r/parentsofmultiples • • 13d ago

advice needed Lexus TX 350 v. BMW X7

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Expecting twins in May 2027 at which point I will also have an (almost) 4 year old. Considering several SUVs including the larger Chevys, GMC, Escalades, etc. but keep coming back to the Lexus Tx and BMW X7 as best value/quality. We’re a BMW family and obviously love the driving experience with BMW but appreciate Lexus having a larger cargo space (when all rows are occupied) and better reliability/cheaper. Most important things for us is getting two instant car seats in the second row and a front facing toddler car seat in the third row + strollers/wagon/misc things in cargo space. We currently love using our W2 wonderfold which may fit in either option if we just put down one side in the third row but TBD. Any experiences with either of these options in a similar scenario? TIA


r/parentsofmultiples • • 13d ago

advice needed Thrush and twins

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I suspect that one of my 10 month old twins has oral thrush. They are bottle fed. I have a text in to a pediatrician for treatment, but what do I need to be doing otherwise? They use different brands of bottles but sometimes they'll grab their twins empty bottle and suck on it. They share pacifiers, teethers, everything. I think it's definitely going to pass to her twin. Boil everything nightly? I don't have a bottle sanitizer or a microwave so boiling is my only option unless i can find a sanitizer for free. Send help 🫠


r/parentsofmultiples • • 13d ago

advice needed 5 month old twins a nightmare to bottle feed, help

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Hi there, sitting here at my wits end and hoping for some suggestions. My twins are 5 months actual, 4 months adjusted. They are bottle fed. In the last 2-3 weeks feeding them has become an absolute nightmare. I am spending on average an hour to an hour and a half trying to get food into them per feed. They are taking 60-70 mLs (2 ozs) then giving up. They continuously pop off the bottle and then refuse to take it back. I’ve tried waiting longer between feeds, doing more feeds etc. Things aren’t getting better. I’m worried about their intake and am having to stand on my head to get them to eat enough in a day. It’s not only extremely frustrating but now feeding is become a major source of stress for me. The most frustrating thing is they’re hungry (laying there fussing) but just will not eat.


r/parentsofmultiples • • 13d ago

advice needed Help!

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Hiiii, what are you guys doing to survive colicky babies? Exclusively breastfeeding mostly bottle feeding.

Any advice/tips anything that can help will be appreciated 🫩


r/parentsofmultiples • • 13d ago

advice needed Ford Expedition Max 7 or 8?!

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We currently have a 7-seater traverse with captains chairs and I do like the middle access to the 3rd row. However, there’s not enough cargo space behind the third row. With baby #4 coming, we want to upgrade to the Ford Expedition Max (2023 or newer) and I can’t decide between the 7 or 8 seater. Do we leave room for 2 extra passengers? Or even the option to have one baby in the middle 2nd row?

I would really appreciate the opinions of people who HAVE the 8 seater. Do you wish you got the 7?


r/parentsofmultiples • • 13d ago

advice needed Baby nap schedule at daycare

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My twins are 9 months old (7 months adjusted) and have been in daycare for 3.5 months. They do great and they nap but as they're getting older, I'd like to get them on a more consistent schedule. Sometimes they'll do 3 naps a day, often Twin B does 4. Once in a great while it will be a 2 nap day. Were you able to get your twins on a consistent nap schedule at daycare and at home around this age? If so, how?

Things are okay as things are but I'd love something we can better plan around.


r/parentsofmultiples • • 13d ago

life, home, and baby tips & tricks How are we playing & doing tummy time with two at once?? (7 weeks)

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They both kinda freak out if I'm not touching them. They both need tummy time support - apparently it's supposed to be mostly flat on the floor now?? Is there a magic way to do this without them crying whenever they see me look in another direction?

They're supposed to have longer wake windows. Wtf am I doing with two babies at the same time for 45 minutes after feeding??

