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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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How Caffeine Improves Cognitive & Pulmonary Function in Premature Twins
Perk Up Preemies

How Caffeine Improves Cognitive & Pulmonary Function in Premature Twins

Allie Walld

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...

Back to Basics for Back to School: A Grab & Go Breakfast for Busy Mornings
Yummy in Their Tummy

Back to Basics for Back to School: A Grab & Go Breakfast for Busy Mornings

Allie Walld

Mornings with your twin toddlers are hectic enough. Getting everybody dressed and out the door in time to beat traffic and get to your destination on time can feel like a never-ending marathon. Add Back to School into the mix, and you've got a recipe for racing around, which can work up quite an appetite for everybody involved. It can be easy to forget to fuel your body, while you're...

Trick or Treating with Twins: 50 Memorable Halloween Costumes for Multiples
Spooky & Sweet

Trick or Treating with Twins: 50 Memorable Halloween Costumes for Multiples

Allie Walld

It's still more than a month-and-a-half away, but as someone who loves Halloween and having fun dressing up, I feel it's never too early to start planning costumes for you and your family. Tracking down all of the right pieces to create the right look for whatever you're dressing up as can take a bit of time, and when you're trying to find costumes for your younger twins, it can be...

From Twin to Twin Mom: Separating Twins When School Starts
To Separate or Keep Together

From Twin to Twin Mom: Separating Twins When School Starts

Allie Walld

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...

The Best Nap Mat for Your Toddlers to Kick Back & Cozy Up With
A Little R & R

The Best Nap Mat for Your Toddlers to Kick Back & Cozy Up With

Allie Walld

If you want to have a content toddler, comfort is key. Whether they're feeling a little under the weather, recovering from a recent surgery, or looking to close their eyes and catch a quick rest or some simple quiet time, Moonsea's nap mat makes it easy for your independent toddlers to have their own great set-up to kick back and relax. Our three-year-old twins each have their own...

This Device Helps You Bond with Your Twin Babies Before They’re Born
Sweet Heartbeats

This Device Helps You Bond with Your Twin Babies Before They’re Born

Allie Walld

The early stages of pregnancy are exciting. They can also be scary and anxiety-inducing. And if you had a long, hard road with trying to conceive, the early weeks of being pregnant can leave you feeling extra concerned or worried about how things are coming along. You hope everything is going okay on the inside, but you don't really know until you have your first appointment with...

The Easiest Way to Keep Track of Medicine Schedules with Your Infant Twins
A Lot to Keep Track Of

The Easiest Way to Keep Track of Medicine Schedules with Your Infant Twins

Allie Walld

When you're blessed with a set of twins, you're also blessed with a set of schedules to fit into their wake windows. Feeding schedules. Pumping schedules. Tummy time schedules. Napping schedules. More than it seems you can fit in before it's time for them to lay down again. And when you have to add dual medication schedules into the mix, it can all begin to feel a little chaotic...

Unleash Your Twins’ Inner Engineers with These Interactive Building Blocks
Creativity Unbound

Unleash Your Twins’ Inner Engineers with These Interactive Building Blocks

Allie Walld

One of the easiest ways for your children to learn is by playing with age-appropriate toys that encourage early education in several key areas of development. Given the chance, a kid can train their brain through fun, interactive play. Whether it's through independent or cooperative play, there are toy sets designed to amplify early education skills. One fantastic offering our twins...

Give New Meaning to Drawing a Bath with These Water-Tinting Tablets
Color Creativity

Give New Meaning to Drawing a Bath with These Water-Tinting Tablets

Allie Walld

Sometimes, kids love hopping into the tub. Other times, they'd rather do anything else. And when you need to get two toddlers excited about bath time at the same time, it can be tricky. When you run into those tricky times, there's a quick and easy way to get your twins on board with bath time. Ask them what color they want the water to be, and watch them jump up and head toward the...

This Portable Pro Baby Monitor is Perfect if You’re Welcoming Twins
Keep an Eye on Them

This Portable Pro Baby Monitor is Perfect if You’re Welcoming Twins

Allie Walld

When you have two newborn babies at home, it can be twice as nerve-racking because there's always the chance that something could happen to not just one of them, but both of them—at the same time. Let's face it, you need to sleep at some point, even if those moments are abundantly scarce and the quality is incredibly inadequate. Having the right system in place for keeping an eye on...

