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 […]
Being a Father of Twins: a Twin Dad’s Toughts
What it is like to be a father of twins. Thoughts, challenges, joys, and insight into the adventure of being a twin dad.
Twins Advantage: Learning to Share Early
Your twins have shared even the very basics of life since they were in-utero and waiting to be born. There they shared nourishment from mother as well as very tight living quarters. Upon arrival, your twins will likely share feeding times, cribs, clothes, and toys. Out of necessity and circumstances, your twins have been sharing […]
How to Overcome Nervousness of Holding/Handling Twins
On my post about 8 Things Every Dad Feels When He Learns He is Having Twins, Paul left a comment adding another emotion to the list: nervousness. He said: NERVOUS- I have never even held a baby with two arms, let alone held two babies with one arm each! What if I hurt them? I’m […]
How to Tell Identical Twins Apart on a Phone Call
I reached a milestone recently where I can actually tell my toddler twins apart when I talk to them on the phone. While it isn’t foolproof, it has definitely helped me distinguish with whom I’m speaking. Since your identical twins’ voices may very well be identical too, the key to hearing the difference is in […]
How to Teach Your Twins to Share
With twins in the house a big point of contention will be sharing. The easy way for you as the parent would be to get two of everything. However, this surely won’t work all the time and definitely doesn’t build character. And as we all know, your job as a dad, of course, is to […]
Nigerian Twins Legend (Which twin is really the oldest?)
Technically, culture aside, the time of birth indicates which twin is older. The first born is the oldest. However, according to a Nigerian legend shared with me by a Nigerian co-worker, the birth order of twins isn’t what you’d think it would be. The Nigerian tradition holds that the oldest twin pushes the youngest out […]
Things I Didn’t Expect with Twins
There have been some aspects of raising twins that are par for the course and pretty similar to our experience in raising our singletons. However, there have been some surprising things about twins, as well. I have been surprised: By how many diapers we’d go through. It seems that they get used up as fast […]
How Twin Dads Should Respond to If You Need Any Help Comments
Once your friends and family find out you’re having twins, you’ll be bombarded with congratulations and many “If you need any help, please let me know” comments. As a twin parent, you need help. There isn’t any “if” about it. Part of your preparations for your baby twins should be arranging as much help as […]
The Secret to Doing Anything with Twins
You’ll probably hear incredulous comments from non-twin parents like, “How do you do it?” Well, as with anything in life, I find a way. That way contains the secret to doing anything with twins. The secret? One at a time. Need to change a poopy diaper on both twins? Change one at a time. Are […]
New Year’s Resolutions for the Twin Dad
The new year is upon us and as is tradition, it is time to set some goals. Your goals this year could include being a better dad to your twins. If you need some ideas of how to do this, I did the hard work and brainstormed for all of us. This is what I […]
8 Things Every Dad Feels When He Learns He is Having Twins
When you find out that you are having twins, you will experience a range of emotions. Be prepared for this array of feelings: Fear You’ll experience fear. Fear of what? Fear of the unknown. You realize that having twins will not be easy. You’re not afraid of hard work but you don’t really know what […]
The Exact Number of Kids that are Easy to Care For
With twins, you feel like you are always busy, always have your hands full, and never seem to get a break. If you have other children in addition to twins, you’ll be busy from the time the kids wake up until they go to bed. I discovered recently the secret formula that indicates how many […]
