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 […]
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How to Prepare Older Kids for Twins
Sometimes twins are not your first children. You need to prepare your older children for the arrival of their twin siblings. My wife and I had two sons before our twin girls arrived. At the time our twins were born, the boys were 3 and almost 2 years old respectively. I knew that life would […]
How to Handle Picture and Video During Twin Delivery
As a proud father, you’ll want to preserve the arrival of your twins for future posterity. To do so, you need to be prepared with a plan for getting the pictures and video you want. You need to keep in mind how your twins will arrive, where they will arrive, and what you will be […]
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 […]
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 your way. Once the shock has worn off (and it will probably be weeks to months before that happens), you will find yourself swimming in a sea of information. Some will be self-imposed (internet searching […]
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 at least several weeks. This shock was fueled by fears and questions of how I would successfully care for my family. One of my big concerns was how my new, bigger family would fit […]
Odds of Having Twins
According to the National Vital Statistics Report, generally speaking, your odds of having twins are about 3%: The twin birth rate rose 2 percent for 2004, to 32.2 twins per 1,000 total births… The twinning rate has climbed 42 percent since 1990 (from 22.6), and 70 percent since 1980 (18.9). The number of live births […]
