Having a baby is a difficult job and one of the biggest decisions of your life and having twins doubles this job. Taking care of two new born babies won’t be easy and you have to prepare yourself well in order to manage them in such a situation as well as maintain your sanity while doing it. Here are a few exclusive tips to handle new born twin babies.
1. Same schedule for the Twins: In order to efficiently handle two babies you have to make sure that the two babies have similar eating, sleeping and other schedules. It will become extremely difficult for you to manage different schedules for both babies, therefore make their schedules same.
2. One baby gear is enough: Although you have two babies but it does not mean that you have to buy two of everything. Obviously like baby cradle and baby bottles they have to be double but other baby gears like baby soaps, baby food, baby toys etc, one will be sufficient for both the babies.
3. Discount for Twins baby stuff: There are a lot of stores that offer great discounts on multiple baby item buys. It will be extremely helpful if you have twins and have to buy a lot of baby gear. These discounts are designed for the convenience of parents with twin babies and are available on merchandise like Huggies, Pampers, Luvs, Johnson and Johnson etc.
4. Twins are easier to raise: The reason behind it is that they always have play mates and do not cause you too much trouble. They have similar growing rates meaning they hit the major growth milestones at the same time. You don’t have to go through the multiple potty trainings, different bedtime stories and other daily routines.
5. Moms with Twins have bigger belly: When you are pregnant with twins you will be bigger than women who are pregnant with single babies. This will make it difficult for you to find clothes of your size. Although pregnancy clothes vary from small to large size but when you have twins you will have a very big belly and you need bump friendly clothes.
6. Strangers will always talk weird: People are real curious when it comes to twin babies. So if you take your babies out and hear stupid remarks and weird questions prepare yourself with a witty response and don’t hesitate to take your twin babies out.
7. Twins never sport the same mood: This is the basic advantage of having twins. They never throw tantrums at the same time. This makes it very easy for you to handle two babies as one baby at a time is easier to handle.
8. One baby is more lovable than other: You are a mom and you are supposed to treat both the babies equally but some times you will prefer one baby more than the other. It is nothing to be guilty about as being a human you are bound to feel that way. In fact your favourite will change from time to time according to the circumstances.
9. The right Stroller: The stroller required for your twin babies will differ from mother to mother and you should carefully analyze your requirement and then only move forward to buy the stroller required. You should buy models which easily fit a normal sized door and satisfy your storage need, style and preference.
10. Simultaneous Breastfeeding: Breast feeding both the babies at the same time is quite a difficult task but it is possible. It takes some practice to become good in it. The best way is to support yourself well with pillows and place your babies on each side of your torso with their feet tucked and let them suck.
11. Don’t hesitate to take help: Don’t feel guilty in taking help from friends and family to look after your baby for some time while you get some rest. Taking care of two babies is hectic tasks so don’t hesitate to take help?
12. Bonding with twins is more complex: When you have two babies, to deal with it takes longer to bond with them. This is because you are too preoccupied looking after your babies and are always exhausted to notice the sweet little things your baby does. But there is nothing to worry it will eventually happen, it only takes some additional time in case of twins.
13. Mysterious Twins Language: As the twins grown up with each other they are tend to imitate each other and speak the same words as each other. They learn words from each other and have their own secret language which only they can understand.
14. Twins are total opposites: Although twins are identical, have same parents, live in the same house or maybe even same room but usually they grow up to be two totally different personalities.
15. Twin mom - a Powerful Mom: When you have twin babies and have come to stage when you are handling everything well you become a super woman. People are awestruck by your ability to take care of two new born babies at the same time.
16. Join Parent Support groups to reduce depression: 50% of twin mothers suffer from postpartum depression. This can be prevented by joining parent groups where you find similar company and everyone has some unique solution to offer.
These were a few tips to handle twin new born babies. It takes lot of work to raise twin kids. These tips are a way of helping those twin moms out there.