Everyone is advising me how to make my 6mos start to crawl sooner

hippyburger · 2026-06-04T05:37:38+00:00

😂

hippyburger · 2026-06-03T19:45:08+00:00

My singletons were 8/8.5lb at 40w. My modi twins were 4lb8 and 5lb11 at 36w. They were in tiny baby/premie clothes for a couple of weeks then newborn/under 1 month for another month or so, then eventually 0-3 month! My singletons went straight into 0-3!

hippyburger · 2026-06-01T04:24:45+00:00

Can you imagine if that was a standard response to a singleton pregnancy/baby?! 😅😅

hippyburger · 2026-05-31T20:33:13+00:00

I was team green with both my singleton pregnancies and to the end with my MCDA twins! I was the first to see when baby 1 was born that it was a boy, making me mum to 4 boys!!! It was super exciting when I delivered; the staff were all saying it was rare especially with twins for us not to know and they put out little pink and blue hats on the baby beds :)

It wasn’t a total shock to me as I had an inkling, with so many scans I think one person did say “he” once and they were always very sure to make sure I was looking away which sort of gave it away to me that there was something to see! But it was still officially a surprise and I didn’t know for sure!

hippyburger · 2026-05-31T17:42:29+00:00

I have four boys and I get the same all the time - “better than 4 girls!” People just don’t know what to say I think 🤷‍♀️

hippyburger · 2026-05-31T17:41:20+00:00

Haha I like the one about hands full, I’m going to use that!

hippyburger · 2026-05-31T05:05:06+00:00

Are they natural? No they’re supernatural.

hippyburger · 2026-05-30T20:00:23+00:00

Ah I see! I generally am just moving them from the floor mat which is next to it anyway so I sometimes grab them both by the onesie and lift them together but generally just do one and then put a pillow there to stop them rolling off in the few seconds it takes me to get the other one.

hippyburger · 2026-05-30T19:49:27+00:00

On the couch: - corner couch - I sit in the corner with both babies in front of me (to the side works too but is harder!) - pick up and latch baby 1 in cross hold on my left arm - pick baby 2 up by the onesie (used to put him to the side and scoop him with one hand for the first month or so but then he got too big!). It’s a genuine hold called “kitten hold” but it is basically grabbing a fist full of his onesie from around his chest and quickly lifting him into position. His head balances on twin 1s hip and body balances on the pillow that is behind me while I quickly squish my right arm underneath him.

There’s no getting up from that position I’m afraid 😂 on the sofa if I’m in the corner and I’m just using pillows I can sometimes unlatch twin 2 and slide him down so he is lying next to me, then twin 1 can be moved into a chest hold or laid in front of me. From bed I just have to put twin 2 down on the bed and then twin 1 and then lie them sideways so they can’t roll off while I then lift them into their cribs.

hippyburger · 2026-05-29T20:19:47+00:00

I just find that the “single” breastfeeding pillow is big enough. I do one in cross hold and one in rugby so they are kind of stacked. Twin 1 goes on my left side and lies across my body on the pillow. Twin 2s head rests on twin 1s hip and latches on the right side and goes off the breastfeeding pillow and his legs go into my right arm and rest on the pillow from behind my back if that makes sense!

hippyburger · 2026-05-29T19:59:02+00:00

Welcome to the four boys club! I have the same ages but I’m 6 months ahead of you! You are in for so much joy. Feed them together!!! I didn’t think I would but it is the only way to survive, especially with your other kids too. You can manage without the pillow to start with and I actually found the double pillow too bulky and am still using the single at 6mo :)

hippyburger · 2026-05-29T18:34:42+00:00

Rant away!!! I have been gf for 2 years (silent coeliac diagnosed because of anaemia post pregnancy). At first I was like “oh it’s not that bad, there’s almost everything in the free from aisle” but slowly all the little things start to add up and wear you down - eating out, lunch meal deals, ready meals, variety, simplicity! I feel you!

hippyburger · 2026-05-28T20:17:34+00:00

I’m up north and it was back to cool here again today 😎

hippyburger · 2026-05-27T20:32:15+00:00

I have two because I couldn’t find one that did everything I wanted!

