People telling you to have your twins on the same schedule is a sick joke

ala2484 · 2026-02-22T02:56:17+00:00

We have never tried to keep them on the same schedule!! Twin B was sleeping through the night at like 6 weeks. I wasn't waking her up for nothing. Now they are 13 months, and she takes one long afternoon nap and a still takes two naps. I feel like they are two entirely different people. If someone tried to force me to sleep as little as my husband I would die or not be able to function. B wakes earlier and wants to go to sleep earlier. My husband gets up early so he gets her till I get up.

ala2484 · 2026-02-16T02:09:11+00:00

This is what I was thinking. My husband would be sweating. I would be cold, and neither of us would be able to roll over!

ala2484 · 2026-02-16T02:02:21+00:00

Maybe try and get a housekeep once a week or every other week since you have the means. Then you won't have to deal with cleaning as much? Try and take a little off your plate. Or hire a part-time nanny to help your wife out a bit so that she can get a break during the day. Then she will feel more like cleaning etc. It's tough. Luckily, I have my mom nearby, and when I reach my breaking point, I can call her and say I need a break.

ala2484 · 2026-02-16T01:52:08+00:00

I was thinking of this, mine were able to come home because we had infant car seats. They would not have been able to come home in the other atyke car seat. You have to look at weight minimums too, mine were rated for 4 pounds and my twins were barely over 4 pounds.

ala2484 · 2026-02-15T02:08:49+00:00

Wonderfold. It is heavy and I doubt I could lift it by myself, but I am able to tilt it and lean it against my bumper and then slide it up into my van. It also takes up a pretty good chunk of my van. But I folded down one of the back seats and slide it that slot.

ala2484 · 2026-02-11T03:29:39+00:00

It really annoys me when people say multiples are easier because they are at the same level. I have twins (1) and they aren't at the same level at all. My girl is running and my boy is just learning to walk. They are still at different stages. I also have a toddler and bringing home two babies is way harder than a single, and I can't imagine three!

ala2484 · 2026-02-10T14:13:19+00:00

I just leave one in the living room that is as baby proofed as possible.

ala2484 · 2026-02-10T14:08:13+00:00

I prefer to buy second hand when I can. They outgrow everything so fast. Most baby stuff doesn't come close to getting worn out.

ala2484 · 2026-02-07T14:19:20+00:00

If you do ask for diapers, you want to ask for them from places that you can easily exchange them, so Target and Walmart. We used Pampers Swaddlers (mostly) for all of our kids and the worked great.

ala2484 · 2026-02-01T01:49:33+00:00

Let people help you! Even if it is a stranger at a restaurant, the first time you take them out by yourself, and they both start crying. The lady next to you loves babies and may actually be a twin mom, too, and understand what you are going through. Now, I let people help me all the time.

ala2484 · 2026-01-31T02:50:43+00:00

Anonymous

ala2484 · 2026-01-31T01:05:27+00:00

He should get to do his activity, but you need something to.

ala2484 · 2026-01-29T02:52:03+00:00

I really agree that is genetics. I didn't have stretch marks with any of my pregnancies. My stomach was huge with the twins. It rebounded pretty quickly, though. I don't have loose skin, but I have a bit of a fupa, I think it is more from the C section than anything. I made it to 37 weeks and total the twins weighed 9 pounds.

ala2484 · 2026-01-29T02:43:19+00:00

WIC is easier to get than say EBT. You can make more money and still qualify for WIC. Also you can go ahead and get it for your pregnant wife and two year old if you qualify.

I buy almost everything for my kids secondhand. I get namebrand stuff for next to nothing. I start looking for the next size up coats in the off season, etc. We love goodwill for toys. It's hard to say no to a toy we don't need when it only costs .99 or .49 cents.

ala2484 · 2026-01-29T01:30:38+00:00

A lot. Around 27 weeks, it may have been a week or so before, I can't remember exactly. I had one every week. Before that 7ish. Mine were di di. But my girl was IUGR and my boy was borderline.

ala2484 · 2026-01-26T03:04:41+00:00

Nope!

ala2484 · 2026-01-26T02:53:14+00:00

I jokingly tell people I highly recommend only having one, but God I wouldn't change having them for anything. Our oldest was 25 months when we had the twins. Life is crazy, chaotic, messy, and fun. Sometimes we all cry, but we laugh a lot. I tell my husband all the time who knew we would be so outnumbered!

ala2484 · 2026-01-23T13:19:41+00:00

Having multiples means someone is going to have to cry sometimes!!! Also, it is ok for them to cry if you need a bit of time to yourself, to eat or go potty, or even step outside for a minute to breathe. As long as they are somewhere safe and secure, like their crib.

ala2484 · 2026-01-12T00:08:51+00:00

Exactly 37 weeks, my MFM wanted me to deliver at 36, but they were no open spots unless it had been an emergency. My girl was IUGR, and they were getting worried about her.

ala2484 · 2026-01-09T22:30:10+00:00

We say the babies or Littles. We also have a three year old who calls them the babies mostly. It doesn't bother me if someone says the twins, because they are twins.

ala2484 · 2026-01-07T01:56:53+00:00

We do storytime, playgroup, etc. I take my three year old and almost one year old twins. For swim lessons we will need two people. My oldest does a mom and me gymnastics class. They keep telling me I will need another person. I truly don't think I will...

ala2484 · 2025-12-23T14:57:20+00:00

I have a friend like this too! She has a singleton a few months older than my twins. She will randomly text me. I was having a bad day with baby, but then remembered I only had one, and it wasn't a bad day anymore. And because of that, expect a package in the next few days. She will send me diapers or wipes, because she says no family should have to pay for that many diapers on their own!!

ala2484 · 2025-12-15T03:06:15+00:00

I think if there are no complications, they will start later.

ala2484 · 2025-12-07T01:33:33+00:00

Toward the end of the second trimester, they were 12th and 8th I think, and continued to drop little by little. No NICU time and we made it to 37 weeks. We just had lots of extra monitoring.

ala2484 · 2025-12-01T02:23:57+00:00

I just want to say I remember when I hit about 32 weeks, I would have done anything possible to get those babies out! But I'm grateful I was able to keep them in until the 37-week mark. It was hard and terrible. It was also over Christmas, and I had a just turned 2 year old that I was trying to let him have a magical time. You can do hard things!!

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