View Full Version : OT-We Are Expecting Twins, any advice?
DennisSmithHOF
03-28-2007, 01:30 PM
My wife is due in 11 weeks with twins. My daughter will be 3 by then, and I think she will be ok with the lack of attention, etc. Anyone have any advice and or warnings?
Thanks-
Tredici
03-28-2007, 01:31 PM
Sleep Now!!!
DennisSmithHOF
03-28-2007, 01:34 PM
My wife always wanted to be a stay at home mom. Now she gets her chance. I have a feeling going to work everyday will seem like a vacation for the first few months.
watermock
03-28-2007, 01:37 PM
You Da Man! Your fish can swim!
I can't really give much advice than have someone come in and help with some houshold chores like dishes, laudry, and yuck, diapers.
You might want to ask Spider, who escapes in his rig and has a hardwood floor in his tractor...quite amusing...
Billy Clyde Puckett
03-28-2007, 01:53 PM
Congratulations!
Advice - Earplugs, just kidding. You've had one, so you've learned the drill. Just show them your love and be a big part of their lives. Good luck.
KCbroncos
03-28-2007, 02:05 PM
I've got twin girls who are now 4 along with a 6 yr. old boy. No matter all the crazy stuff, you eventually get use to it. Feedings take a bit longer at night, but you adjust quickly, diaper changing becomes like a pit stop and you find yourself timing how fast you get the two changed, or in my case 3 for a while.
The best part is they'll always have a play buddy and you'll find them entertaining each other in no time. Big sister will not only gain two playmates down the road, she'll also be view as royalty for the most part by the twins.
Crushaholic
03-28-2007, 02:22 PM
Good luck with that, Dennis...
DennisSmithHOF
03-28-2007, 04:01 PM
Thanks everyone.
Blueflame
03-28-2007, 05:27 PM
Congratulations and good luck with the little ones. Our twins are now 14.... when they were small, they were like a wrestling tag team; when one was sleeping, the other was wide awake. As Tre said, sleep now. LOL
Los Broncos
03-28-2007, 05:36 PM
wow congrats man.
eddie mac
03-28-2007, 05:44 PM
Buy 2 of everything.
RkyMtnThunder
03-28-2007, 05:47 PM
My wife is due in 11 weeks with twins. My daughter will be 3 by then, and I think she will be ok with the lack of attention, etc. Anyone have any advice and or warnings?
Thanks-
Many baby product companies (gerber, huggies, infamil, etc) offer special coupon programs for families with multiples (twins or more) to help with the fact you need 2x the formula, diapers, etc.
These arent the typical sunday newspaper coupons, but special ones mailed to your home.
Most of the larger companies have these programs, but you will need to register with each one.
Congrats and good luck!
Sassy
03-28-2007, 06:38 PM
It's spring! Hit the garage sales hard!!!
Congrats!
Blueflame
03-28-2007, 06:51 PM
One other thing I forgot to mention... it's not at all unusual for twins to arrive early. Mine were 4 weeks premature (but still almost 5 and 6 lbs. respectively)... which means you and your wife might not have the full 11 weeks to prepare for the new arrivals.
Clark
03-28-2007, 08:04 PM
I'm a twin and the father of twins--shoot yourself
Rock Chalk
03-28-2007, 08:42 PM
I thought long and hard about pulling out the old Nelson "Ha ha" laugh for you having twins then thought "well, karma is a little bastard and might stick me in Spider's triplet shoes" so, I will just say congrats on the twins, good luck and lots and lots of prayers.
cbs1177
03-28-2007, 09:14 PM
I guess my advice is ask spider....he got a buy two get one free deal. And put more hours at work b/c at least at work you get rest.!Booya!