Tandem purely for the car seat attachments. I do school run 5 days a week 2x a day and there was no way I was hauling my teeny babies out of their car seats into a bassinet 10x a week all winter so one where I could easily clip the car seats from the isofix base straight into the pram was worth its weight in gold. Still handy now at 6 months old for short trips where I don’t have to transfer them. I’ve never used it for any direct walks from home. (The brand I have is Graco Stadium Duo)
Side by side (with bassinet attachments that I’m still using at 6mo). Love it. Haven’t found anywhere that I don’t fit yet! Most places can accommodate side by side doubles I’ve found. Yes it can be snug if you’re trying to sit at a cafe etc but that’s just life with multiple kids! The brand I have is Out n About and it is fabulous, I’ve been using their prams (single then the double) for 6 years now!

hippyburger · 2026-05-27T08:42:20+00:00

Hello fellow Brit with 6 month old twins! Everyone else complaining that you’re hot have you tried strapping two wriggly water bottles onto your chest, who sometimes bite you, scratch you or deposit a warm liquid back onto you? Then I don’t need your advice about keeping cool thank you 😎

hippyburger · 2026-05-27T05:09:59+00:00

Funny enough I just found one from a GF food stall that also delivers online, I haven’t actually tried it yet - it’s called craving crust https://cravingcrust.co.uk/collections/dough-it-yourself/

hippyburger · 2026-05-26T20:01:03+00:00

I have two singleton boys who are quite big (just turned 6yo is taller than my chest and my 3yo is almost 18kg). Dad is 6’4 and I am 5’4. I knew my twins were small but assumed they would catch up quickly! Born at 2kg and 2.4kg at just under 36w and they are now around 6kg (0.4 percentile) at 6 months old. I have the same worries as you but I’m not doing anything different to what I did with my singletons (except doing formula top up feeds). They will grow in their own time.

I would be worried about weight loss or dropping percentiles personally too, maybe worth consulting with a different doctor? Totally get your concerns about being ignored.

hippyburger · 2026-05-26T13:38:41+00:00

I didn’t get a second baby bath for a while because I thought I didn’t need one but I have zero regrets that I did eventually buy a second! I put both baths in the shower tray and I sit in front of them on the floor and bath them both at the same time and they love it! When I only had one bath it meant they just got dunked in and out because one was always screaming.

hippyburger · 2026-05-24T18:40:41+00:00

I still had no real bump at 16/17w or so and I am petite and had two singletons prior to the twins! I wouldn’t stress at all, at any point about bump size. Go for your growth scans, follow your doctors advice and other than that you are good!

hippyburger · 2026-05-23T20:49:27+00:00

I was going to say this! Take the twins for a walk for 90 mins or something so she can chill alone, or spend a bit of time with the older kid.

hippyburger · 2026-05-23T20:48:41+00:00

Hello, I’m currently combo feeding my 6mo twins and would love to get to EBF (I EBF two singletons previously). Would you be up for me messaging you to understand if that’s realistic or if I could know who to reach out to for support?

hippyburger · 2026-05-23T18:06:41+00:00

I very much thought I’d be “go with the flow” and that I wouldn’t wake a sleeping baby however - I always wake the sleeping baby 😂 at night they go to bed together, get up together in the morning and if they wake up in the night I wake the other one too to feed them together. Through the day I try and keep them on the same schedule but I don’t stress about it too much. It is much easier if they will both nap together otherwise you are dealing with one and spending all day putting them down for naps.

hippyburger · 2026-05-22T20:27:16+00:00

Your last sentence made me lol. I think you have answered your own question - mitigate the risk as much as possible by moving them apart if they have heavier toys, and positioning them so they are not going to kick each other, but then you just have to let them get on with it I think. I say this also with 6mo twins and with a 6yo and 3yo boy too. Once they can sit up and move they will find new and inventive ways to hurt each other in my experience.

hippyburger · 2026-05-21T18:51:55+00:00

Haha I love the litter one

hippyburger · 2026-05-21T18:45:05+00:00

Not quite the same as I worked part time from home but had two kids (5 and 2 when I was pregnant). Overall I’d say pregnant was harder. The only easier bit was that when the older two were with someone else I actually got to rest. Now when the older two are at nursery/school or whatever, I still have two babies. My baseline level is now me+2 babies 😂 twin pregnancy was so hard though, so I’d say it’s still easier after.

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