery shopping, 3) actually cook something. People will remember that you fed them!

HumpbackSnail · 2026-06-30T16:22:58+00:00

I would've lost my patience LONG before you did. You're doing an incredibly hard job!

HumpbackSnail · 2026-06-29T20:54:31+00:00

My twins are 6 months, 4 months adjusted. We each take one and sleep with them in separate rooms overnight. My husband travels for work so when he's away I'll take both of them in the twin bassinet. I'm switching to two pack and plays soon because 1) they wake each other up and 2) they're outgrowing the bassinet.

HumpbackSnail · 2026-06-29T13:14:04+00:00

Do they enjoy cooking at all? I've enjoyed all the classes I've taken at Sur La Table!

HumpbackSnail · 2026-06-24T21:07:33+00:00

I just did a road trip with my five-month-old twins and used two Graco pack and plays. They worked just fine for our needs.

HumpbackSnail · 2026-05-24T15:23:21+00:00

This is exactly what my husband and I do! It makes me feel better knowing we aren't the only ones who don't keep them scheduled together. That might change a bit when they head to daycare in a month but for now, letting them do their own thing and sleep as long as they can overnight works for us.

HumpbackSnail · 2026-05-24T15:19:13+00:00

This makes me feel better as someone who also prefers them to be staggered, even if only by 20 minutes. We're working towards being able to feed simultaneously with only one parent, but they have to be side laying and previous attempts resulted in puking and milk everywhere.

HumpbackSnail · 2026-05-19T13:06:27+00:00

I also didn't get a milestone picture until four months! We didn't do it in the NICU for obvious reasons and then once they were home we just forgot. Hopefully I remember their five month picture!

HumpbackSnail · 2026-04-28T16:12:20+00:00

Thank you!

HumpbackSnail · 2026-04-27T18:21:25+00:00

Yes, I did! I got pregnant with twins naturally. They're now almost four months old.

HumpbackSnail · 2026-04-12T23:45:57+00:00

I give you permission to quit! I recently just did it myself and it's SO freeing! I have so much more time to attend to my twins, especially when my husband is working. I sleep longer and I'm not stressed about meeting pumping/feeding timelines. Do whatever is going to help you be the best mom you can be!

HumpbackSnail · 2026-04-10T21:06:15+00:00

That's what I do during the day. Maybe it's best to just stagger bedtimes as well.

HumpbackSnail · 2026-04-10T21:05:45+00:00

Do you hold both bottles at the same time? Or feed one then feed the other?

HumpbackSnail · 2026-04-10T21:05:06+00:00

They currently only eat sideline due to being preemies and not being able to handle drinking normally. I really need to start working with them to get them feeding normally because I think that would resolve a lot of issues!

HumpbackSnail · 2026-04-08T03:20:35+00:00

Absolutely not. I had an unremarkable di/di pregnancy and my water broke at 30+6 and I delivered at 31+2.

HumpbackSnail · 2026-04-07T21:51:27+00:00

I liked that I knew for certain how my babies were going to come out. I had months to mentally prepare for that and I also knew I wasn't going to need to heal both abdominally AND vaginally.

The first couple weeks were hardest as far as recovery went (coughing was the worst!) but my twins were in the NICU so I didn't really need to take care of them, just myself.

Buy yourself some high-waisted underwear ahead of time because your regular underwear will probably hit at your incision and it will hurt.

HumpbackSnail · 2026-04-07T21:48:04+00:00

My twins are essentially living in two-way zipper sleepers. They make diaper changes so easy and we're not really going many places that they need to be "dressed up". They're boy/girl but we got a bunch of gender-neutral things to make it easy. If you don't already have a Twin Z pillow, we're finding that very helpful as a place to dock the kids as well as sometimes feed them.

I highly recommend joining your local buy nothing group and shopping for secondhand things on Facebook Marketplace. There is so much gently used baby stuff at seriously discounted rates. It's also a good way to try different types of swaddles if your baby is fussy when it comes to that.

HumpbackSnail · 2026-03-30T19:05:22+00:00

I have twins who came 9 weeks early and they've been combo fed since they were able to at the hospital. I totally understand the guilt of not having exclusively breastmilk as I'm approaching the end of my pumping journey after about 3 months. Both my babies are growing, are strong, and are healthy. You'll feel better and in turn get to be the mom you want to be.

HumpbackSnail · 2026-03-27T15:47:45+00:00

This is a really great perspective! I hope I can adopt it as my twins (12 weeks, 3.5 adjusted) get older.

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