DennisSmithHOF
03-29-2007, 08:53 AM
thanks for all the advice and accolades everyone. We are really excited about it actually. For whatever reason after my daughter was born, we weren't able to have kids naturally anymore. So we went the invetro route. We new they implanted two eggs, but assumed we had a 50/50 shot. Well, both of them took. Just had an ultrasound yesterday and everything is how it should be right now. As many of you know, invetro fertilization is not cheap. I tell my wife that we got a great "2 for the price of 1" deal. She hates that though. Anyway, we are lucky enough to have relatives that decided to throw another baby shower for us, so we are getting a lot of stuff that we will need like double stroller, extra bouncy seat and so on.
JanaŽ
03-30-2007, 10:05 PM
Pray.
:)
Hilarious! So true. Twins run in my family too. My sister is expecting.. I think it would be great if she had twins. My other sister had a set of twins already.. but this is a different sister.
JanaŽ
03-30-2007, 10:06 PM
Oh, and congrats!
Spider
03-30-2007, 11:23 PM
Hilarious! my wife and me were natural .......as everyone said I escape to work for rest ........ i didnt get any coupns , for diapers , food , baby formula , nothing
JanaŽ
03-31-2007, 10:21 PM
Dang, Spider. You got jacked.
Spider
04-04-2007, 01:06 PM
LOL ..........man have fun DennisSmithHOF........... my trips are at the age now where being ornery is fun .......and they are in full mode already today .........oh man they are going to be a handful today ...........
JanaŽ
04-04-2007, 11:25 PM
LOL Did ya make it through the day, Spider??
Spider
04-04-2007, 11:40 PM
LOL Did ya make it through the day, Spider??
barely ...;D
Circle Orange
04-05-2007, 11:07 PM
Good googly moo...more spiderettes. As you know, spiders carry their young on their backs. So, I hope you're working out! :flower:
Spider
04-06-2007, 10:22 PM
Ha! I am in excellent shape specially for a guy over 35 ........ and i cant handle those 3 little monsters ;D
whats hard is when they all want daddy's attention at once .......then my other 3 want my attention also .......
JanaŽ
04-06-2007, 10:29 PM
Not enough Spider to go around? :D
DennisSmithHOF
06-26-2007, 11:01 AM
Hey everyone, to update, my twins were born 1 week ago today. 1 boy and 1 girl. Evan Michael and Sadie Marie are there names. Both of them and Mom are home and doing great. We could use more sleep, but who couldn't right. Big sis is really excited about them being home and wants to hold them constantly. Thanks for all your kind words.
Crushaholic
06-26-2007, 11:13 AM
Congratulations. I have no advice to give, but I can say good luck...^5
Sassy
06-26-2007, 04:25 PM
Hey everyone, to update, my twins were born 1 week ago today. 1 boy and 1 girl. Evan Michael and Sadie Marie are there names. Both of them and Mom are home and doing great. We could use more sleep, but who couldn't right. Big sis is really excited about them being home and wants to hold them constantly. Thanks for all your kind words.
Nice! Congrats to all of you!
Post pics when you get a chance! :)
Congrats man and good luck!
gunns
06-30-2007, 02:10 AM
Congrats....I'm tired just thinking about what you're going through.
Blueflame
06-30-2007, 02:18 PM
Hehehe.... makes me tired remembering what those days were like. Sleep deprivation seemed very "normal" back then.
rodr88
07-31-2007, 10:41 PM
I'm late coming to this one, haven't been on the Mane for a while, and mostly lurking. Anyway congrats on the healthy birth. Our twins turned 18 last October. No advice I can give is better than, Love Them, Hold Them, and Enjoy Them. One day you will wake up and they will be 18 and out of high school. Again Congratulations and best wishes to all of you.
COBronco 69
08-01-2007, 03:04 PM
Hey everyone, to update, my twins were born 1 week ago today. 1 boy and 1 girl. Evan Michael and Sadie Marie are there names. Both of them and Mom are home and doing great. We could use more sleep, but who couldn't right. Big sis is really excited about them being home and wants to hold them constantly. Thanks for all your kind words.
Congrats!!!! Kids are so much fun. I cant imagine my life without my two boys.
JanaŽ
08-02-2007, 02:56 PM
Congrats!