What to Do When You're Having Two: The Twins Survival Guide from Pregnancy Through the First Year

If you are expecting I am sure you are reading several books. If you're expecting twins, you know you're going to be doing double doody duty (couldn't resist) - all the time. How are you going to manage? Well, humor is a good place to start. But if not, I say start with reading this book. Natalie is a mother of twins and she speaks with honesty, compassion and humor! For me, this was hugely helpful. I think it is easier to judge than support - and Natalie's book is all about supporting your family for a successful transition to parenthood. Important practical tips that never even crossed my mind are detailed in the book. I am fortunate enough to live in the same city that Natalie teaches classes - NYC, but no matter where you live, read this book before your twins arrive. After reading the book I feel more confident that I will be able to tackle the hurdles that lay ahead with compassion and humor. Thank you Natalie from one woman to another for your non- BS, practical and supportive approach to twin parenthood.

Amazing book that I would say is a must read for anyone expecting twins! This book helped me both plan for things I had never considered and accept the fact that twins are different and sometimes you have to just go with the flow. The two things I'm most greatful for from this book is that it helped me and my husband have a plan of him going with our baby B to the NICU so once she was out and they carted her off we didn't need to waste time trying to figure out what to do, and that there will be tears with twins which is what I told my husband when they were 4 days old and I was flown to a hospital 5 hours away to be treated for pre eclampsia he said me telling him that before I left really helped him get through it.

As a first-time pregnant person with twins, I thought this book was great. I read the reviews before buying, and it was a bit of a mixed bag, but I very much enjoyed the book. I did think it leaned very heavily towards a traditional hetero couple and doctors being males situation that I was not fond of but thought the information was great. I also saw some negative remarks about her plugging her site, which is neither here nor there for me. I know of this book because of her site and have found it helpful, but the language is repetitive.I had some twin knowledge coming into the book, but the depth that she went into about delivery specifically really hit me. I will never be 100% ready or confident going into motherhood with twins, but I feel more ready than before. It is really hard to find books about twins, and this one is definitely something I will be referencing in the future once the babies arrive.

I have looked through many baby books to try to calm my building panic of having twins on the way. None of them really worked to calm the nervous seas until this one. This book is an absolute gem and a must-have for any future parent of twins. From great checklist to help prepare yourself for the arrival of the little ones, through plenty of real life experiences and telling things how they are and not how they should be, to advice that makes sense - this book has been immensely helpful.The book is also well organized and very easy to read. I'm actually making my husband read parts of the book, because I think he won't hate it.I would highly recommend this book!*Disclaimer: I am only pregnant with twins and have no idea if this will help once the babies arrive, but at least now I feel like I have a fighting chance.

Read this book cover to cover early on when we first found out we were expecting twins. SUPER easy, fun read, love Natalie's tone and approach - A perfect mix of need-to-know info while keeping it light. This book led me to the Twiniversity website, classes and app which are also super helpful as well - Best twin app out there by FAR!Do yourself a favor and go out and grab this one!

This book will literally be your survival guide to having twins! Natalie Diaz does a great job preparing twin parents on their journey to parenting TWO babies… and makes you laugh along the way!

I had mixed feelings on this book. The gear lists are great, though it seems like things like stroller recommendations will get very quickly out of date. I loved that it was a quick read, offered a lot of really helpful information, and that the author seemed to try her best to be inclusive. However, her messages were often so mixed as to be directly contradictory. In the same paragraph she calls nanny-cams "not a bad idea" and "generally not a good idea". She has a nice little section for lgbt parents, but spends the rest of the book referring to "your husband."While I was pleasantly surprised that she included plenty of accurate information on breastfeeding and even a little box on tandem baby-wearing, most of her advice will not be well received by the "crunchier" parents among us. She recommends feeding schedules starting right away and is a CIO advocate. That's not how I raised my daughter, and while she is understanding that some people are against it for ethical reasons (she doesn't go into evidence-based reasons for either camp) she comes across a bit dismissive: "you may want to read on anyway for when your plans change." Overall it seems very geared towards first time parents, not just first-time multiples parents.Honestly though, I've read enough parenting books to know that no one author is going to agree with me on every single issue, so that's not my biggest frustration with this book. What I don't like is the Constant. Freaking. Plugging. of her website! One or two mentions would be fine, but again and again I hear about the amazing community and blah blah blah. I already bought your book, stop selling me stuff.In conclusion, this book was about 50% helpful, 50% frustrating. I'll see if I sing another tune when my babies arrive, perhaps I won't laugh aloud at her suggestion to hire a professional organizer.

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