Moms with/having twins

Re: Moms with/having twins

• littleloves3 member

  October 2015

  We got two rock and plays for them to sleep in our room and two cribs for later use in their own room.
  
  We also got two Fisher Price spacesaver highchairs.
  
  Diaper bag: (not very pretty but figure my husband will be carrying it often as well) https://www.amazon.com/Skip-Hop-DOUBLE-hold-diaper/dp/B000YFRC84/ref=br_it_dp_o?ie=UTF8&colid=QGALI3SDEOPC&coliid=I2QSW0WZRIWUUS
  
  We have one jumparoo and another hand me down bouncer (was told to try two different kinds). One swing, two different activity mats (one is the piano one). Hadn't thought about walkers but I guess I should!
  
  Hope that helps. First time mom here so this is all based on recommendations from others.
  

  
  

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• audreyek member

  October 2015

  We are putting them in the same bed to start out with. We have a 14 month old who won't be old enough to transition out of a crib when the twins are born, so we will have 2 cribs if we need them but we're gonna shoot for bed sharing. We are doing 2 bumbo seats, bouncers/swings ( maybe one of each?), and getting another high chair. Other than that, one of everything. We will prolly add another walker and stuff as they get older, but we will cross that bridge when we get there. My thought is, you can always add something if you need it, but I would hate to get a ton of stuff and only end up using half of it.

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• mg137 member

  October 2015 edited October 2015

  I have 18 month old twins. We never used our cosleeper but plan to with the new baby. With two babies, you're not likely to feed them while dozing and then roll over and go back to sleep. You'll need to get up, feed in a seated position (or feed one at a time), possibly change two diapers, reswaddle, and put back down. To me this all defeated the purpose of using the cosleeper. Plus, my DH never would have gotten any sleep. We got a daybed for the nursery and sometimes (often) slept there. Both babies in same crib until the started rolling over but a lot of twin parents sleep twins together until they're out of cribs.
  
  2 cribs for us, but again that varies by family.
  
  2 mama roo seats because they were gifted to us but I know some babies don't like chairs so I'd start with one until you know if yours like it. Ours prefered to share when they were tiny anyway.
  
  Walkers they sit in are bad for babies' hips and bad for learning to walk so we never had them. (Pushy walkers are great. 2 of those.)
  
  Two high chairs, but you have time on that.
  
  One big diaper bag. You'll have enough to carry without a second bag.
  
  Don't get doubles of toys for when they're tiny. When they're older, you'll figure out what you want to do. Ours share most things but get their own of some. They fight over toys with some frequency but they also share really well. We don't force this because if one is playing with a toy we want her to have a chance to finish. We do praise sharing. Twins play together so so early compared to singletons, who usually parallel play for years, so ours often play together with the same toy. It's mostly problem solving/building toys that one will get very serious about and not want to share until she's worked out whatever she's trying to do. I know a lot of twin parents double everything once the kids are toddlers.
  
  ETA: There's not a whole lot you NEED two of so if money is an issue you can cut corners on doubling up. There's a lot you'll really really want two of, but much of that is personal preference and, especially if you don't have other kids, you might not know until the babies are here.
  
  Also, get two boppys. I breastfed so we used them more when the girls were a couple months old, but still do now. If you bottle feed i think you'll use them a lot. If you plan to breastfeed get a twin breastfeeding pillow and a hospital grade double pump (talk to you dr about a prescription. I didn't get one so I don't know the details but I know insurance covers some or all with prescription) and a pumping bra (check Amazon for simple wishes brand).
  
  Also, I found the non-mechanical bouncy chairs very helpful. I got two organic baby Bjorn seats and used them a ton for propping babies after they ate so they wouldn't spit up, reading to them, etc. I don't know if I'm unique in thinking those were essential or not.
  
  If money is not an issue, get anything that will make life easier.
  
  Join a local twin moms group. They're wonderful support and have great resources. Another thing I did too late. Mine in Portland OR loans out preemie clothes, twin breastfeeding pillows, and other stuff to new moms. If anyone is in this area, it's called Full House Moms and Dads.

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• tangulo member

  October 2015

  We registered for the Graco twin bassinet pack n play for our bedroom and a similar one for downstairs. We also have two bouncy seats and one swing as Plan B. We are hoping to avoid deciding on cribs until 3+ months - hopefully we'll figure out what sleeping arrangements work

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• Theliops member

  October 2015

  We bought two cribs and will have them both ready to go. Our room is not big enough to have them in there with us but we'll probably put them in the same crib for a few weeks then put them in their own. They'll be sharing a room until we can afford a bigger house!
  
  We also registered for one pack and play for daytime naps on the main floor. In addition to two bouncer chairs, one jumperoo, one play mat, and two boppy pillows. And two high chairs!
  
  We just thought about what we would do with them, and if we had the space for two of something. If there was something we could see both of them using at the same time (like the bouncer chairs for comfort/bottle feeding/needing a safe place to put them) we registered for two. If it was something more for activity and they don't necessarily need to use at the same time then we went with one.

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