Dad's Guide to Twins

How to Survive the Twin Pregnancy

What to expect during the twin pregnancy and how to prepare.

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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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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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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Financial Impact of Having Twins

One of the first things I thought when we found out we were having twins was: “how am I going to pay for all of this?” If you haven’t already, you will experience this same concern. I wish I could tell you the exact amount you’ll spend on your twins. Unfortunately, every twin pregnancy, birth, [...]

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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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Children’s Books to Help Prepare Siblings for Twins

If you have other children in your family when your twins are born, you have the extra challenge of preparing them for the new additions. I’ve talked before about how to prepare your older children for twins. One key component of that is setting expectations of what life will be like with twins. Words and [...]

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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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My Favorite Expectant Twin Dad Tip: Get Helpers

I’m often asked what advice I’d give parents expecting twins. My answer is always this: get helpers. We got this advice while we were pregnant with our twin girls. It was the best advice we got. After the birth of our girls, we were so overwhelmed with the logistics of nighttime feedings and sleep deprivation [...]

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How do I know if I’m pregnant with twins?

An interesting question that I frequently see online is “How do I know if I’m pregnant with twins?” I find this an intriguing question because my wife and I never asked it. The possibility of twins was not even on our radar so we never even thought to ask the question. Heartbeat Monitors On early [...]

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