Join your local Twinsclub
9 Nov 2009 - 2:07pm 0 Comments
By Linda Jones
If you want to find out if there is a club near you, please check our clubs page
When you have twins, it can be like living in a goldfish bowl. There’s no doubt you feel special but wherever you go, somebody is watching you. At the baby clinic, the other mums look concerned and ask: "How on earth do you manage? In shops, customers eye you up and down as you struggle with the double buggy and on afternoon walks, well-wishers stop to chat.<....
How to Cope During the First 12 Months
9 Nov 2009 - 2:05pm 0 Comments
Having twins, triplets or more is a wonderful but exhausting experience.
For the first year you may feel like you are lurching from one day of feeding, changing, winding, and more nappy changing to the next. The only way to make sense of the chaos is to organise your....
What the Parenting Books Don't Tell You
9 Nov 2009 - 2:01pm 0 Comments
There are some very good books around for parenting multiples, but what about the bits they leave out ? When we ran a writing competition asking you to tell us what you wish you'd known but didn't, we were inundated with responses. Here are a few of the fantastic entries :
What The Parenting Books Don't Tell You
by Amarinta Greaves
Once I had got over my conviction that my long-awaited pregnancy would come to nothing (at about 30 weeks!), I b....
Breastfeeding twins & triplets - true stories
18 May 2009 - 11:51am 0 CommentsThere are many myths around about breastfeeding, and this article is not intended to be either for or against it, but to outline many of the real issues which you may encounter. It is, of course, entirely possible to breastfeed twins and triplets. The important thing to remember though, is that it is not always an easy task, and ultimately whether you succeed or not is not an indication of whether you're a good mother or not!
Breastfeeding if successful can be a be....
