Welcome to the First Year with Twins Handbook! If you are new to the site or want to find out more about some of the great features we have here at Twinstuff, you can check out this Help Topics page. In it you will find how to add a signature, info about sending and receiving Personal Messages(PM's), info on how to become a Reward's Member, and lots more! We have created entries in the Resources section, that will hopefully help you in your first year with twins!! Table of Contents For Mommies Feeding Sleep & Schedules Physical Milestones and Growth Baby Gear Common Concerns In The First Year **Please note that this is a work in progress! More great info to come!**
For Mommies Surviving Twinfants ~Includes personal stories of the sheer exhaustion, colic solutions, reflux solutions, feeding help, PPD stories, examples of how friends and family were able to help, and everything above, below, and in between! PPD ~Postpartum mood disorders may occur at any time during the first year after delivery. This link will provide you with important information, support, and helpful links for the different forms of PPD. Mental Health Forum~This is a password protected forum, please PM becky5 for the password. Breastfeeding Diet ~Helpful information about mom's diet while breastfeeding. Freebies ~List of freebies and discounts to parents of multiples. Traveling with Twins ~Tips for surviving flights, driving and overnight. Zygosity Testing ~Article explaining why, and how it is done.
Feeding Formula Feeding Guide ~Guidelines to formula feeding by age. Making Your Own Baby Food ~How to get started making homemade baby food. Gourmet Baby Food Recipes Starting Solid Foods ~Includes recommendations on when and how to begin this exciting new phase!. Annabel Karmel's Child Feeding Website (Thanks to Meximeli!) http://www.annabelkarmel.com/ Finger Foods-A list of finger foods compiled by our FY mommies.
Sleep & Schedules First Year Schedules ~Tips and fellow TSer's schedules by month. Link to books available on the different sleep training methods. Cry It Out Sleep Training ~Article on Ferber's method of Cry It Out Sleep Training. Also, a link to personal stories of CIO, by our own TS mommies. No Cry Sleep Solutions ~Article on several different No Cry/No Tears Sleep Training Solutions. Link to personal stories of these methods, by our own TS mommies.
Physical Milestones and Growth First Year Physical Milestones ~Find out when other TS twins hit their milestones in the first year. Online Growth Chart~Calculate growth percentages online. Includes preemie charts. Well Baby Visits ~Includes a series of articles on what to expect at the well baby check-ups in the first year. Speech Development ~Article concerning the common concerns with speech development. Receptive and Expressive Language Developmental Milestones By Age ~Guide to your child's speech development by age. Hearing Development ~Checklist for hearing development. The InfantSee Program~member optometrists will provide a comprehensive infant eye assessment within the first year of life as a no cost public health service. Early Intervention ~Includes developmental checklist and EI information.
Baby Gear Carseatdata.org ~Great resource for finding the right carseat for your particular year and model of vehicle! Consumer Product Safety Commission ~Information on recalls. BPA Info Diaper Bag Essentials ~Link to suggestions for what to pack in your diaper bag(s). Essentials for the First Year ~Link to a list of helpful things to have the first year (thank you to the expecting forum for creating this list). New Recommendations from the AAP for Keeping Toddlers Rear Facing Up To Age 2.~April 2009
Common Concerns in the First Year Eczema~TSers share what works and what doesn't for their children with Eczema. Plagiocephaly ~(flat head) information and treatment options. Plagiocephaly Repositioning Techniques Symptoms of Infant Reflux ~Helpful information on Infant Reflux. Treatment of Infant Reflux ~Links to articles about helping your infant through reflux. Lifestyle changes, medicating, alternative therapies. TSers share their stories about reflux. Feel free to add your story. Teething ~Symptoms, remedies, and how to care for your baby's teeth.
Hey ladies, some of these links are working for me... Like surviving twinfants and breastfeeding diet, says the link is out of date or moved.
Alex, I'll see what I can do to repair the links. It might be Wednesday before I have a ton of time. If you have questions about breast feeding, definitely check in to the Breastfeeding forum. Those ladies are pros!
Stephanie no rush I was killing time this morning feeding Jackson and realized a bunch of them weren't working .. freebies is another one not working.
Sorry, Kristy! Those links are old and no longer active. We'll compile a new handbook soon. Let me know if you have any ideas about content!
Anything and everything! My girls will be 8 weeks tomorrow and anything that will help me know what to expect would be extremely helpful. Right now I'm winging it.
