http://www.raising-twins.com/twins-blog.html The Raising Twins Blog keeps you up to date on everything happening here at Raising Twins.com Subscribe Here. en-us raising twins Sun, 29 Apr 2012 22:15:37 GMT Sun, 29 Apr 2012 22:15:37 GMT raising-twins.com http://www.raising-twins.com/almost-10-weeks-pregnant-with-twins.html http://www.raising-twins.com/almost-10-weeks-pregnant-with-twins.html Found out that we were pregnant with fraternal twins at 6.5 weeks. It was quite a shock! My grandma is a twin but other than that no real reasons to increase Sun, 29 Apr 2012 22:15:30 GMT http://www.raising-twins.com/i-thought-i-was-miscarrying-but-was-pregnant-with-twins.html http://www.raising-twins.com/i-thought-i-was-miscarrying-but-was-pregnant-with-twins.html I rushed to the hospital two days ago thinking that I was miscarrying. I'm eight weeks pregnant and my doctor was worried about my heavy bleeding. I Sun, 29 Apr 2012 22:13:46 GMT http://www.raising-twins.com/as-good-as-it-gets-leap-day-twins-at-37-weeks-gestation.html http://www.raising-twins.com/as-good-as-it-gets-leap-day-twins-at-37-weeks-gestation.html I found out I was pregnant when I was about 3 months along, for the first time in my life I had a little pudge. From the start I was extremely nervous Sun, 29 Apr 2012 22:09:24 GMT http://www.raising-twins.com/why-i-love-twins1.html http://www.raising-twins.com/why-i-love-twins1.html I'm not a parent, in fact, I'm only a teenager. But I am a twin! My name is Hailey, and my fraternal twin brother is Henry. My mother would always tell Sun, 29 Apr 2012 22:02:28 GMT http://www.raising-twins.com/finding-out-youre-having-twins-and-feeling-bad-about-it.html http://www.raising-twins.com/finding-out-youre-having-twins-and-feeling-bad-about-it.html Am I horrible for feeling this way?! Depressed, disappointed, overwhelmed. etc I really just need to vent, and any kind comments from those who understand Sun, 15 Apr 2012 01:24:21 GMT http://www.raising-twins.com/twin-toddlers-help-with-stroller-time.html http://www.raising-twins.com/twin-toddlers-help-with-stroller-time.html My girls are now 20 months old. They just started hating the twin stroller. They are happy for 5 or 10 minutes. Today at the store they both started crying Sun, 15 Apr 2012 01:12:30 GMT http://www.raising-twins.com/help-with-twin-biting.html http://www.raising-twins.com/help-with-twin-biting.html I have two year old twin boys that bite each other all the time. They mainly do it when fighting over a toy but it is starting to get out of control! Sun, 15 Apr 2012 01:09:51 GMT http://www.raising-twins.com/twin-parenting-help-with-sleep-time.html http://www.raising-twins.com/twin-parenting-help-with-sleep-time.html I have two year old identical twin boys. They are not talking yet but seem to have some understanding. They are being brought up bilingually, which may Sun, 15 Apr 2012 01:06:55 GMT http://www.raising-twins.com/how-early-can-one-start-showing-with-twins.html http://www.raising-twins.com/how-early-can-one-start-showing-with-twins.html Hi there I am 9 weeks pregnant with identical twins and I feel like in the last 4 days I have started showing. Is this possible? It seems so early?! I Sun, 15 Apr 2012 01:02:42 GMT http://www.raising-twins.com/33-weeks-pregnant-twin-belly-pains.html http://www.raising-twins.com/33-weeks-pregnant-twin-belly-pains.html Hi I'm 33 weeks pregnant with twins and its my first pregnancy I have had a very good pregnancy so far no morning sickness or really sore heart burn the Sun, 15 Apr 2012 01:01:08 GMT http://www.raising-twins.com/hubby-says-twins-and-i-say-tumor.html http://www.raising-twins.com/hubby-says-twins-and-i-say-tumor.html I had no idea I was pregnant with twins. I have 3 children already from 5 yrs to 16.5 months. I had dreams throughout this pregnancy I would have twins Fri, 30 Mar 2012 14:46:02 GMT http://www.raising-twins.com/said-by-a-stranger-at-target-store-are-they-twins.html