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Allie Walld

Allie Walld

Allie is a fraternal twin. She is also a mom of identical twin boys and an auntie to a set of fraternal twins. Her favorite movie is Back to the Future and her favorite actor is Tom Hanks. She sings and plays bass guitar in a band with her husband, and when she’s not reading or playing word games, you’ll find her in the kitchen baking imperial cookies. Connect with TwinsyTwins on Instagram and Facebook.

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Love Sleep? This Double Bassinet is Essential for Families with Twins
Sleep Tight

Love Sleep? This Double Bassinet is Essential for Families with Twins

Allie Walld

When it comes to newborn babies, one of the things that's top-of-mind for parents is ensuring their little ones have a safe sleep. What exactly that safe sleep space looks like may differ from household to household. Some people prefer having a separate bassinet for each twin in the early days, when you have them sleeping in the room beside you. Others like the idea of having a...

A Huge Weight Lifted: 3 Things to Help Carry Your Growing Pregnancy Belly
Heavy Load

A Huge Weight Lifted: 3 Things to Help Carry Your Growing Pregnancy Belly

Allie Walld

When you get pregnant, you often wonder when you're going to start showing. Maybe it's because you're excited to show off your baby bump and you can't wait until it makes an appearance. Or maybe it's because you're hoping to keep your impending parenthood a secret from, say, your workplace until you're further along. Whatever your reason, every pregnancy—and its corresponding...

Your Baby Might Have This Bump on Their Heel if They Spent Time in the NICU
A Little Lesion

Your Baby Might Have This Bump on Their Heel if They Spent Time in the NICU

Allie Walld

If you welcomed twins into your family within the last year, you're likely soaking up all the sweetness that comes with having newborn babies in your midst. (Yes, there ARE sleepless nights and endless cycles of feedings and changings, but let's not delve into that here…but if you ARE in the throes of the newborn stage with your twins, feel free to check out our advice for getting...

These Massage Techniques Can Improve Your Babies’ Sleep
Bright-Eyed and Bushy-Tailed

These Massage Techniques Can Improve Your Babies’ Sleep

Allie Walld

Getting consistent, quality sleep is crucial to a person's overall health and well-being. Prioritizing sleep, improving sleep habits, and embracing healthy sleep practices can have a significant impact on one's physical and mental health. Sleep hygiene, or the healthy sleep habits that promote restful sleep, can pave the way to waking up bright-eyed and bushy-tailed. When you have...

Traveling with Twin Toddlers? Here’s Everything You’ll Need to Pack
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Traveling with Twin Toddlers? Here’s Everything You’ll Need to Pack

Allie Walld 2

Traveling with twin toddlers can seem like a daunting idea. Initially, it sounds like fun. Then, slowly, it starts to feel scary. Traveling by air with those same twin toddlers can seem like a much more daunting idea. The logistics or lists of what you'll need might even be enough to turn you off of the idea until they're old enough to be "self-sufficient" and help with at least...

Tiny Toes, Big Adventures: Reef Little Ahi Flip Flops Are Made for Minis
Beachbound

Tiny Toes, Big Adventures: Reef Little Ahi Flip Flops Are Made for Minis

Allie Walld

Anyone who has a toddler knows how treacherous the journey can sometimes be. They'll be walking along proud as punch and then they'll get distracted by something and lose their footing, and you'll be glad you were holding their hand to prevent them from tumbling and scraping their knee. Throwing new shoes into the mix can certainly make things interesting. Especially flip flops, and...

Five Reasons Why Snap-Closure Bibs Are the Way to Go
Snap To It

Five Reasons Why Snap-Closure Bibs Are the Way to Go

Allie Walld

Before having twins, I thought all drool bibs were one and the same. A bib's a bib's a bib. And, then, I became a twin mom and tackled the tremendous, teetering loads of laundry that come with having two tottering, teething babies at the same time, and I've come to realize, that just isn't true. I can now say with confidence—and warn other parents of multiples—that bibs with a snap...

Why We’re Flipping Over This Early Education Game
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Why We’re Flipping Over This Early Education Game

Allie Walld

Who doesn't love a good pancake? The only thing better than getting to eat a soft, fluffy flapjack is playing with your food. Pancake Pile-Up by Educational Insights lets your toddlers do just that (without any of the mess), while teaching them fundamentals for early education. This game is stacked with tons of fun things for your toddlers, and the bottom of the game box doubles as...

Tips for Traveling with Toddlers & Prescription Medicine
Plan for the Plane

Tips for Traveling with Toddlers & Prescription Medicine

Allie Walld

Air travel is anxiety-inducing enough on its own. There are crowds of people, long lines at security checkpoints, and plenty of people who are worried they're somehow going to inadvertently break a rule. The last thing you want to do is throw extra steps into the process. But, sometimes, you don't have a choice. We had our first big trip with our toddlers planned. We were very...

