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Baby Wellness

Top 10 Tips to Help Your Twins Build Immunity During Cold & Flu Season

Allie Walld 1 week ago

If you have young twins, especially ones who were born before 34 weeks' gestation, when the lungs finish developing, the wellness of your little ones is paramount. To foster healthy growth and development, it's crucial to ensure your babies are in the best position to fight off pathogens, as those who were born prematurely can be at a higher risk for adverse outcomes when they're...

Share All Symptoms

Pregnant with Twins? Have a Tender Tummy? You Could Deliver Preterm

Allie Walld 1 week ago

When you're pregnant with twins, your doctor or OB-GYN will tell you your pregnancy is considered high-risk, and depending on what type of twins you're carrying (Dichorionic/Diamniotic (Di/Di), Monochorionic/Diamniotic (Mo/Di), or Monochorionic/Monoamniotic (Mo/Mo)), that level of risk could be elevated even more. When you're carrying multiple babies during a single pregnancy, there...

Doubly Extraordinary

From Twin to Twin Mom: Dealing with Seasons of Change

Allie Walld 1 month ago

When we become parents of twins, we face a shift. A season of change. If you're going from having zero children to having twins, you're facing a big change and accepting the responsibility that comes with bringing two humans into this world. If you've already had a single child or two and are welcoming multiples into the fold, you're facing the reality that it's going to be very...

Perk Up Preemies

How Caffeine Improves Cognitive & Pulmonary Function in Premature Twins

Allie Walld 1 month ago

As a soon-to-be or brand-new parent of newborn twins, you're going to be completely and utterly exhausted. And while you might feel like you need several cups of coffee to survive on the miniscule amounts of sleep you'll be stealing, you might also be concerned about consuming caffeine and passing it into your milk supply if you're planning on breastfeeding your babies. But did you...

To Separate or Keep Together

From Twin to Twin Mom: Separating Twins When School Starts

Allie Walld 1 month ago

As a parent of multiples, there are a ton of decisions you're going to make over your first years together. Some are easy, like who will make less of a big deal about not getting the exact blue cup that is most coveted in the cupboard. Some are difficult, like whether to separate them into their own bedrooms or keep them in a shared room as they grow up. One of those tough decisions...

Same But Different

From Twin to Twin Mom: Don't Let Your Multiples Face an Identity Crisis

Allie Walld 3 months ago

When you think about twins, one of the first images that comes to mind is probably a pair of people in matching outfits. And a lot of people who have twins—or are twins—(myself included, on both counts) have probably sported identical or coordinating get-ups. Sometimes, it's fun—and cute—to see two little humans wearing the exact same thing. But, I think there can also be TOO much of...

Labor & Delivery

Welcoming Twins: Benefits & Complications of Vaginal vs. Caesarean Delivery

Allie Walld 3 months ago

If you're expecting twins, you're probably getting used to the idea that your pregnancy is higher-risk than a single-birth pregnancy. There's an incredible amount of decisions you'll be making while you wait to meet your babies, and one of those decisions, which you'll hopefully have a say in, is whether or not you'll be delivering your twins vaginally or via Caesarean section (whether...

And Who Might You Be?

Skip the Double-Take: 3 Simple Tips to Differentiate Your Identical Twins

Allie Walld 4 months ago

When you initially think about identical twins, you probably envision that everything about them is the exact same. And, at first glance, it might look that way. While identical twins share a large portion of their DNA, they're not carbon copies of each other, meaning that their DNA has slight differences that makes each individual genetically distinguishable. About 15 percent of...

Best Dad Ever

The Ultimate Father's Day Gadget & Gaming Gift Guide

Drew Kozub 4 months ago

Buying a gift for a dad is no easy task - they already have so much stuff! If your dad is into gadgets or gaming, this guide could help you! We've assembled a list of a variety of gift ideas, all of which we've personally tried and tested, that we think could be great gift ideas for dads!

As Luck Would Have It…

From Twin to Twin Mom: Consider Yourself Twice as Lucky to be a Twin Mom

Allie Walld 5 months ago

Some people ask themselves what on Earth they did to deserve twins. I ask myself how I got so lucky. Maybe it's because I'm also a twin myself and I'm biased in this department. But having twins and getting to watch them grown and figure out this world together is like nothing else. That's not to say that having twins is a breeze because, sometimes, it's more like standing still...