How to handle Twins
Are you a parent of twins or about to become? Feeling overwhelmed with receiving double happiness in one go! True however becoming a mother means so much responsibilities and commitments, especially when it's twins everything doubles, yes even the fun. It's a challenge to be the parents of twins. Looking after twins can be very stressful to mothers however small tips can really change your life. As parents you need to involve yourself in proper time management so that your challenges and responsibilities do not overshadow a lifetime experience of love and happiness.
Tips to handle twins:
- Nursing twins: Most important thing and even a problem that arises with twins is nursing. How to feed the two babies at the same time? Just have patience and few supportive friends. Purchase a twin nursing pillow which is thicker, sturdier and can concurrently hold two babies and bring them up to your breasts don't try to bend towards them. Continuously switch sides to avoid getting blocked ducts and not getting all the milk drained from your breast, as babies feed in different styles.
- Most it's mother's duty to look after babies. But when its twins both the partners should distribute the work and help each other to give equal attention to both the babies. However don't always stick to one particular baby, exchange your duties so that both parents get chance to be with both of the twins.
- Try to make a routine for both the babies, which is even good for them and makes your work easy too.
- In case twins look alike give them names that sound differently to avoid any kind of confusion. Also dress them differently.
- Twins spend most of their time together and thus are more than likely to contract infections from each other. If either of your twins seems unwell, try to take precautions for the other one.
- As parents of twins, you may receive well-meaning offers of help from relatives, friends, or well-wishers. If so, accept them.
- In case you can afford nanny then this is one way you could make the job of bringing up twins a bit easier.
- It's often believed that twins can be left alone to play with each other, to some extent it's true but they do need parental interaction too. So get some time and play with your twins.
- They are twins that don't mean they will be completely identical and can be handled in a similar fashion. They must be treated differently so try to find their individual habits.
- Try to avoid stress and strain as much as possible when dealing with twins, as it will benefit you and your children's health and growth. Do some yoga or meditation to distress.
Handling twins might seem like a difficult work during the initial stages, but it's very easy once your babies attain the age of two. In fact, handling twins after the age of two becomes much easier than handling kids of different age groups. It's fun and easy to teach both the twins new skills and values at the same time.
(Sources: ayushveda.com, bizymoms.com, twinstalk.com)