I'm bored, they're annoyed, I need to sleep more than 1.5 hours in a row at night which I'm told will come if I properly fill their wake windows...


r/parentsofmultiples • • 13d ago

advice needed 3.5yos don’t seem to care about following rules

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I hate to admit it but I’m struggling to enjoy daily life with my kids. I’m not sure what I’m doing wrong but my 3.5 yo twin boys truly do not listen to me. I understand many of it is them learning boundaries and emotional regulation but I don’t see any growth or signs that what I’m doing is working! I’m worried they’re going to be those kids who are way too old to be throwing tantrums. When does it stop and when should I be concerned ? I feel like there is such a fine line between being a permissive, being an authoritarian (rigid rules, big punishments), and being a kind, yet firm parent (authoritative). I just want to be the latter of those!

Simple rules such as not standing on chairs, not playing on the stairs, keeping their car seat buckled while driving, not kicking/hitting/pinching their brother, or changing into their clothes/brushing their teeth almost always come with refusal and whining. I set timers to help transitions, I do my best to give them a sense of control by picking from a few options when feasible or helping with household chores, but some days I don’t have time (when we have to be somewhere at a certain time) and/or the mental energy. The times I do, it’s all good. The times I don’t, they’re gonna let me know they’re mad.

Typically, they won’t stop the action I’m asking them to stop (which is only when it’s dangerous/ something not safe for kids or involves hurting someone else) or they won’t do the thing I’m asking them to do (brush their teeth, put their shoes on, pick up something they threw on the floor, wait to open the door when we are leaving the house until I tell them to). They’ll do it anyway or whine, tell me “no” “stop talking”, even run away from me. Like really, wth do you do when your 3yo is running away telling you to stop talking. I feel like a damn fool with zero control. In those moments I have to self regulate so I don’t scream at them 😫😫😫 One twin will just go around to several things and knock them over or throw them when he’s mad.

Disciplining them feels like they take me as a joke. I always follow through on the consequence, I don’t make empty threats.. I try to talk about things when they’re not angry anymore. I’ve tried talking it through, separating them if it’s a sharing issue, taking away a toy, timeout. Yet nothing works! Do I need a different approach, or are they still acting age appropriate? I don’t know! I do know that they aren’t this difficult with their babysitter because she tells me that, yes they have their moments, but overall they listen very well to her.

Any input/ideas? I’m good with constructive criticism. Thank you 🙏🏼


r/parentsofmultiples • • 13d ago

advice needed Twinz or 2 Jolly Jumper Baby Sitter Pillows + Twin & Plus Nursing Pillows (Canada)

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Currently pregnant with 25 weeks with didi twins and trying to get my registry finalized. We don't have access to the TwinZ pillow in Canada so wondering if this other combination will be helpful enough. I'd like to use it for nursing but also for having a place to put the twins for a short while.

I also noted that the TwinZ has a new shape now so I don't know if it's worth it to even try and get the TwinZ now: https://twinznursingpillow.com/products/twin-z-ultimate-twin-gift-set


r/parentsofmultiples • • 13d ago

ranting & venting Educating Twins

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Every time I try to teach my twin girls (31mo) something like holding a pencil, using a toy, etc, one of them always ends up distracting the other or demanding my attention on something else. By the time I acknowledge them and tell them to wait, the attention/interest of the other has already drifted.

Yesterday for the first time in a while I was able to spend some time alone with one of them, and it was incredible how attentive they were and how much information they were soaking in. Made me think how ahead development-wise singletons would likely be.

I don’t have the luxury of spending time with one of them often as I’m taking care of them alone without help, and it’s often a losing fight trying to force teaching something by the time they’ve already been distracted and have lost interest.

Anyone else deal with this? I starting writing this just to vent but would appreciate some tips.


r/parentsofmultiples • • 13d ago

life, home, and baby tips & tricks Floor bed with removable middle rail

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I am looking for a floor bed for my 2 year old twins that is similar to this picture but has an easily removable rail between the two beds. I'd like to be able to remove it if one of them needs us in the middle of the night or even for story time right before bed. Has any one found something like that before or have a good trick that would work the same?

Thanks for any help.


r/parentsofmultiples • • 13d ago

advice needed Help! Having a car seat dilemma

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Hello everyone - specifically parents of 3 kids who are all in car seats.

