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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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Cold? Flu? RSV? What to Watch For & When to Take Your Preemie to the ER
Monitoring Symptoms

Cold? Flu? RSV? What to Watch For & When to Take Your Preemie to the ER

Allie Walld

As a parent, you never want to see your kids feeling unwell. Beyond hoping the illness doesn't make its way through your entire household, dragging you down, one by one, you hope they're able to get over it relatively easily and, ideally, without medical intervention. Like clockwork, flu and RSV seasons seem to run rampant from late fall to early spring, with the worst of it peaking...

Nightmarish Nights? 5 Tips for Sweet Dreams from a Pediatric Sleep Expert
A Good Night’s Sleep

Nightmarish Nights? 5 Tips for Sweet Dreams from a Pediatric Sleep Expert

Allie Walld

When you have newborn twins or toddlers who do everything in tandem, it can be hard to get a good night's sleep. If you find yourself day-dreaming about getting a good night's sleep, you're probably in need of a restful, rejuvenating slumber. But if you have newborns or young children who aren't avid sleepers yet, your overnights may be more nightmarish than they are dreamy. While...

Spring Cleaning: 6 Ways to Tackle the Messes that Come with Twin Toddlers
Less Mess

Spring Cleaning: 6 Ways to Tackle the Messes that Come with Twin Toddlers

Allie Walld

With the unending and oh-so-creative messes that come with having twin toddlers, you need to have a solid game plan for tackling everyday messes. The regular ones, like random cereal bits that accidentally fell to the floor during breakfast...and the unexpected ones, like the juicebox that got squeezed too tightly while someone was sitting on the couch or the container of baby lotion...

This Sleep Solution is a Game-Changer & Time-Saver for Tired Twin Parents
Sleeping Ovation

This Sleep Solution is a Game-Changer & Time-Saver for Tired Twin Parents

Allie Walld

When you have newborn babies, safe sleep is always top-of-mind for parents. Overnights can be filled with anxiety. Anxiety from making sure they're sleeping okay. Anxiety from making sure they don't wake each other up. Anxiety from having to transfer two sleeping babies from the living room to their bassinet and praying with bated breath that neither of them wakes up during the process—...

Here We Go! Seven Simple Ways to Celebrate MAR10 Day With Your Kids
Wahoo

Here We Go! Seven Simple Ways to Celebrate MAR10 Day With Your Kids

Allie Walld

Mario Day is celebrated each year on March 10 (MAR10 looks like Mario…so, let's lean into it, shall we?), and if you have video game lovers in your household, they can get in on the Mario fun all year long. In 2026, we've got a new Mario movie hitting theatres and plenty of nostalgic Mario titles re-emerging for gamers to enjoy on the Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2. Our twins...

Surviving Twin Surgery: An In-Depth Guide to Infant Inguinal Hernia Repair
Small But Mighty

Surviving Twin Surgery: An In-Depth Guide to Infant Inguinal Hernia Repair

Allie Walld

The neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is a tough place to navigate. Everyone is there to make sure their babies are okay and getting stronger, but everyone is watching their little ones facing different challenges every single day. When our babies were three days old (they were born 6.5 weeks early, at 33+5), they needed feeding tubes to keep their feeds down, phototherapy to prevent...

From Sharing a Womb to Sharing a Room: Should Your Twins Share a Space?
Close Quarters

From Sharing a Womb to Sharing a Room: Should Your Twins Share a Space?

Allie Walld

Twins share a unique bond. One that likely stems from the very beginning, when they share a not-so-unique space. Their living quarters start out extra-roomy, but as they grow, things begin to get quite cramped. Eventually, they're nudging and elbowing each other in utero until they come into this world (sometimes, that nudging and elbowing continues long after they have ample space...

Munchkin Launches Infant Formula that Shares 10 Ingredients with Breastmilk
Fed is Best

Munchkin Launches Infant Formula that Shares 10 Ingredients with Breastmilk

Allie Walld

Feeding newborn twins is a lot of work. If you choose to breastfeed, it takes a lot of calories to get your twins the calories they need, and no matter how hard you might try to exclusively breastfeed or pump for your newborns, there are some cases where you need to supplement your twins' feeds with formula (Iike we did with our premature twins) to ensure your babies are gaining the...

The 6 Best Bedtime Snacks to Help Your Twins Get a Better Sleep
Sound Sleep

The 6 Best Bedtime Snacks to Help Your Twins Get a Better Sleep

Allie Walld

Nighttime wake-ups are the worst. And when you have twins, those overnight interruptions usually come in pairs, too. There are things you can do to create a calming and relaxing ambiance once your twins are in their nursery, but once your babies are eating more than just breastmilk or formula, there are also things you can do before bedtime to help fuel a better slumber. Like, giving...

Brushing Teeth Just Became a Breeze with This Smart Toothbrush for Kids
No More Pulling Teeth

Brushing Teeth Just Became a Breeze with This Smart Toothbrush for Kids

Allie Walld

Oral health is so important, and forming good dental hygiene habits at an early age can give children a solid foundation for a lifetime of smiles. But, sometimes, getting your twins to brush their teeth can be like, well, pulling teeth. Not anymore. This smart toothbrush for kids, in a crowning achievement, just put a cap on the struggles that come with taking good care of our teeth...

