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Sound Sleep
The 6 Best Bedtime Snacks to Help Your Twins Get a Better Sleep
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...
No More Pulling Teeth
Brushing Teeth Just Became a Breeze with This Smart Toothbrush for Kids
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...
Diapers on the Double
Expecting Twins? Here's How Many Diapers You'll Need in the First Year
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...
Take it Down a Notch
Scream Spiral: Mastering Twin Escalation Syndrome Without Losing Your Mind
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...
For Babies Who Can't Bottle Feed
Fueling Your Preemies: How Feeding Tubes Support Your Tiny Twins’ Growth
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...
Spick & Span
Tired of Bath Toys Marking Up Your Tub? This Will Make it Look Brand-New
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....
We Don’t Put That in the Potty
Down the Drain: How to Retrieve Stuff Your Toddlers Toss into the Toilet
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...
Transforming TTC
A New Fertility Wearable Lets You Know When Your Body is Ready to Conceive
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...
Go With the Flow
This Breastfeeding Monitor Removes Guesswork from Tandem-Feeding Your Twins
After your twins are born, you'll want to keep a careful eye on how much weight your babies are gaining, to ensure they're getting the nutrients they need to thrive. Our twins were born premature—6.5 weeks early, to be exact—so they were on the smaller side, with one weighing 4 lbs., 13 oz. at birth, and the other weighing 3 lbs., 7 oz. We did a combination of breastfeeding and bottle-...
Outstanding Ideas
The World’s Biggest Tech Show Says These Are Must-Haves for Twin Parents
Life with kids is busy and hectic. There's a lot to juggle, and keeping track of everybody and making sure they're all fed and safe and where they need to be is a daily feat. So, when companies find ways to make the lives of parents and their families easier to navigate, we're here for it. This week, the world's biggest tech show was held in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Consumer Electronics...
Peace of Mind in Your Pocket
This Portable Mini Lab Can Detect Food Allergens on Your Plate in Minutes
If you have allergies, you know how difficult it can be to navigate life without accidentally ending up in the emergency room. If you have children with allergies, the fear of encountering allergens unexpectedly is compounded because your little ones may not be able to communicate to you that something is wrong. And, if you find yourself with a set of twins who happen to be allergic...
Like Looking in a Mirror
The Ultimate Checklist to Tell if You Have Mirror Image Twins
Whenever a new year comes around, people tend to take time to reflect on the past 12 months and on what the next 12 may bring. Reflections can be telling. And, sometimes, they can show you more than you realize. Especially when the face looking back at you is your mirror image BUT they happen to be a totally different person. This can happen in the case of mirror image twins. But...
Year in Review
Our Top 5 Articles in 2025 & Why They Helped Parents of Twins
With 2025 about to be in our rearview, we wanted to take a minute to recognize our readers and see which of our articles drew the most attention this year. There are unique challenges that come with raising multiple babies who are reaching developmental milestones at the same time, and having a community to turn to that's been there-done that is helpful for others who are going through...
Get Help If You Need
Health Canada Approves First Treatment for Postpartum Depression in Canada
Welcoming multiple babies into your family at once is a big deal. The birth of a baby, or two—or more, if you've been blessed with higher-order multiples—is a joyous occasion, but it can also be overwhelming for the new parents who are juggling their newborns. Sometimes, that overwhelm can lead to anxiety, exhaustion, and extreme sadness, which are all symptoms of postpartum depression...
Ho Ho Ho!
Do You Know How To Track Santa Claus on Christmas Eve?
A long-standing holiday tradition gets a high-tech boost! Here's the story of NORAD and Santa Claus and how you can enjoy the tradition in app form!