Away We Go: 5 Tips to Make Trips Easier When You’ve Got Toddlers in Tow
Ready Set Go

Away We Go: 5 Tips to Make Trips Easier When You’ve Got Toddlers in Tow

Allie Walld

Traveling with your twin toddlers may not sound like the best idea you've ever had. Whether you're planning to travel by air or to hit the road on your first big family trip together, the packing lists and logistics alone could be enough to make you want to change your mind. Instead of getting overwhelmed at all the things there are to do before you leave, get excited about all the...

For the Love of Literature: Promoting a Proclivity for Reading from Birth
Calling All Book Lovers

For the Love of Literature: Promoting a Proclivity for Reading from Birth

Allie Walld

If you're a booklover, chances are that you'll pass that passion down to the next generation if or when you have kids of your own. You'll probably enjoy pulling together your own little library of pediatric publications to read aloud to your babies. The first book I bought once we found out we were expecting was Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown & Clement Hurd because it was a...

Number 1 & Number 2 Times Two: How to Successfully Potty Train Your Twins
It's Go Time

Number 1 & Number 2 Times Two: How to Successfully Potty Train Your Twins

Allie Walld

It's a moment you're likely dreading as a parent of twins. Potty training. More specifically, potty training two at once. Because you've probably heard the trials and tribulations of fellow parents who've been in the throes of potty woes, and now you're getting ready to experience what it's like in double-time. It might feel scary, but this major milestone can lead to growth and...

Seeing Double: Taking a Look at Eye Health in Twins
I See What You Did There

Seeing Double: Taking a Look at Eye Health in Twins

Allie Walld

Have you ever played Peekaboo with your newborn babies and wondered just what exactly they see when they look back at you? When your babies are in utero, their eyes begin to form around four weeks after conception. Major structures, like the cornea, iris, pupil, lens, and retina, begin to form a couple of weeks later, and by 10 weeks', your babies will have formed eyelids that are...

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

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

Allie Walld

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...

Bring on the Sunshine, Baby: 3 Portable Pop ‘n’ Plays Big Enough for Twins
The Great Outdoors

Bring on the Sunshine, Baby: 3 Portable Pop ‘n’ Plays Big Enough for Twins

Allie Walld

As a parent of twins, one of the most difficult things you'll face is finding items that are big enough to accommodate both of your babies at the same time. Most cribs are designed for one baby. Most swings are made for single riders only. Most playards are only roomy enough (or weight-rated) for one. Sometimes, these limitations can make a parent of multiples feel like they need to...

Twin-Approved: Grannies Car Boosts Motor Skills & Cuts Out Screen Time
Drive Like a Grannie

Twin-Approved: Grannies Car Boosts Motor Skills & Cuts Out Screen Time

Allie Walld

If you're a Bluey fan and are wondering if the Grannies Car Coupe is for real life, I can assure you, yes, it's for real life! This cozy coupe from Little Tikes is a Bluey-themed ride-on toy that's rated for kids from 18 months up to five years old (with a maximum weight limit of 50 pounds). It works with such a big age range because it's designed to grow alongside your kids. It's got...

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

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

Allie Walld

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...

If You’re Expecting Twin Newborn Babies, This is the Best Activity Play Mat
Plenty of Play Room

If You’re Expecting Twin Newborn Babies, This is the Best Activity Play Mat

Allie Walld

If you're expecting twins and are on the hunt for key items you'll need when your babies arrive, you're about to cross one essential item off of your list. From one twin mom to another, the 4-in-1 Kickin' Tunes Music Activity Gym Play Mat by Baby Einstein is the only play mat you'll need, so you may as well go ahead and add it to your baby registry. Why is this play mat so good for...

3 Ways to Keep Your Twin Toddlers Safe at the Lake or Pool this Summer
Water Safety

3 Ways to Keep Your Twin Toddlers Safe at the Lake or Pool this Summer

Allie Walld

Summer is the peak time to have fun. Soaking up the sun usually leads to soaking in the water. Whether you're lake-bound with the fam or are lounging by the pool with friends, water safety is crucial when you've got your kids in tow. Managing your toddlers and keeping them safe is hard enough on land, nevermind adding in the very real danger of drowning. While everybody wants to have...

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