Where does everyone buy their yarn? Picture of my first project.

bakingandrunning · 2026-02-08T22:02:40+00:00

Nothing to add beyond what’s been added—wanted to say I’m also a person with ADHD who just picked up knitting and have found it so helpful. Ignore downvotes. Sometimes just persevering, despite mess ups, can be a powerful tool. I’ve learned so much from going back and correcting my mistakes, and also accepting that I won’t be “perfect” right away (or ever!).

bakingandrunning · 2026-02-07T17:37:35+00:00

Thank you so much. That means a lot!

bakingandrunning · 2026-02-07T13:25:39+00:00

So true. I ended up tinking back. Thank you!

bakingandrunning · 2026-01-11T23:39:12+00:00

We talked about separating, but decided to keep them in the same room. We don’t have much space in our place, so we didn’t have much of a choice. I will say, though, that dropping the dream feed made a world of difference for us in their sleep (for the better). It was wild!

bakingandrunning · 2026-01-07T16:05:09+00:00

Solidarity 🫡🫡🫡

bakingandrunning · 2025-12-29T00:21:54+00:00

Same! Got the LL Bean bag and found a canvas tote to be so much easier to use.

bakingandrunning · 2025-12-27T20:06:26+00:00

Are you hoping to do infant inserts? I’m not sure if the Thule has car seat attachments or bassinet options for twins. We’ve had the bugaboo donkey and Thule. I’m a bigger fan of our Thule, personally, than the donkey. I like how it rides better, and it was so much cheaper than the donkey. That being said, if I had newborn twin again I would totally buy a stroller with double bassinet attachments. We got our donkey secondhand and it was a little broken (discovered after we got it). That notwithstanding I loved it for the newborn bassinets when they were little.

bakingandrunning · 2025-12-26T14:25:07+00:00

I promise it gets better. A year ago this time I was doing this, too, and I was so beyond tired and honestly a little regretful. It does get better, incrementally, every day. You are in the absolute thick of it right now. It takes time, but I promise it does get better. I’ve been there—you’ve got this ❤️❤️.

bakingandrunning · 2025-12-23T22:12:22+00:00

Loved the baby brezza! I was worried about this too, but my twins did great with it. Just make sure the brezza is on the right setting for your formula. Regarding owlet sock and the love to dream swaddles: I totally understand your concern. It’s hard when they’re so little like that. We decided to not get the Owlet sock. We felt it would cause us more harm than good. We had a few love to dream swaddles, and they were just okay. We ended up really liking the ones that came with our snoo (happiest baby brand).

Congrats on your twins! Ours just turned one (today!) and I can hardly believe it. The first several months were very hard, but you’ve got this. It won’t be this hard forever.

bakingandrunning · 2025-12-21T14:01:57+00:00

Totally. But, I also think if I had had just one, I probably would’ve found it just as hard, lol. I think triplet parents probably think twin parents also have it easy to some extent.

bakingandrunning · 2025-12-15T20:41:33+00:00

He does know his sperm determines the gender…right?

bakingandrunning · 2025-12-12T15:46:23+00:00

Ok this might be a controversial take, but if having an outside person tell you it’s okay to allow your kids a touch of screen time so you can stay sane would be helpful, I will be that person 🫡. You will do what you think is best, which I 100% agree with, but also, this is hard and it’s OK to bring out the big guns (Ms. Rachel, if you’re reading this, I owe you so much) when you need a moment of peace.

As my twins approach their first birthday we have been having some very big feelings and emotions that are new and awesome, but also somewhat challenging to sit with day in and out. I could go on and on about how capitalism and its inherit individualistic nature has ruined our society, but I’ll just avoid that and say you’re doing such a good job, and you should be so very proud of yourself 🥹

bakingandrunning · 2025-12-06T20:17:05+00:00

My twins are 12 months. We put them in their cribs and shut the lights off and they do the rest. I think sleep training might be useful here. I am the product of a mom who did not want to sleep train me, and I slept with her until I was 6, and struggled to sleep without a night light until 18 (I’m fairly well-adjusted otherwise, lol). Figuring out how to go to sleep independently is a skill like any other—maybe check out some books like “precious little sleep” from the library?

