Episode 306 of the Dad’s Guide to Twins Podcast Show Notes Today we continue our father of twins interview series with Steve Idlett, father of twin boys. Listen as we explore his twin parenting journey, including: being a stay at home dad with their first child when the hospital is far from home the twins were 6 weeks early dealing with 3 weeks in the NICU using a camper to stay close to hospital daily routine for 8 month old twins putting kids in day care creating a family that loves music raising a toddler and infant twins what is working with feeding the twins when one twin wakes up befor ..read more

Episode 305 of the Dad’s Guide to Twins Podcast Show Notes Today we continue our father of twins interview series with Dave Cox, father of non-identical boy twins. Listen as we explore his twin parenting journey, including: From joking about possibility of having twins to actually having them One twin was breech so had to go to hospital for cesarean One twin had breathing issues and almost had to fly to Sydney for intensive care 2 weeks in special care (one step down from NICU) Managing time off (12 months for Mum, 6-8 weeks leave for Dad) Size difference so big they wear different sized clo ..read more

Episode 304 of the Dad’s Guide to Twins Podcast Show Notes Today we continue our father of twins interview series with Patrick Edgett, father of twin girls. Listen as we explore his twin parenting journey, including: raising a four children including having 3 under 3 managing terribles twos and opinionated toddlers challenges of getting twins to sleep climbing out of cribs and how to fix that moving two weeks after birth of twins switching jobs right after twins’ birth about a month in the NICU for both twins when one twin came home a week and a half before the other having another child aft ..read more

Episode 303 of the Dad’s Guide to Twins Podcast Show Notes Today we continue our father of twins interview series with Greg Parks, father of boy/girl twins. Listen as we explore his twin parenting journey, including: When one twin climbs out of the crib Handling twins with two older children One twin in NICU for 9 days while other twin is home Welcoming another baby into the family after twins Sleeping arrangements for all the kids Baby monitor technology to keep tabs on kids Exponential work when attention divided with twins Never use twins or younger kids as an excuse for not doing so ..read more

Burping is essential for your twins to release air trapped in their tummies after feeding, preventing discomfort and gas. After a good burp, your babies will go from squirming, crying, and agitated to calm and happy. We would always proactively burp our twins right after feeding. This helped prevent their discomfort if we waited. The challenge is that if you’re feeding your twins at the same time, how do you burp both twins when they are finished eating? Let’s talk about some examples of how to burp twins even in some of the complicated situations you’ll find yourself as a father of twins. Be ..read more

Let’s talk about stroller options for your twins plus one other child. You could have a singleton child and then you have the twins, or you could have the twins and then you have a singleton child. Some of these configurations I talk about below can work for either one of these scenarios. The premise of a lot of the twin strollers I mention below are that you have a standard double stroller with some kind of add-on like a standing stool or a third seat attachment. Thus a lot of double strollers right out of the box are not going to handle twins plus one. They’re built for double occupancy, and ..read more

Watching your twins learn to talk at the same time may sound like double the chaos, but did you know there are twin-specific aspects of language development? Language acquisition in twins has long fascinated researchers, and recent studies are shedding new light on this unique phenomenon. Twins, whether identical or fraternal, often share a special bond that goes beyond genetics. They can have their own secret language, known as “twin language,” which helps them communicate with each other before they start speaking in full sentences. While this early form of twin communication allows them ..read more

It can be a big challenge to come up with Halloween costume ideas for twins – whether your twins are the same gender or not. However, if you are open to a bit of creativity and messing around to find the ideal costume, then here are some Halloween costume ideas for twins: Wizard of Oz Our girls have dressed up as Dorothy and the Wicked Witch from Wizard of Oz. This was a fun pairing, especially when they were standing together. Even if they were separated, the costumes still stood on their own and people could guess what they were. This was one of our favorite twin girl Halloween costume idea ..read more

When you bring your babies home, can you let twins sleep in the same crib? Absolutely. Should twins sleep in the same crib? It depends… At the hospital, the nurses had our twins together in the same bassinet. When we got home, we just continued this pattern. From their time in utero, each twin has constantly been with their sibling. Why not continue? Do twins need their own crib? Current safe sleep recommendations for twins are that each twin has his or her own crib. Let’s look into some of the challenges of this recommendation for twin parents and what worked in our family when our girls were ..read more

Twins share many things but do they have the same blood type? Our identical twin girls share the same blood type and have the same blood type as their mother. However, that doesn’t mean all twins share the same blood type. Yes, twins can have the same blood type. But the answer isn’t that simple. The types of twins you have and the genetics of the parents all come into play when determining your twins’ blood type. Do twins always have the same blood type? No, twins don’t always have the same blood type. Your twins blood type is determined by genetics and their parent’s blood types. Twins ofte ..read more