There's no doubt that having twins is challenging. First, there's the pregnancy. But after the twins arrive, the real work begins: coordinating sleep schedules, feeding two babies at the same time, buying five hundred diapers a month while saving enough to send two kids to college in eighteen years, and maintaining your own sanity throughout. But it's also incredibly rewarding - if you're well prepared!
In What to Do When You're Having Two, national twins guru and founder of Twiniversity (and mom of twins herself!) Natalie Diaz provides a no-holds-barred resource about life with twins, from pregnancy and birth all the way through your duo's first year of life.
Funny, reassuring, and full of stories and advice, this life-saving book covers:
- making a birth plan checklist
- overcoming the challenges of premature delivery and the NICU
- sticking to one sleep schedule
- double-duty breastfeeding
- must-have gear, including a guide to double strollers
- keeping your sanity and your finances under control
- building one-on-one relationships with each child early
Packed with tried-and-true tips from the trenches, this is the must-have survival guide for parents of twins.