Upon hearing that you are actually expecting twins, you might be over joyed. However, with twins you are in for double trouble. It is not easy taking caring of one baby. Imagine what it is like to take care of two babies at a time. It is a big responsibility to hand two times more feeding, crying, diaper changing and much more. It is natural to feel at loss on how you can manage two babies simultaneously. Just turn a deaf ear to all the advices you are showered with because know that you are the mother. You can take care of your babies better than anyone else. Do not aim at being perfect. Just appreciate the efforts you make every day for your little babies. Be light on yourself.
We have gathered some useful tips to help you take care of your newborn twins:
1. Eat well
The first and foremost thing you need to do when taking caring of twins is eat well. You need a lot of energy to take care of two at a time which is why eating healthy is of prime importance. Consuming healthy food will give you the amount of nutrition you need to keep yourself on red alert all the time. You might feel you don’t even have time to think about food and may skip food even when you feel hungry. A good idea is to keep a fruit basket on the kitchen counter or at a place where it is visible most of the time and you can snack on it.
2. Set a proper schedule
No matter how many advice you get against setting up a schedule for your twins, it surely is the smartest way to manage handling two babies efficiently. Too much of round the clock duty can put you under a lot of stress which is definitely not good especially because you also need rest. Setting up a schedule will help you manage chores for both at a time and help you set up some time for yourself too.
3. Breastfeeding worries
Are you going cranky thinking if your milk supply is going to be sufficient for two babies? Don’t! Nature has a solution for it too. Increase in demand automatically increases the milk supply as well which is enough to feed twins. In case it is not enough, you can always give your little one a top feed. In case your kids remain hungry even after breastfeeding, they will not sleep and continue crying. Bottle feed can help.
4. Bathing basics
It is better to begin with bathing sessions by keeping your husband involved as well. Don’t bathe your twins alone till the time your babies can actually hold their heads up. It is advisable to use a detachable hand shower to rinse soap off the baby’s body. Keep your after-bath things organized as well so that you don’t have to look for things when your kids are out of the shower and he is wet.
5. Shop smartly
Simply make a list of things to shop with double supplies so that you are done with shopping just in one attempt. You don’t have to go again and again. This is also going to save you from last minute stress as you begin to run short of supplies. You can even search for a good website so you can order stuff online rather than going to the supermarket again and again.