http://www.raising-twins.com/said-by-a-stranger-at-target-store-are-they-twins.html I replied: Yes Stranger reply:No, are you sure? ???? My wife and I get all these stupid questions when we go out with the twins. Most of the time, people Fri, 30 Mar 2012 14:41:48 GMT http://www.raising-twins.com/why-i-love-twins.html http://www.raising-twins.com/why-i-love-twins.html I'm not a parent, in fact, I'm only a teenager. But I am a twin! My name is Hailey, and my fraternal twin brother is Henry. My mother would always tell Fri, 30 Mar 2012 14:40:07 GMT http://www.raising-twins.com/sleep-training-for-twin-babies.html http://www.raising-twins.com/sleep-training-for-twin-babies.html We have 14 week old fraternal twins, boy and girl, who share the same crib in our room. I'm having trouble ferberizing them because when one cries it wakes Sun, 04 Mar 2012 03:27:11 GMT http://www.raising-twins.com/5-month-twin-boys-waking-up-during-the-night-to-feed-.html http://www.raising-twins.com/5-month-twin-boys-waking-up-during-the-night-to-feed-.html Hi everyone ! It has been 5 months of ups and downs with my twin babies.....At the moment I have them on a routine for bed time but the they still seem Sun, 04 Mar 2012 03:25:41 GMT http://www.raising-twins.com/heart-palpitations-with-twin-pregnancy.html http://www.raising-twins.com/heart-palpitations-with-twin-pregnancy.html I'm 13 weeks pregnant with twins and about 2wks ago I've started having heart palpitations, and I've noticed it's gotten more frequent... is this normal Sun, 04 Mar 2012 03:23:15 GMT http://www.raising-twins.com/twin-birthday-gifts.html http://www.raising-twins.com/twin-birthday-gifts.html Hello, when our twins (Ally and Zack) were born, we decided to have them baptised and then decided to give them each their own set of Godparents. We thought Sun, 04 Mar 2012 03:21:24 GMT http://www.raising-twins.com/working-fulltime-with-twins.html http://www.raising-twins.com/working-fulltime-with-twins.html We had just found out in 20 weeks that we are going to have twins. When we thought we were having just one baby I was planning on going back to work Sun, 04 Mar 2012 03:19:13 GMT http://www.raising-twins.com/breastfeeding-twins2.html http://www.raising-twins.com/breastfeeding-twins2.html Hi - I have a questions regarding feeding my twin babies.What are the most common breastfeeding styles a mom can adopt to breastfeed her twin babies at Sun, 04 Mar 2012 03:17:14 GMT http://www.raising-twins.com/my-surprising-twins.html http://www.raising-twins.com/my-surprising-twins.html Baby b is 13 weeks and 2days and baby a is 12 weeks n 6 days..when the ultrasound tech said uh oh!! there's two all I could say was huh?? a big surprise Sun, 04 Mar 2012 03:14:39 GMT http://www.raising-twins.com/mom-of-twins-sophia-and-orion.html http://www.raising-twins.com/mom-of-twins-sophia-and-orion.html Orion and Sophia are fraternal twins (yes that means not identical) they were born to their father and I on April 26th 2010 . Sophia was born one minute Sun, 04 Mar 2012 03:12:41 GMT http://www.raising-twins.com/13-weeks-pregnant-with-twins-4th-pregnancy.html http://www.raising-twins.com/13-weeks-pregnant-with-twins-4th-pregnancy.html I am 5'2, 108 lbs. I have 3 kids, 9, 2 1/2, and 4 months old when I found out we were pregnant AGAIN! I had severe every day morning sickness, sometimes Sun, 04 Mar 2012 03:11:11 GMT http://www.raising-twins.com/monoamniotic-monochorionic-twin-pregnancy.html http://www.raising-twins.com/monoamniotic-monochorionic-twin-pregnancy.html Well, I am 17, soon to be 18. I will turn 18 before the babies are born. I found out at week 6 that I was going to have twins. We went in to get a sonogram, Sun, 04 Mar 2012 03:07:58 GMT http://www.raising-twins.com/having-twins-how-did-the-doctor-miss-it.html http://www.raising-twins.com/having-twins-how-did-the-doctor-miss-it.html I went to my OB