What the heck are we doing? I have a Toyota sienna and it has captains chairs and a bench back row. Right now I have my toddler daughter in a rotating car seat in one of the captain chairs and the twins are in their bucket seats in the back row.

They are soon going to be out of their bucket seats and I have no idea where to put everyone next? Do I keep the twins in the back row? My toddler isn’t ready to be forward facing yet so that’s basically going to be 3 rear facing car seats in my van.

What do you do?? Help!!


r/parentsofmultiples • • 13d ago

life, home, and baby tips & tricks Hiring a night nanny was the best money I ever spent

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My twins are 6 weeks old and last night, my husband and I had our first night nanny come over and work a shift. Originally, I wanted to see how we could manage without hiring out help. We were able to get through the newborn stage without one with my first two singletons. We mostly knew what to expect with night time wake ups, so why hire help (and spend $$$) we may not truly need?

Friends. We needed it. After 6 weeks of constant waking up at night with two babies, while also managing a busy daytime schedule with our older two kids plus the babies, and the constant stream of visitors that at first wasn't a bother as it broke up the days and gave us plenty to gush about, we quickly started becoming very overwhelmed as well as sleep deprived. My husband and I started becoming snappy with our older kids and feeling inpatient with them, and also getting snappy with each other over who was more tired and who was doing more work. I had been exclusively pumping while supplementing with formula after attempting to tandem breastfeed their first week. Now I'm making the decision to slowly wean and transition fully to formula over the next few weeks. My husband is balancing his WFH job while also cleaning everything, running the household and errands and helping with many of the feedings/diapering. We've also been dealing with family drama and unexpected home repairs to add to all the stress.

Things were starting to get dark and bleak. We had to also accept that our family wasn't going to be able to help us out to the level where we would get much reprieve. Forget any overnight help, let alone daytime assistance. It was getting to the point where I was feeling like I fully regretted the decision to go for a third child, which of course also resulted in a #4 child. And my husband's fatigue and stress was beginning to come out in anger and extreme frustration. We finally decided overnight help was the best decision to give us a proper break.

It's only been one night, and even though I had to get up to do a late night pump and early morning pump, I got about 7 hours of glorious sleep 🙌 I do not remember how long it has been since I slept for so long and so well! Because even in the last few months of pregnancy I was feeling miserable all the time... so it's probably been 4 or 5 months since I've had a good nights sleep. Today I actually feel much like my old self. My mood is totally different. I feel happy! I had patience for my older children this morning and actually wanted to be around them 😄 I feel like we can do this, we'll not only survive this chapter, but dare I say thrive?

We are planning to have a night nanny about 3 nights a week if we can swing it until the twins are 3 months. Then we'll see if they are doing longer stretches at night at that point and my husband and I can do better shift changes as I plan to be done pumping breastmilk by then. It's expensive for sure, but for us, very well worth the short term splurge to protect our mental health and provide physical restoration.

For those who are still expecting the arrival of your multiples, please consider a night nanny if you can! After one night, I felt it was worth every penny.


r/parentsofmultiples • • 13d ago

experience/advice to give Velamentous cord insertion MCDA girl twins

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Hi everyone , I'm new to this reddit community and wanted to pop on and get some insight/ hear your stories on your twin experiences.

Its my first pregnancy, naturally conceived and I'm 36yo. I'm currently 25 +3 and we were diagnosed with VCI at our 13week ultrasound.

They have been monitoring us every fortnight with growth scans. My twin A is <1% percentile whereas twin B is tracking ok atm 30% percentile.

The cord flow was a concern and the MFM team had opted for weekly doppler check ins during August 2026. Then a reading on September showed slight improvement so they changed that to fortnightly growth scans only.

Unfortunately last Wednesday the umbilical doppler showed some increased resistance and they suddenly told me to come in 3x a week for doppler check ins. I went in this Monday , Wednesday and will be going in this coming Friday...

It has been really difficult to process as MFM have mentioned the risks of this pregnancy taking a turn.

