Twins wanting to be held...Advise welcome

Kourtney - posted on 01/11/2011

I am going through the same thing as well. Normally I rotate them doing different activities. Tummy time, swinging, bouncy chair, etc. Sometimes I bounce one in the bouncy chair with my foot and I hold the other. Sometimes it doesn't work and one cries, as long as they are fed and changed there isn't anything wrong with a little bit of crying although it's quite stressful. Sometimes I feel like I spend all day entertaining them, holding them, etc. I am lucky to get a shower in.

I also see by your photo you have another son.. I also have a 4 year old daughter and then my twins are girls.. we are in the same boat but I have girls. My older daughter helps me a lot, entertains them, tells them stories, etc. and it is a huge help!!

Britta - posted on 01/10/2011

I did really well with my boppy billows. I would put them onthe couch and sit in between them and rest my hand on their tummys. Also I would feed them bottles this way, I would usually prop one bottle up with a blanket and hold the other twin then at the next feeding I would switch. That way I got good cuddle time with each baby through out the day and didn't feel gulity if they cried at other times. Good luck.

Eve-Line - posted on 12/16/2010

There is such a thing as a double baby carrier. I don't remember the brand but I think if you google it you can find it. I have a big sling (scarf) meant for carrying one baby only initially, but it's meant to carry children up to 3 years old, so I though weight wise it could carry both my boys as they were small and I managed :). My sling is called Tricot Slen it's made by babylonia. Alternatively you can use two to carry one twin on your back and the other on your belly. Btw I didn't do that because my twins wanted attention but more because I needed some convenient way to carry them around while fetching my oldest son from playgroup for ex as honestly carry two maxi cosis is killing me and you can't go up stairs with a pushchair..... If you want to know more feel free to contact me

Heather - posted on 12/16/2010

I learned to hold them both at the same time. After months of watching my husband do it, I decided if he could, I could. Now at 3 years old, I can still carry them both at the same time (but only if I have to!). One thing that helped when they were small was a baby backpack type thing that allowed me to strap one on, then I only had to worry about the other one.

Christina - posted on 12/15/2010

My boys are 3 1/2 months and have been experiencing this problem A LOT lately. The only thing that I feels works for me is putting them under the activity gym. I usually put one under to play while I craddle the other and then switch. It's really tiresome...so if anyone else has any other ideas please do tell.

Megan - posted on 12/14/2010

my girls didn't do that at all but my b/g twins did. so what i would do is get on the floor indian style and cradle one on my legs and hold the other in my arms and then switch every once and awhile. but just remember you can't hold them every second either! i personally think it is just fine for the babies to cry for 5 minutes for you to take a shower or eat.

Rebecca - posted on 12/14/2010

I bought a cradle swing. Sometimes you just can't hold them both at the same time (e.g., changing diapers, etc.) and it's very stressful to be trying to tend to one baby while the other is screaming its head off.