at 6 weeks when I had a positive test. He did the sonogram and confirmed a pregnancy with a heart beat. All measurements were normal and Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:55:38 GMT http://www.raising-twins.com/finding-out-youre-pregnant-with-twins.html http://www.raising-twins.com/finding-out-youre-pregnant-with-twins.html I was in the middle of a mock code at work for a C-section. Being an OR nurse I agreed to be the pregnant lady. I had a feeling I was pregnant but it Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:51:30 GMT http://www.raising-twins.com/double-gender-twin-surprise.html http://www.raising-twins.com/double-gender-twin-surprise.html I had no clue what was baking inside me. Well into the second trimester upon feeling the first movements I thought for sure I had a BIG baby. The movement Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:49:47 GMT http://www.raising-twins.com/stupid-twin-questions4.html http://www.raising-twins.com/stupid-twin-questions4.html Twin babies sitting in a pram - same-ish size: Are they twins? Are they identical - one has blond hair, blue eyes and the other has brown eyes and hair. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:46:08 GMT http://www.raising-twins.com/pregnant-with-twins-due-on-valentines-day.html http://www.raising-twins.com/pregnant-with-twins-due-on-valentines-day.html I found out at my first ultrasound, at 6 weeks 2 days, that I was pregnant with twins due on Valentines Day!! One was significantly smaller than the Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:43:52 GMT http://www.raising-twins.com/22-yrs-old-and-10-weeks-postpartum-twin-belly.html http://www.raising-twins.com/22-yrs-old-and-10-weeks-postpartum-twin-belly.html I was 21 when I found out I was pregnant with twins. I wouldn't say my body was any where near perfect, but I had confidence in the way I looked. My pre-pregnancy Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:39:47 GMT http://www.raising-twins.com/tips-for-having-twins-save-for-a-night-nurse.html http://www.raising-twins.com/tips-for-having-twins-save-for-a-night-nurse.html I have a boy/girl set of twins who are currently 23 mo.s- the only thing I wish I would have done differently was to save money to hire a night nurse 1-2 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:35:56 GMT http://www.raising-twins.com/which-pushchair-is-best-for-my-twins-and-little-boy.html http://www.raising-twins.com/which-pushchair-is-best-for-my-twins-and-little-boy.html 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 Sun, 08 Jan 2012 02:04:26 GMT http://www.raising-twins.com/different-gestational-aged-twins-at-10-weeks.html http://www.raising-twins.com/different-gestational-aged-twins-at-10-weeks.html 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 Sun, 08 Jan 2012 01:29:18 GMT http://www.raising-twins.com/questions-about-raising-3-year-old-twin-boys.html http://www.raising-twins.com/questions-about-raising-3-year-old-twin-boys.html 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 Sun, 08 Jan 2012 01:25:21 GMT http://www.raising-twins.com/young-grandmother-wants-helpful-advice-to-help-daughter-carrying-twin-boys.html http://www.raising-twins.com/young-grandmother-wants-helpful-advice-to-help-daughter-carrying-twin-boys.html 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 Sun, 08 Jan 2012 01:19:53 GMT http://www.raising-twins.com/help-with-twin-babies-biting-each-other.html http://www.raising-twins.com/help-with-twin-babies-biting-each-other.html 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 Sun, 08 Jan 2012 01:11:47 GMT http://www.raising-twins.com/cutest-twins-mackenzie-madison-bourgeois.html http://www.raising-twins.com/cutest-twins-mackenzie-madison-bourgeois.html Mackenzie & Madison were born on March 1, 2010. The twins' Great Grandmother predicted we would have twins which we all laughed about, thinking there Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:31:06 GMT http://www.raising-twins.com/i-thought-i-had-the-flu-found-out-i-was-having-twins.html http://www.raising-twins.com/i-thought-i-had-the-flu-found-out-i-was-having-twins.html 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 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:29:28 GMT http://www.raising-twins.com/brandon-braxton-2011-twins-costumes.html http://www.raising-twins.com/brandon-braxton-2011-twins-costumes.html My precious twin baby boys on their first halloween : Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:25:26 GMT http://www.raising-twins.com/feeding-twins-at-once.html http://www.raising-twins.com/feeding-twins-at-once.html 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 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:24:44 GMT http://www.raising-twins.com/13-month-post-partum-twin-belly-before-and-after1.html http://www.raising-twins.com/13-month-post-partum-twin-belly-before-and-after1.html 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 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:20:24 GMT http://www.raising-twins.com/26-weeks.html http://www.raising-twins.com/26-weeks.html 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. Sat, 17 Dec 2011 05:02:27 GMT http://www.raising-twins.com/34-weeks-4-days-twin-pregnancy-8-hours-before-i-gave-birth.html http://www.raising-twins.com/34-weeks-4-days-twin-pregnancy-8-hours-before-i-gave-birth.html 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 Sat, 17 Dec 2011 05:01:18 GMT http://www.raising-twins.com/opposite-sex-identical-twins.html http://www.raising-twins.com/opposite-sex-identical-twins.html 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. Sat, 17 Dec 2011 04:55:09 GMT http://www.raising-twins.com/13-month-post-partum-twin-belly-before-and-after.html http://www.raising-twins.com/13-month-post-partum-twin-belly-before-and-after.html 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 Sat, 17 Dec 2011 04:53:37 GMT http://www.raising-twins.com/twin-halloween-costumes-micah-the-lobster-and-isaiah-the-toad.html http://www.raising-twins.com/twin-halloween-costumes-micah-the-lobster-and-isaiah-the-toad.html 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 Sat, 17 Dec 2011 04:51:15 GMT http://www.raising-twins.com/best-twin-stroller-mountain-buggy-double-urban-made-in-new-zealand-not-china.html http://www.raising-twins.com/best-twin-stroller-mountain-buggy-double-urban-made-in-new-zealand-not-china.html 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 Sat, 17 Dec 2011 04:50:00 GMT http://www.raising-twins.com/our-adorable-twins-are-ready-for-the-raceafter-this-quick-nap.html http://www.raising-twins.com/our-adorable-twins-are-ready-for-the-raceafter-this-quick-nap.html Our beautiful twin angels, Landon & Mackenzie, were our wedding/honeymoon gift =) I couldn't of asked for a better ending to my Happily Ever After. Sun, 04 Dec 2011 16:12:38 GMT http://www.raising-twins.com/26-weeks-pregnant-with-twins4.html http://www.raising-twins.com/26-weeks-pregnant-with-twins4.html Hi everyone we're having twins :) I am having 2 boys and we are very happy. This is my 3rd pregnancy, I already have a girl 6 and a boy 5 Sun, 04 Dec 2011 16:09:29 GMT http://www.raising-twins.com/just-found-out-twins.html http://www.raising-twins.com/just-found-out-twins.html Our twin babies are 9 weeks and 3 days in this ultrasound image. These are babies #4 and 5 for us! What a surprise for our family Sun, 04 Dec 2011 16:07:02 GMT http://www.raising-twins.com/help-with-all-night-nursing-8-month-old-cosleeping-twins.html http://www.raising-twins.com/help-with-all-night-nursing-8-month-old-cosleeping-twins.html I need help! My beautiful 8 month old twin girls are nursing all night long and I am beyond exhausted. The sum total of my sleep is less than 2 hours Sun, 04 Dec 2011 16:04:28 GMT