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First Year With Twins

Tips for surviving the first year with twins. If you can make it through this year, you can do anything!

Check out the Dad’s Guide to Raising Twins: How to Thrive as a Father of Twins for a comprehensive guide to raising your twins through the first year.

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The first year with twins is often described as a “blur” of feedings, diaper changes, and sleepless nights, but it is also a season of incredible milestones and growth. Survival during these first twelve months depends on two things: solid routines and a mindset focused on efficiency.

In this section, we dive into the tactical realities of the newborn and infant stages. You will find battle-tested advice on how to get both babies on the same schedule, how to master the logistics of feeding two at once, and how to maintain your own sanity (and your marriage) amidst the chaos. From the first week home to the first birthday party, these resources help you move from simply surviving to actually enjoying the journey.

Key topics include:

  • Synchronizing sleep and feeding schedules for two
  • Must-have gear that actually makes the first year easier
  • Managing the logistics of outings and travel with infant twins
  • Strategies for staying connected with your partner during the exhaustion
  • Celebrating milestones and documenting the first year

↓ Read most recent articles below: ↓

The Only Way to Get Pictures With Your Twins

One of my regrets about our twins’ first year was that I didn’t get more pictures with both my girls. … Read more

How to Survive an Amusement Park with Infant Twins

Although I had sworn to never take my kids to Disneyland until everyone was potty trained and they were all … Read more

How to Clean Up the Kitchen Floor After Twins Eat

Babies are messy eaters. Twins combine each other’s messiness to create a perfect storm of mess that seems to be … Read more

Snaps vs. Buttons: Picking Practical Baby Clothes

As a dad, you may not care what clothing style or designs your twins wear. However, there is one thing … Read more

Why Vaccination Day Is the Saddest Day

One of the saddest things you will do as a dad is hold your babies down while they get a … Read more

How to Measure the Mounds of Twin Advice

If you are reading this, it’s likely because your life has been altered dramatically by the news of twins headed … Read more

The Twin Stroller Every Dad Should Get for His Baby Twins

Transporting your twins is a challenge worthy to be included on The Amazing Race. You’re leaving the house with twins? … Read more

Twins don’t always get sick at the same time

One of our twin daughters got sick with Roseola about 10 days ago. This was marked by several days of … Read more

Why you don’t need a bigger house for twins

When I first learned we were having twins, I was in shock. I stayed in that state of shock for … Read more

7 Reasons Why Dads of Twins Need a Costco Membership

If you aren’t familiar with Costco, then you are missing out. It is a large warehouse style retailer that sells … Read more

Twins are Individuals (How to Encourage Individuality in Your Twins)

When our twins were newborns, I sometimes had trouble telling my twin girls apart. Sure, they are identical, so you … Read more

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Joe Rawlinson is the father of four children. Two boys and identical twin girls.

He is the author of the popular books Dad’s Guide to Twins and Dad’s Guide to Raising Twins.

This site is dedicated to helping you learn from his experiences (and thousands of other twin parents) so you can be the best twin dad you can be. Read more about Joe

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