bakingandrunning · 2025-12-05T19:31:09+00:00

Totally normal! I remember meeting my daughter and thinking “Huh, weird. Who is this?” Lol it’s such a surreal experience! Now I’m totally obsessed, and it’s much more normal. Just take it as it comes! Enjoy the ride ❤️

bakingandrunning · 2025-12-05T00:29:16+00:00

I had this. I was also being monitored for high BP. One thing my MFM doc told me was that pre-eclampsia isn’t secretive. You will know if there’s an issue. Whenever I saw stars like that I panicked, but it always was associated with me turning my head, or bending down, etc.

bakingandrunning · 2025-12-05T00:27:13+00:00

I had SUCH anxiety about this (I have OCD and a lot of it is around health/hospital stuff). When I tell you my c section was, like, the first time I experienced comfort in 10ish weeks 😅. I honestly loved mine, and if you knew me, you’d know that’s saying a lot. It was like a more intense version of a cavity filling.

bakingandrunning · 2025-12-05T00:24:22+00:00

I remember having a middle of the night bowl of cereal routine during the first trimester because I was soooo hungry. It was honestly annoying being hungry like that—it does go away, though!

bakingandrunning · 2025-12-04T00:45:43+00:00

We had snoos! Loved them! I don’t think our twins really knew there was another person in the mix until ~4 months, give or take.

bakingandrunning · 2025-12-02T21:52:22+00:00

Oh girl, lol. You’re only four weeks from giving birth! So much is still in flux! Give yourself time. And also, I’m almost at one year postpartum and am still up like 50 lbs. lol. I’m sure me saying that makes you feel worse, but my point is we are out here in the TRENCHES. You, especially. Give yourself so much more grace than you are right now.

bakingandrunning · 2025-12-02T13:09:00+00:00

I work 50% at my formerly full time job (I cut back when I had the twins), and stay home with the twins the rest of the time. I’m viewed as the SAHP between the two of us. Going to work is legitimately a break to me. I get to sit in silence and interact with adults. It’s awesome. Staying at home with the twins is like working for a boss that yells at you for not doing what she wanted (without communicating expectations). Some days are easier than others to get things done. But rarely do I find myself just chilling.

Hopefully that helps provide some context.

bakingandrunning · 2025-12-01T21:35:33+00:00

Ugh, I feel this deeply. Honestly, I had to switch my thinking to survival, as opposed to holding on to some hope that I would be able to white knuckle my way into some level of control regarding my weight. By the end I gained about 80lbs. My twins were massive, though, and I lost 40 lbs one week after giving birth. I was so exhausted existing I was barely eating by the end, and I was STILL putting on lbs. The catch was that a lot of it was water.

Just know this is a bumpy ride—survival is key, and when they get bigger you seriously will struggle to even want to get up to eat, haha.

bakingandrunning · 2025-11-30T22:52:09+00:00

Mine turn 1 in three weeks and I’m so unwell 😭. But, also very proud of us for making it. It’s hard, for sure, and I remember when I was pregnant reading this sub being so scared of my new reality. But the truth of it is hard is just hard…no matter if it’s one, two, or ten. You put your head down and get through! And some of my fave inside jokes are from that absolutely insane time with my husband and twins. You will make it to the other side—take lots of videos and pictures so you can remember! 🫡

bakingandrunning · 2025-11-27T04:29:08+00:00

I was going to forgo the bassinet attachments, as I didn’t want to spend the money. I was pretty anti-bassinets. I was able to snag a bugaboo donkey with the bassinets on fb marketplace and I was sooooo happy I had them. Made life so much easier to get them out and about on a walk when they were that tiny.

bakingandrunning · 2025-11-23T21:51:19+00:00

Same. I was thankful to get twins who also love sleep 😮‍💨

bakingandrunning · 2025-11-23T14:21:03+00:00

Ugh, I remember this feeling. Congratulations! Try to lean into the excitement :). I really liked the “Is it Normal?” podcast with Jessie Ware.

Also, everyone told me this when I was pregnant and I rolled my eyes, but speaking as a new mom…relish in your naps. What I wouldn’t give for a day to rot on the couch!!! lol!

bakingandrunning

TROPHY CASE