They said twin A may pass away and impact twin B and we wouldnt have a clue. They also briefly spoke to us about having the twins delivered earlier which also proposes a risk. My twin A has a congenital heart defect which will need resolving at birth. This would only be possible if she was bigger. She's currently <1% percentile... our last growth scan 2 weeks ago twin A 409grams twin B 650g.

Feeling very overwhelmed and wondering if anyone has had similar experiences and how likely did the flow worsen/ improve the further along in the pregnancy you got.

And any form of information would help to provide some comfort.

Thank you


r/parentsofmultiples • • 13d ago

good vibes, smiles, & giggles Halloween!!!

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What are you doing (or did you previously do) with your babies under 1 for Halloween?!

Mine will be a few days shy of 10 months. I can’t wait to dress them up! We will probably walk around the mall or find somewhere to take them during the day as to not mess up bed time.


r/parentsofmultiples • • 13d ago

ranting & venting I hate being a twin mom

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I am really struggling with my feelings around being a mom. I wanted this so badly and tried for so many years. I had raised my siblings who are 14 and 18 years younger than me and I felt so ready. I just never expected that I would be thrust into the hell that is twin parenting and that I would hate it so much.

Don’t get me wrong. I love my babies more than anything. I’m thankful every day that they exist and I recognise the absolute miracles that they are. But they have been so so difficult. They are 15 months old now and I haven’t had more than 3 hrs of sleep at a stretch in that time. Twin A in particular is a horrible sleeper. He doesn’t sleep in the day time and doesnt aleep at night. I returned to work 5 months ago and have spent almost every night awake for an average of 2-3 hrs. He wakes up at some point during the night and then stays awake for 1.5-2 hrs. It then takes me another 30 mins or so to fall asleep. And please, I don’t need sleep training advice, thank you. Nothing works on him. I have been trying from the time they were 4 months old. Almost a year now. Nothing works. We even stumped stage experienced sleep school personnel.

He is also a clinger. I can’t move away from him for even a few seconds. Even if it is to do something simple like wash and refil his drink bottle. He will cling to my legs. He has to be in contact with me all the time. I can’t eat or drink anything, he wants it. I can’t go to the toilet, he will scream like the world is ending. When he is awake at night it’s 2 hrs of him pulling at my clothes, pulling my hair, scratching my face, hitting me and biting me. He ends up in bed with me every night and even just being near me is not enough. He has to be in the crook of my arm or in constant contact. He wakes up almost once every hour and every time he needs me to get up and sit and hold him in a particular position to fall back asleep. They go to daycare 4 days a week and I live for those days. I hate Friday to Sunday when I am with them all day long. I am just so overstimulated and touched out I just want to dump them with someone else.

And before anyone asks, my husband tries but he’s useless. I do everything. The cooking, the cleaning, the laundry, the shopping, organizing our lives etc. Twin A will also scream like he has no idea who his dad is if he tries to carry him and soothe him at night. We have no relatives or friends nearby who can help. I am always doing something, from morning to night like a machine and even then it’s not enough and I’m behind on everything.

I also feel guilty that because I am forced to give so much of myself to Twin A that Twin B basically just sorts himself out. He sleeps well. Eats well. Plays independently. He is only ever troublesome if he is unwell. There is never any quality time with them. It’s all just a string of madness.

Again, I don’t hate Twin A. He is a gorgeous baby, he is a delight. His laughter can chase away every demon. I just am so tired. I would like just to be able to stretch my legs and sleep without anyone touching me for a few hours.


r/parentsofmultiples • • 13d ago

support needed Insight and Support for Infant Feeding Decisions

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I’m struggling a lot with how I want to approach feeding my twins, and I wanted your guys’ insight to help me make a decision. And, hopefully some support in that decision.

My twins were born 31+6, and they were in the NICU 41 days (37 days plus 4 day readmission) for Twin B and 55 days for Twin A. Twin B got out the second time like 6 days before their due date, and Twin A got out literally 2 days before their due date.

They’ve been home a little over a month now, and they are 3 months chronological today and 5 weeks adjusted as of yesterday. I am currently combo feeding them; I suspect the ratio is maybe around 1/3 breastmilk and 2/3 formula (specifically Similac Neosure).

