Dad's Guide to Twins

Healthy Twins

Tips and tricks for dealing with twin health issues, trips to the doctor, and other medical surprises with twins.

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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At the Hospital: Introducing the Twins to Your Other Children

After your twins are born, when should you bring their siblings to the hospital to meet them? How should you prepare them for meeting the infant twins and seeing Mom in a hospital bed? When our twin girls were born, our other boys were 3 and 1.5 years old. They knew that baby sisters would [...]

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How to Soothe Crying Twins

I get lots of questions about how to handle crying twins. In fact, one of the most popular questions I get is: Will twins cry a lot? The answer is yes. All newborns cry a lot. That is the only way they have to communicate with you. It is perfectly normal for your twins to [...]

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What You Really Need to Learn About the Twin Pregnancy

I received a great question from an expectant twin parent: “What do you really need to know about the twin pregnancy (does it pay to read all the books that talk about risks, scary births, nicu, etc)?” Twin pregnancies have their risks and unique experiences which singleton births don’t have. Do you need to read [...]

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Do identical twins have the same fingerprints?

Do identical twins have the same fingerprints? No. They don’t. Identical twins are identical because they came from the same fertilized egg that split very early in the pregnancy process. The twins therefore share the same DNA and physical characteristics. However, fingerprints are formed well after that fertilized egg split and each twin is growing [...]

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NICU Twins and Your Emotional Preparation

With any twin pregnancy, the chances of your twins arriving early are significantly greater than a singleton pregnancy. Too often, premature twins must spend time in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit or NICU. Every parent seems to have the ideal situation in mind when going to the hospital for the twins’ birth: Babies will be [...]

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How to Potty Train Twins

The time has come to potty train your twins. You’ve got your stash of supplies and are ready to go. Let the games begin. Potty training your twins really comes in two phases: teaching the skills and daily practice. Decide Which Parent Will Train Which parent should potty train the twins? You need to decide [...]

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Essential Supplies You’ll Need to Potty Train Twins

When it is time to potty train your twins, make sure you have the right supplies on hand. Knowledge Before you begin potty training your twins, you need a plan. Ideally, this plan will cover what you will do and say, and how you will respond, react, encourage, support, clean-up, practice, help, and teach your [...]

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When to Potty Train Twins

When is the right time to potty train your twins? You may hear a lot about readiness and how to determine if your child is ready, but I’ll save you some time: blow past all of that fluff. It really doesn’t matter so much if your twins are ready as much as it matters that [...]

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Your Twin Birth Experience Will Be Unique

Every twin pregnancy has its own unique challenges and yours is no different. As I thought about the birth of our twins and the twin births of a few friends, I found more differences than similarities. This pattern likely indicates that your twins’ birth will be different than everyone else’s, too. Of the five different [...]

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