Twin Babies

Fourteen to sixteen feeds a day – sixteen to twenty changes a day – no more than forty minutes consecutive sleep a night for you – Welcome to twin babies.

Don’t rush to leave hospital.

If these twins are your first babies, even if they have been in the NICU for weeks or months, the more help you can get learning how to care for them, with professional help standing by, the more help getting into a routine, the more confidence you can gain, the better.

You will also have easier access to high grade equipment for expressing milk for tube or top-up feeding. Premature twins are often released home with tube feeds or just after coming off them. If you feel that you need more time to master either tube feeding or breastfeeding your twins, say so. Most moms feel incredulous that they could be released to home and unleashed upon an unsuspecting newborn or two without so much as a Brownie badge. It’s natural to feel nervous about going home but don’t be pushed, jump when you are ready.

Once at home, never never promise to be anywhere with your twins before midday.

When I had been home with my twins for 3 or 4 days, I was asked to take them to the baby clinic for a check up at 9:30 one morning. At that time, my twin babies were taking 90 minutes each to feed and wind, they were still 5 weeks before their due date and they were so sleepy that they weren’t even crying yet. We were preparing dozens of bottles to top them up when they became too tired for the exhausting labor of breast feeding. I had never taken them out anywhere before and needed to check and re-check my backpack several times In short, I got up at 3:30 a.m. in order to get all those jobs done and be out of the house by 9:00. Of course, by the time I was ready, they were ready to be fed again.

When they first arrive home and for the first few months have one crib downstairs and one upstairs.

For some months they will both fit in one crib and, indeed, find some comfort in being in it together. It means that you can put them down for a nap and keep an eye on them without traipsing up and down stairs. Don’t worry about it being noisier downstairs, small babies sleep better in noisy environments than in quiet ones and the more they become used to this sooner the better.

Have nappy changing scattered throughout the house.

This will save you having to desert one twin to change the other or having to cart them both off. It cuts down wear and tear on your already over worked legs looking after your twin babies.

Nursery Bedding Sets Are Simpler and Are Cheaper

You can find any kind of crib bedding you can possibly imagine, from crib sets for little girls and boys to baby bedding for twins to bedding that works for either gender. You can certainly buy your crib items separately, but when you figure the cost, you’ll find it’s quite a bit more expensive. Baby bedding sets are for crib bedding what a bed in a bag is for an adult’s bedding. Bedding sets are the perfect way to ensure that all your bedding will match each other, and the nursery. You will need more than one crib sheet, but you can usually find matching crib sheets sold as separates.

To be sure you get what you want, try to have some idea of the colors and fabrics you want before you start your search. Silk might be a first choice, but keep in mind that it’s going to be a lot more expensive and harder to clean than cotton or flannel. Aside from the matching, a bedding set also offers the advantage that if you choose to redecorate, you can significantly change the look of the room by just buying a new bedding set.

Obviously, you will need to think about the gender of your new baby and buy bedding that will match. Most people’s common sense tells them that pink stays out of a boy’s nursery – but blue for a girl isn’t so bad. Retailers want to sell what customers want to buy, so market demand sets the available styles. This means that unless you want something fairly eccentric, you’ll probably have no problems. Bugs, cars, and trains are just some of the themes you’ll frequently find in a boys room. Also the ever-popular sports themes like baseball and football baby bedding. While there are plenty of pastel sets for boys, they seem to more often include bright colors like reds and oranges.A girl’s nursery is often ultra-feminine, incorporating flowers and frills. Soft colors and pastels are more common for a feminine nursery. Themes like zoo, farm, or cartoons can be a great choice because they’re work with either gender.

If you really can’t find what you’re looking for, you always have the option of custom bedding. Handmade bedding becomes a family heirloom, and making something yourself is a great way to save money and give you child something truly special at the same time. To minimize the time you spend searching for the right crib set, choose a budget and a theme before you get started and stick to them.