Dad's Guide to Twins

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Dad's Guide to Twins Podcast

This is the first episode of the Dad’s Guide to Twins podcast. I’m excited to bring you tips and tricks on having and raising twins via a new podcast.

In this inaugural episode, I discuss essential tips for naming your twins.

This podcast was inspired by my blog post on how to name your twins.

Listen to the podcast to hear important tips for naming your twins, including:

  • The long term implications of your twins’ names
  • Valuing each of your twins as unique individuals
  • Naming patterns to avoid with your twins
  • Where to seek inspiration for twin names
  • The ultimate twin name check you’ll need to use

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Thank you all for your support!

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Twinproofing Your Home

The safety of your twins should be one of your top priorities. As such, twinproofing your home is something you need to do. What is Twinproofing? Twinproofing is how you childproof your home when you have twins. Having twins in your home requires special safety considerations. You Need Basic Childproofing for Twins Too The classic [...]

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Car Seats for Twins

Shopping for car seats for twins can be a challenge. Car seats are one of the most important things you need to buy for your babies. In fact, the medical staff won’t let you leave the hospital without car seats for your twins. Find a Car Seat You Love, Then Buy Two Unlike strollers, or [...]

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How to Get Twins to Sleep Through the Night

Your twins will wake up in the middle of the night for various different reasons. They may be hungry, fussy, need a diaper change, or just hit the end of a sleep cycle. Regardless of the reason for waking up, you need to train them to sleep through the night. Your goal is to get [...]

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Where to Shop Online for Twin Related Products

As a parent of twins, you’ll likely want to purchase twin related products like books, clothes, gifts, etc. for both your twins and yourself. Here’s a list of several online stores that offer products specifically for twins and parents of twins: Just Multiples Double Blessings Double Up Books Trends In Twos Twinz Gear Just 4 [...]

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How to Bond with Your Twins

As a father of twins, you want to bond with your twins and build a strong, lasting relationship. The key to this bond with your twins is to spend one-on-one time with each of them individually. If you spend all your time with both twins, your attention will be divided. Remember that your twins are [...]

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Overcoming the Nerves of First Time Fatherhood and Twins

So you’re expecting twins and they will be your first children. Congratulations! Naturally, you’re a little nervous about the whole thing. It is natural to be nervous or a little scared about having twins. You’ll have two big challenges: the learning curve of being a father and the learning curve of having twins. The good [...]

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5 Ways a New Twin Father Can Get More Sleep

Don’t expect to get lots of sleep with newborn twins in your house. As you know, sleep deprivation is brutal and will be your reality for several months with newborn twins. You have to change your expectations and routine to try and maximize the sleep you can get. Here are some things you can do [...]

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Creative Ways to Announce a Twin Pregnancy

There are many creative ways to announce a twin pregnancy. Since most of your friends and family won’t be expecting the surprise news that you are having twins, you can have some fun when you announce you’re expecting twins. While you’ll find many creative ways to announce a pregnancy by searching online, most are relevant [...]

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How to Help Your Wife Cope with Twin Pregnancy Bed Rest

The odds of your wife going on bed rest during the twin pregnancy are much higher than with a singleton birth. Start thinking now how you can help your wife cope with and survive a twin pregnancy on bed rest. My wife wasn’t on full bed rest with our twins but the doctor wanted her [...]

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