Originally Posted by
kwlargop
Thanks for the feedback, very helpful. *I do have some specific questions as well would be interested in the must haves and can do withouts for twins. * I'm sure things have changed since my ds was born in 2007.
Specific questions:
- Does the Arms Length Cosleeper have a bassinet feature within it that both twin dd can sleep in at first. *I have one bassinet and was planning on getting a second.
-Does anyone have any experince, good or bad with the My Breast Friend Twin Nursing Pillow? I have a friend who has offered to sell me a brand new one at a discounted price.
-Is the Graco Snugride still a good car seat? *I have one that we used with ds and was planning on getting a second one, but didn't know if the seat was still recommended?
-In regards to baby carrier, is Beco or Ergo better? *I used a Ergo one with my ds and again was wondering if still a good one to use.
-Do you recommend having the twin dd's sleep in the same crib once they are too big for the bassinets?
- I'm planning on going the double Snap N Go route for the beginning, but am very interested in what twin strollers folks like. *Anyone have experience with the City Mini?
Thanks again for all your help and I'm sure I'll have more questions later.
Karla
Congratulations! Twins are exhausting but lots of fun .
When our twins were born, DS was 4 and DD1 was 2. We had lots of gear from the older 2 kids and tried to buy as little as possible until we knew what the twins would like.
My twins weighed 5.5lbs each at birth and gained weight pretty slowly the first 6 weeks so we were able to fit both of them in the regular pack n play bassinet for a couple of months until they got too heavy. We tried to keep them together as much as possible but sleeping/napping arrangements changed all the time during that first year. They generally slept together in the crib or bassinet until they started to roll over and disturb each other. They are now 3 years old and sleep in separate cribs in the same room with no problems.
I used the E-Z 2 nurse twin pillow but was really only able to tandem nurse for a very short time. It just wasn't working for my girls. It was easier to nurse them separately for me. I think most of the twin nursing pillows are similar but like PP's have mentioned, be ready to add lots of extra pillows and towels.
We had the double snap n go. It is a beast to push. However, with 2 older kids and living in a cold climate, it was helpful for short outings. I had a love-hate relationship with mine. If I had to do it over again, I'd probably still buy one because there were times when it was very handy not to have to get the girls out of their carseats. We bought ours used. There are always tons of them on craigslist around here.
We tried not to get too many doubles of everything because it just takes up so much space but we did have 5 bouncy chairs. Our house is two floors plus a basement and it was very handy to always have somewhere to put the babies down on each floor. While I BF during the day, we gave them formula at night and I agree with the PP that the Fisher Price infant to toddler rockers were the best for bottle feeding. We had one from our older kids and the others were all borrowed. I also liked having a pack and play or bassinet on each floor, especially at the beginning so I had someplace they could sleep near me.
DS - 10
DD - 8
Twin Girls - 6