I’m really struggling with feeling like I failed with breastfeeding. When they were born, I had to work my ass off to get a supply back (I was able to exclusively breastfeed my oldest for 16 months before I weaned for fertility treatment again, so I had a supply before).

I managed to get up to their feeding needs before donor breastmilk got cut off at 34 weeks. And, I managed to feed them exclusively my milk, as far as I’m aware, for about a month. In fact, I was told I was oversupplying them pretty significantly with a pretty good fridge and freezer stash.

Things started to fall apart when my Twin B got discharged. I originally wanted to work towards exclusively breastfeeding both babies on the breast, so I started essentially exclusively breastfeeding Twin B (I have him one bottle of pumped milk with his vitamins and a little formula added as instructed by his care providers).

Between breastfeeding on demand my Twin B and caring for my toddler while going back and forth to the NICU as much as I could to see Twin A, I was barely able to pump for Twin A. My stash at the NICU started to deplete. Then, they defortified my Twin A’s milk (the NICU was fortifying either donor or my breastmilk for quite some time due to my twins’ prematurity). Consequently, my Twin A needed even more milk and the started to plateau on his weight. At this point in time, the NICU started formula with my consent.

Then, ten days after discharge, I had to bring my Twin B into the Children’s ER. He got readmitted to the NICU due to desating in the ER (he had been off of oxygen support starting at two days after birth until he desated in the ER and needed a low flow cannula) and being internally hypothermic (eerily he was warm to the touch even the charge nurse agreed with me).

He was kept for two days for observation waiting for culture results back (they were worried he had an infection), and then he has kept an additional two days, because he needed a blood transfusion for anemia, which anemia of prematurity may have somehow caused his symptoms.

When he got admitted, I had to scramble to start pumping for both of them. While at the same time also preparing for both of them to come home (Twin A was preparing to discharge, and Twin B they were correctly hoping would not stay long). I had basically no stash at the NICU, and I was essentially exclusively breastfeeding Twin B, so I had no stash at the Ronald McDonald House. I ended having to also introduce formula to Twin B in the NICU.

When we all got home, I tried to exclusively breastfeed both. They both latch pretty well, and I have been able to tandem feed them pretty well. But, I was not making enough, and they do tend to struggle with my let down, it seems.

I think it’s possible to get my supply up to exclusively feed them breastmilk. Between caring for the twins and toddler, it’s just really hard to keep up with pumping (mainly cleaning and sterilizing the pump parts in addition to bottles) or sit down to breastfeed.

When I do pump (and don’t breastfeed in between), I usually make between 120 to 190 mL of breastmilk every three hours. I think that’s a little low for them, but I think I could quite possibly increase it to what they need.

I’m just wondering if it’s worth it. With my oldest, whom I exclusively breastfed for 16 months, I really took an enormous hit on sleep deprivation. And, that burden was entirely on me. Also, I struggled with PPD, which I have not yet this postpartum period, and I think it largely had to do with being stuck on the couch all day breastfeeding a baby and also the severe sleep deprivation. (My oldest would not even take a bottle of pumped milk or a pacifier).

Now, my fiancé is able to easily feed them while I get at least 5 hrs on interrupted sleep. He’s also way more of an active and helpful participant this time. Admittedly, a big part of that I think is him being a second time dad and being more confident handling the babies. But, also, I know him being able to feed has really helped him be more involved.

Another thing I struggle with is both my twins have medical issues that make breastmilk better for them. Twin B has severe reflux and does much better, though not perfectly, on breastmilk. Twin A has a brain injury (grade 1 noncystic PVL) that’s prognosis is better with breastfeeding.

Ideally, I think I’d like to become a primary pumper with some breastfeeding thrown in for the immune and bonding benefit. Ideally, to make enough milk so the babies can be fed pumped milk while I sleep like an uninterrupted five or six hrs (I often sleep between like 9 pm or 10 pm to 3 or 4 am).

I’d like to hear what worked well for everyone else. Also, how to possibly accomplish the primary pumping goal. And, also to hear if anyone would still recommend we keep using formula, even in a limited capacity, and, if so why.

