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Creating an Amazon Baby Registry is as Easy as 1-2-3!

Allie Walld 10 months ago

Considering babies are so petite, they sure come with a shocking amount of paraphernalia. Just one baby requires almost more than you can carry, and when you're carrying twins, that amount basically doubles. You don't need two of absolutely everything, but you do need to double-up on most items. Luckily, we found out we were expecting twins before we bought everything we needed for...

And Stretch…

How to Prevent Noticeable Stretch Marks When You're Pregnant with Multiples

Allie Walld 10 months ago

If you've been pregnant, currently are pregnant, or know someone who's been pregnant, you've likely heard about, or experienced, the stretch mark scarring that can develop as a result of a rapidly growing belly. This is because anywhere from 50 to 90 percent of people who are pregnant will develop stretch marks. But did you also know that stretch marks can appear due to rapid weight...

What Are the Chances?

How Likely Am I to Have Identical Twins? This Kit Will Tell You

Allie Walld 11 months ago

When you find out you're expecting a baby and then—SURPRISE!—you find out it's actually twins, you may feel like you've won the lottery! I mean, what are the chances of having twins?! In Canada, approximately 1 in 31 births results in twins or higher-order multiples. In the United States, this statistic is almost the same, with about 32.1 out of every 1,000 births resulting in twins...

Talk About Hair-Raising...

How to Bring Your Postpartum Hair Back From the Brink

Allie Walld 12 months ago

August is National Hair Loss Awareness Month. While that may be news to you, most new mothers are acutely aware of the fact that they're losing hair at a dreadfully alarming rate. Most women will experience postpartum hair loss at the end of "the fourth trimester," around that three-month postpartum mark, and this tumultuous time for your tresses can last up to six months. And while...

Look at the Time

Finding Time to Bond with Your Twins When Everything Takes Twice as Long

Allie Walld 1 year ago

Any parent knows all too well that time goes by so quickly. The early days with your newborn twins are filled with so many time-consuming, but necessary tasks. Washing and folding endless loads of laundry. Sterilizing a steady cycle of bottles and pump parts. Taking care of twice as many diaper changes. Feeding twice as many mouths. Cutting twice as many nails. Cleaning twice as...

Fur Baby...Meet Human Baby

Five Tips for Introducing Your Pets to Your Newborn Twin Babies

Allie Walld 1 year ago

The months leading up to the arrival of your twins are filled with plenty of planning and, if you're me, several checklists of things that should be done to ideally promote smooth sailing in what we were expecting to be an exciting yet chaotic time filled with family firsts on a steep learning curve. One of the things on the Must Do list was preparing the four-legged members of our...

What is That Thing?

Heel-Stick Calcinosis: What is This Hard White Bump & Should I be Worried?

Allie Walld 1 year ago 2

As you work on your list of questions for your twins' one-year check-up with their pediatrician, you're likely giving both of your sweet children thorough once-overs to think of anything you want to ask their doctor about. I did the same during the weeks before and after our guys' first birthday, going from head to foot. And when I got to the bottom of Baby A's foot, I noticed a...

How to Make Father's Day Memorable

Drew Kozub 1 year ago

Dads are notoriously tough to buy for and Father's Day is an annual reminder of this fact. But you don't always need a gift to show dad you care! Here's some ideas you can use for inspiration to make Father's Day a special day for Dad.

PREEMIE POWER

From Twin to Twin Mom: Welcoming Premature Babies & Becoming a NICU Parent

Allie Walld 1 year ago

Earlier this week, it was National Multiple Births Awareness Day, a day celebrated by parents of multiples and the medical professionals who care for those babies to raise awareness of the unique experiences and needs of twins and higher order multiples. Unique is certainly one way to put it. The things that happen in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) are life-changing—for the...

One for the Books

Ten Ways to Make Mother's Day Memorable This Year

Allie Walld 1 year ago

Mother's Day is just around the corner and you may be racking your brain on what you can do to make the day extra special for your mom. Just like every kid is different, so is every mama. Some might want to kick back and relax, while others may want to seize the day. Whatever you decide your mom would prefer, she's bound to appreciate the thought and effort you put into making the day...