Charley Horses Cramping You Up? Magnesium May Ease Your Twin Pregnancy Pain
Ouch That Smarts

Charley Horses Cramping You Up? Magnesium May Ease Your Twin Pregnancy Pain

Allie Walld

Morning sickness. Itching skin. Back pain. These are telltale signs of a pregnancy. Another common annoyance when you're expecting will hit you when you're least expecting it. As you enter the second and third trimesters, charley horses can kick you out of nowhere, causing short spasms in your legs. These brief bothersome bursts can be more frequent or more intense if you're pregnant...

Expecting Twins? Here's How Many Diapers You'll Need in the First Year
Diapers on the Double

Expecting Twins? Here's How Many Diapers You'll Need in the First Year

Allie Walld

Wake. Change. Feed. Play. Sleep. Repeat. As a parent of newborn twins, this will be your cycle eight times a day for the foreseeable future—or more often, if they're not both on the same schedule. You'll be dealing with a staggering number of diapers, and you'll go through them so quickly, you'll want to have a steady supply at the ready to ensure you never run out. So, just how...

Scream Spiral: Mastering Twin Escalation Syndrome Without Losing Your Mind
Take it Down a Notch

Scream Spiral: Mastering Twin Escalation Syndrome Without Losing Your Mind

Allie Walld

One thing you might not anticipate when you find out you're having twins is that they feed off of each other's energy, escalating emotions and creating a cycle of chaotic behavior—sometimes, to the point of exhaustion. If one twin starts laughing, you start smiling, and before you know it, you've suddenly got two gleefully giggling babies. And that's great; it'd be no problem if the...

Fueling Your Preemies: How Feeding Tubes Support Your Tiny Twins’ Growth
For Babies Who Can't Bottle Feed

Fueling Your Preemies: How Feeding Tubes Support Your Tiny Twins’ Growth

Allie Walld

When you welcome your babies into this world, there are many ways they can be fed, from breastfeeding, to bottle feeding, to a combination of the two. But when your newborns aren't able to feed from the breast or a bottle or they can't get enough calories through regular feeding methods, they may need a feeding tube in order to gain weight. What are feeding tubes? Feeding tubes are...

Tired of Bath Toys Marking Up Your Tub? This Will Make it Look Brand-New
Spick & Span

Tired of Bath Toys Marking Up Your Tub? This Will Make it Look Brand-New

Allie Walld

Bath time equals fun time, at least for the toddlers who are splashing around and playing with their toys. What isn't so fun are the brightly colored streaks that can be left behind from the bath toys hitting the sides or the bottom of the tub while your toddlers play and fling their toys all over the place. These transferred paint streaks don't just wipe away with water....

The "SuperMom" Myth: You Can't Do it All (And That's Okay)
SuperMom...Super Impossible

The "SuperMom" Myth: You Can't Do it All (And That's Okay)

Allie Walld

When people hear you're having twins, they're either very excited or they give you this look that says, "You're screwed." There's no middle ground. And when you're essentially told over and over again that you're going to be overwhelmed and have no chance at parenting success, it makes you want to prove everybody wrong. We can do this. Two at once is no big deal. They're our kids,...

Down the Drain: How to Retrieve Stuff Your Toddlers Toss into the Toilet
We Don’t Put That in the Potty

Down the Drain: How to Retrieve Stuff Your Toddlers Toss into the Toilet

Allie Walld

As toddlers start to figure out how the toilet works, they take it upon themselves to run scientific experiment after scientific experiment to confirm their hypotheses as they watch the water spin in circles on its way down the drain. And when you have twins, there are twice as many studies that must be performed. To be sure they understand the mechanics behind it all, toddlers tend to...

This Smart Lock Gives You Hands-Free Entry When You’re Carrying Your Twins
Smart...Secure...Savior

This Smart Lock Gives You Hands-Free Entry When You’re Carrying Your Twins

Allie Walld

As a parent of twins, one of the scariest ideas is leaving the house with your young twins. Not because you don't want to go somewhere and not because you don't want them to experience all of the wonderful things that life has to offer. Because there's SO much to carry when you've got two in tow—and only so many hands to do the carrying, especially if you're flying solo for the day....

A New Fertility Wearable Lets You Know When Your Body is Ready to Conceive
Transforming TTC

A New Fertility Wearable Lets You Know When Your Body is Ready to Conceive

Allie Walld

Trying to conceive can be a long, hard, and exhausting road for couples. There are many variables at play when you're trying to get pregnant, and you have to track so many things, from menstrual and ovulation cycles, to basal body temperature and hormone levels. Staying on top of it all can be overwhelming. But it doesn't have to be. A breakthrough biometric wearable is transforming...

If You're at Risk for Preterm Delivery, These 2 Things Can Help Your Twins
Hit Me With Your Best Shot

If You're at Risk for Preterm Delivery, These 2 Things Can Help Your Twins

Allie Walld

Women who are pregnant with twins are at a higher risk than those who are carrying a single baby. This means they go for more frequent monitoring, measurements, and maternal fetal medicine appointments. They'll keep a close eye on you and your babies to, hopefully, catch any issues before they become problematic, and they'll offer advice and guidance to, hopefully, prevent preterm...

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