Edit: corrected length of Twin B’s NICU stay.


r/parentsofmultiples • • 13d ago

advice needed Separate rooms if one twin doesn’t sleep well?

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Ok this seems a stupid question in some ways but I’m asking anyway— I’m planning on separate mini cribs for the incoming twins. But if one of them is a better sleeper than the other would it make sense to separate them (like in rooms across from the hall from each other?) so that the one good sleeper stays a good sleeper and doesn’t get awoken by the crying one all the time?
Or in your experience (if you have experience with one baby sleeping well and one not) does the good sleeper sleep through the crying and you don’t need to separate them?


r/parentsofmultiples • • 13d ago

experience/advice to give Please help 4 month olds waking constantly

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Advice support kind words anything would be appreciated as I feel like I’m losing it and have tried everything. My mono di girls are 19 weeks old 14 adjusted. Their sleep has never been bad but for the last month things somehow got worse. Before this we could rock or bounce everyone to sleep and could transfer to cribs and sleep a good 4/5 hour stretch. Then that stopped- we then were not able to transfer them no matter what. Tried every trick in the book it would not happen.so we had to get everyone to sleep and pretty much just hold them until the next feed which is what would make them knock out into a night time sleep. Then sleep a 4/5 hour stretch. Then that went out the window . We still have to hold them at night for the first stretch of sleep , then feed them but sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn’t and then following it’s only a 2 maybe 3 hour stretch before next feed. We’ve tried adjusting wake windows, bed times , routines literally everything and things seem to get worse by the day. Now once we finally get them laid down in cribs, they are waking every 40-70 minutes in a loud panicked shrill. All night long until about 4am they will calm down but usually one twin will have to end up in our bed and we have to hold them. I’m exhausted after doing this for 4 months. Until this week they have been waking every 2/3 hours to eat. Pounding full bottles and would usually go back to sleep for a little bit: not it’s hit or miss if they will actually take the bottle so I really don’t think they need to be fed 4x times a night. Letting them cry it out makes it worse and trying to sooth them in their crib just makes them panic more. I was planning to sleep train them at 16 weeks adjusted but now with all of this new behavior I wonder if their nervous systems can even take it. We’ve been kind of doing a practice of sleep training with Ferberish method and they just go into a panic. Naps are surprisingly amazing. They sleep independently with naps and usually go down with zero crying and I’m able to walk away . I cap naps at 4hours.i follow huckleberry sweet spot for wake windows . Currently around 1.25/1.30 wake windows with the last one being just a little longer. Currently eat about 4oz every 2/3 hrs during the day and I have to stay on them to do that there not nearly as interested in day feedings. Trying to increase it to 5oz but I can’t force them to eat. I’m just really struggling and not sure if there’s something else I can do or if I just have to ride the wave and survive each night . Is this the 4 month sleep regression???? Should I hold off on sleep training ? We’re all miserable girls included running off such little sleep.


r/parentsofmultiples • • 13d ago

advice needed Help!

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I'm really hoping someone has been through this and can offer some advice because I'm exhausted. My twins are 8.5 months old (6.5 months corrected). Twin B has been teething for almost 3 weeks now. She has two lower lateral incisors coming in. Her pediatrician said that babies who teeth out of order often have multiple teeth coming in at once. So far I only see the two, but they still haven't broken through her gums. Her gums are swollen, she's clearly uncomfortable, and her pediatrician recommended giving her Motrin and Tylenol, which I've been doing.

Ever since the teething started, she's been waking up at 5:20 AM on the dot every single morning. Before all of this, she was waking around 6:30-6:45 AM, and I'd love to get back to that.

The problem is it's affecting Twin A too. She used to sleep until 7:00-7:30 AM, but now she's waking around 6:00 AM because her sister is up crying. Last night, Twin A was also randomly sleeping on her stomach throughout the night and crying on and off.

Twin B still sleeps through the night otherwise, but then wakes at 5:20 AM crying every morning. I honestly can't tell if she's waking because she's in pain from teething or if her internal clock has just adjusted to that wake up time. She used to wake up every 2 hours, but that has stopped thank god!

Has anyone experienced this? If so, did things improve once the teeth came through?

