Raising Twins Blog

The Raising Twins Blog is all about life with twins and having everything turned upside down ! This twin mom works at home full time while managing the chaos of raising toddler twins and two older kids, a hubby, a puppy and assorted fish and small animals. Come and learn, laugh and share along with us as we have fun and offer support to other families who are pregnant with twins or currently raising twins of all ages.

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Which pushchair is best for my TWINS and little BOY

Hi there everyone. I just got the best news yesterday that I'm having twins. We also have A boy who is 7 months. I want to buy a pushchair which one shall

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Different gestational aged twins at 10 weeks?

Hello, This is my first pregnancy, and I'm 10 weeks pregnant with twins. During an US last week, the ultrasound tech told us that Baby A (down by the

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Questions about raising 3 year old twin boys

I have twin boys that will be turning 3 years old in 2 weeks.. they attend preschool 3 days a week and spend 1 night a week at their fathers house. In

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Young grandmother wants helpful advice to help daughter carrying twin boys

As a grandmother, I would like to help my daughter out with her soon to be twin boys. I do not want to be pushy but helpful and give supportto her. Would

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Help with twin babies biting each other

I have 15month old twin boys, when they are angry they become aggressive towards each other by trying to bite one another or the open the both and bang

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Cutest twins Mackenzie & Madison Bourgeois

Mackenzie & Madison were born on March 1, 2010. The twins' Great Grandmother predicted we would have twins which we all laughed about, thinking there

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I thought I had the flu... found out I was having twins!

I am 34 years old, and I have 6 children. I thought my husband and I were done having babies! We had tried to conceive a couple years earlier with no

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Brandon & Braxton 2011 twins costumes!

My precious twin baby boys on their first halloween :

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Feeding twins at once?

I have started formula feeding my fraternal twins who are now two months old. Our caretaker works only during the day. She puts them to sleep before leaving

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13 Month Post Partum Twin Belly Before and After

My husband and I found out we were having twins at our first ultrasound at 8 weeks. From that point on I kept thinking to myself what is my stomach going

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26 weeks

Very excited about my first pregnancy and ready to welcome Jonah and Olive into the world! So far, few twin pregnancy complications, but still on bed rest.

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34 weeks 4 days twin pregnancy (8 hours before I gave birth!)

My sister came over to take photos of my twin belly and I went into labour with the twins 8 hours later... lucky timing I think

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Opposite Sex Identical Twins

Opposite Sex Identical Twins Identical Twins will almost always be of the same sex. There have been 3 - 5 documented cases of opposite sex identical twins.

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13 Month Post Partum Twin Belly Before and After

My husband and I found out we were having twins at our first ultrasound at 8 weeks. From that point on I kept thinking to myself what is my stomach going

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Twin Halloween Costumes -Micah the Lobster and Isaiah the Toad

I am a single mother of two beautiful twins, 18-months boys named Micah and Isaiah. This was the first year we went out together for Halloween. They had

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Best Twin Stroller -Mountain Buggy Double Urban (made in New Zealand not China)

This twin stroller changed my life and gave me freedom to get out with my twins! I am a single parent of twins and with this stroller we could bring what

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