Do you have Mirror Image Twins?

About 25% of identical twins are mirror image twins. Mirror image twins often have hair cowlicks or swirls that go in opposite directions. Your twins may also have physical features that make them look like they are looking in the mirror when they face each other. A pair of mirror image twins will also often [...]

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4 Books Every Twin Dad Should Read

Every dad of twins will struggle with raising their children. Fortunately, you don’t have to learn everything from scratch. Here are four books that have made life with our twins significantly easier than it would have been otherwise: Good Night Sleep Tight We had our twins sleeping through the night by the time they were [...]

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What to Stock Up On Before the Twins Arrive

You know that you’ll need a lot of stuff to be ready for twins. Once your twins arrive, the last thing that you’ll want to do — or have time to do — is go to the store. The solution? Stock up on everything. “Everything” consists of two categories: stuff your twins will use daily [...]

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How Writing will Maintain your Sanity with Twins

Sometimes when you are burdened with the responsibilities of your twins and your mind is foggy, you may start to feel like you are going crazy. There is an easy way for some self-therapy. You need to write. Don’t worry, you don’t need to start a blog and publish your thoughts publicly if you don’t [...]

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How to Remember Through the Fog of Your Twins’ First Year

You’ll be living in a fog for your twin’s first year. This means you won’t remember many of the details and good times of your own volition unless you make the effort to preserve those memories. Your babies will grow and change more in their first year than at any other time in their lives. [...]

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How to Overcome the Foggy First Year with Twins

In battle, soldiers are often dazed or inhibited by the “fog of war”. This fog comes from smoke, explosions, shell-shock, lack of information, etc. As a parent of twins, you have your own fog of war. This fog is thickest during your twins’ first year. What do I mean by foggy? Remember the last time [...]

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How To Get Free and Cheap Baby Formula For Your Twins

If you decide to formula-feed your baby twins instead of breastfeeding, the costs can add up quickly. Formula is not cheap and you’ll need to try different brands and “flavors” to see what works best with your babies. The good news is that you don’t have to buy every ounce of formula your babies drink. [...]

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Do you need a new car when having twins?

When you find out you are having twins, you will think that everything you own is too small to handle your suddenly bigger family. You may be right. Your first thought may be that you need a bigger house. In fact, you may not need a bigger house with twins. Your next thought will be [...]

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What Your Wife Feels After a C-Section Twin Delivery

As my wife outlined in the previous post about what your wife may feel before and during a C-section with twins, the story continues now with what happens right after your twins are born. My wife continues in her own words (with my “Dad’s View” comments thrown in)… Sewing Mommy Back Up At this point [...]

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What Your Wife Feels Before and During a Twin C-Section

My wife has ended up having a C-section with all three of our deliveries (four kids). Twins are more likely than not to come via C-section so it is in your best interest to be ready. As a dad, you will experience a C-section from the outside. Nevertheless, you need to be there to support, [...]

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