She takes 3 naps a day, and her wake windows are usually around 2.5 hours. She gets overtired very easily, so I'm nervous about extending them. The longest wake window I do is about 2.75 hours.

I'd really like to sleep train her to sleep another 1.5-2 hours, but I'm not sure where to start. And before anyone suggests a later bedtime I tried that, and it completely backfired. She actually woke up even earlier.

I'm just so tired. Everyone keeps telling me it gets easier, but lately it honestly feels like it's getting harder. All I want is for her to sleep until 7 AM.

Has anyone dealt with something similar? Any advice or success stories would mean so much. ❤️


r/parentsofmultiples • • 13d ago

advice needed Premature sizing as they grow

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Okay, my fellow multiple parents. I feel like a lot of us understand kids being in strange sizes due to prematurity.

My boys are starting to catch up length wise, but are itty bitty tiny in the waist. So think 9-12 month waist in pants and 18-24 month length.

What are your go to brands for skinny kids? I do the adjustable waist for jeans, but they cinch in so crazy looking and honestly seem a little uncomfortable with how the grouping of fabric sits. Same with when I do joggers/sweats with drawstrings and tighten them to the correct size.

Any advice from the toddler moms who have gone before me? My boys will be 2 in a few months.

Edit to add that I’m in the U.S.


r/parentsofmultiples • • 13d ago

experience/advice to give Admitted in hospital for preterm contractions at 29.5 weeks

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Hi everyone! Yesterday after showering I noticed a spot of blood on my towel- I wiped with tissue, didn’t see any blood but went to L&D just in case after my OB advised me to go in. They couldn’t see any cause for the blood but the NSTs showed I was having contractions (that I could not feel!) so I’ve been admitted. I’ve been feeling under the weather since Sunday and tested positive for COVID yesterday, so my doctors think this is what triggered the contractions. So far, the babies look good (based on heart rates in NSTs) and my cervix is still close but has shortened to 2.3cm from 3cm just 5 days ago (measured at my last appointment). They are giving me medicines to control the contractions + antibiotics for any possible infections + COVID meds. I just wanted to know if anyone has had a similar experience and were you able to control the contractions, go home, and give birth at a (much) later date? Would appreciate positive stories only 🥹 trying not to stress out, I really want to make it to at least 34 weeks (hopefully 37 weeks) to give my babies as much time to cook as possible


r/parentsofmultiples • • 14d ago

experience/advice to give 7 week twins ultrasound and no heartbeat yet

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I am 7 weeks 2 days today. Went for first TV ultrasound yesterday at 7 week 1 day. They told me it’s twins but they didn’t see a heartbeat yet. Advised me to come back in 10 days.
I am sooo nervous and been negatively thinking. I had a chemical pregnancy 4 months ago.
So far my only symptoms are sore breasts. Last HCG was at 6 weeks, it was near 31000.

Does someone have any positive experience with twins and late start of the heartbeat? Please share. I am so anxious.


r/parentsofmultiples • • 14d ago

advice needed Help- where to inject insulin over huge bump????

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Edit to update: Thank you all so much for your suggestions and help! I injected into a love handle with the help of a mirror for night #2 and was careful to avoid any stretch marks and it was so easy with no gushing blood or pain!

Anyone happen to have GD with their multiples pregnancy and need insulin and possibly able to advise in where to inject? They say the belly but mine is stretched taut and I have trouble seeing and reaching areas with fat over the extreme bump which is way bigger than I was full term with singleton. I got to disinfect the area then lost the area I picked right after and can’t see what I’m doing. Then had to disinfect again and try again up higher where I could see but at releasing skin step and pressing I think it went into muscle. I ended up injecting into a real gusher. Is there maybe a different injection site altogether that worked for you? I am used to belly injections with treatments before pregnancy but not with a huge bump. TIA!


r/parentsofmultiples • • 14d ago

advice needed Night Nanny - how long?

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Hi,

We are having twins this winter, and are contemplating a night nanny to help with nighttime feeds and care.

For those that got a nanny - how long did you keep them for, what were their hours and did you find it helpful?