Teach Your Toddlers to Brush Up on Oral Health
Squeaky Clean

Teach Your Toddlers to Brush Up on Oral Health

Allie Walld

February is Children's Dental Health Month. While dental health is important all year-round, this month aims to promote healthy oral hygiene habits, so your little ones can learn to clean their teeth properly and brush off the threat of tooth decay and gum disease. When should my children first go to the dentist? If your toddlers haven't been to see the dentist yet, now's the time...

Get Your Toddlers to Eat No Matter What’s on the Menu
Mealtime Made Easy

Get Your Toddlers to Eat No Matter What’s on the Menu

Allie Walld

Whether it's at the office or from within your home, after a long day of work, the last thing you want to do is endure a long, drawn-out mealtime with your toddlers, who suddenly refuse to eat a single thing. It's also not an ideal way to start the day, battling during breakfast to see whose will fades faster. It doesn't matter that you've made these meals with love. It doesn't...

Tired of Frozen Wipes? This Simple Trick Will Save You
Ice Ice Baby

Tired of Frozen Wipes? This Simple Trick Will Save You

Allie Walld

If you live somewhere where the temperatures stay above freezing all year-round, you've likely never encountered this unique problem. The one where you're cruising down the highway with your twins in tow, keeping an eye on them in your rearview mirror. They're smiling and having fun while you rock out to Raffi. And, then, you see the grimacing face in your rearview that tells you it'...

What is a Feeding Tube & Why Does My Baby Need It?
Fed is Best

What is a Feeding Tube & Why Does My Baby Need It?

Allie Walld

If your babies were born prematurely, chances are good they'll need to spend some time in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). As a parent, it can be difficult to walk into the NICU, make your way to your newborns' cribs, and see there are various wires connected to them to monitor their vital stats. Among the accoutrements that weren't adhered to your babies mere moments ago when...

Essential Audiobooks Every Parent Should Check Out
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Essential Audiobooks Every Parent Should Check Out

Allie Walld

As a parent, you have probably told yourself tons of times that you're going to read more on a certain subject or take the time to look something up when you get a few spare minutes later this week. And as a busy parent to multiple children who's running all over town to daycare drop-off, after-school pick-up, or a handful of extracurricular activities throughout the week, you probably...

Spread the Love AND the Knowledge During Women's Heart Week 2025
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Spread the Love AND the Knowledge During Women's Heart Week 2025

Allie Walld

The first week of February is Women's Heart Week. While it's important to take good care of yourself—and your heart!—all year long, the first week of February is aimed at raising awareness of heart disease in women, promoting healthy lifestyles, and teaching people about the symptoms and prevention of heart disease. Heart disease can affect women of all ages. As the most common health...

Need to Vent? Try the Anti-Social App for Parents!
A Breath of Fresh Air

Need to Vent? Try the Anti-Social App for Parents!

Allie Walld

Parenting is hard. At times, it can be overwhelming. Raising a little human who needs to learn absolutely everything comes with its own set of challenges and frustrations. And if you're blessed with twins or higher-order multiples, those challenges are compounded by the mere fact that there are two or more little humans who need your full attention at all times and you're only one...

New Smart Crib with AI Offers a Helping Hand So Parents Can Sleep Better
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New Smart Crib with AI Offers a Helping Hand So Parents Can Sleep Better

Allie Walld

The new Revol intelligent crib from Bosch has been bestowed with a CES Innovation Award Honoree designation. Picture: Bosch. For better or worse, tech continues to advance into more and more things that never used to be "smart." And while you may not have had "smart crib" on your futuristic BINGO card, it sure makes a lot of sense when you see it done well in-person. Leveraging...

Four Foods to Help Your Babies Feel Better Fast: The BRAT Diet Explained
Bland Can Be Good

Four Foods to Help Your Babies Feel Better Fast: The BRAT Diet Explained

Allie Walld

In the fall and winter months, an increased exposure to germs through travel and gatherings with family and friends often leads to a surge in cases of RSV (respiratory syncytial virus), COVID, cold, and flu. As anyone who's had a nasty bug or virus can attest to, one of the last things you want to do when you feel like you can't stomach a single thing is be forced to eat. But if your...

Raise a Pawful of Hunny, it’s Winnie the Pooh Day
Oh Bother

Raise a Pawful of Hunny, it’s Winnie the Pooh Day

Allie Walld

National Winnie the Pooh Day is celebrated every year on January 18, the birthday of A. A. Milne, who authored the famous books. We know, "Oh, bother," is one of Pooh's favorite exclamations, but one of our favorite things he ever said was, "Sometimes, the smallest things take up the most room in your heart." (We think about our wee, little preemies and how especially small they were...

High-Tech Teddy Bears Arriving This Summer
Cuddly Companion

High-Tech Teddy Bears Arriving This Summer

Allie Walld

This summer, your kids could have a cuddly new companion that will keep them connected with their loved ones. Announced at the 2025 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada last week, Hubble the Bear is a smart communicator that combines connection, safety, and screen-free fun. With Hubble the Bear, children are able to securely exchange messages in real-time with friends and...

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