Multiples Care – Breastfeeding twins, getting them to sleep, making sure everyone gets changed—these are no small feats. Here’s one way to make things a little easier… Ask any parent of twins who lived to tell the tale: What was the key to your success?…
For Preemie Parents Dearest Preemie Parents, There is nothing I can say that would do justice to what you’ve been through and how strong you are. I see in you such resilience – and also a million other things: anger, joy, frustration, wonder, fear, resolve.…
We asked a WBC superstar… “My name is Patti and I have been a CPD for almost 3 years, although it feels like much longer because I worked in the hospital postpartum/newborn nursery unit for 23 years prior to WBC. For all those mamas that asked, Can I…
We get asked this all the time! So we decided to play around with the question and present three possible scenarios. This is to illustrate how our care is so often tailor-made, specific to each family’s needs. These are but three of MANY possibilities. 1. The Mom…
Because with two or more infants, it’s a bit different… Why should twin babies sleep together? Co-bedded twins have synchronous sleep patterns and are subjectively “easier” to care for. However, neither co-bedding nor separate sleeping resulted in guaranteeing parents more sleep! (Darn.) Research suggests that…
After the birth of his daughter Penny, Lazerbeak — local producer, record label exec and member of iconic Minneapolis-based hip hop collective, Doomtree — spoke to us about balancing his mega-watt career, marriage and new parenthood. Shortly after our chat he and his wife, Brittany,…
We asked moms of multiples for their best advice… Our healthy pregnancy was in part due to following the guidelines in the book, “When You’re Expecting Twins, Triplets, or Quads” by Dr. Barbara Luke and Tamara Eberlein. Our high-risk doctors were amazed by our ‘perfect twin pregnancy’ and I…
Besides double (and triple) of EVERYTHING, parents always ask us what multiple-specific gear they need. Here are our picks for the biggest game changers: Skip Hop Double Duo Diaper Bag – Designed to fit on a double stroller and big enough to carry EVERYTHING. My Brest…
May is MULTIPLES month here at the Welcome Baby Care blog! Twins and “Super Twins” (triplets, quads and beyond) attract A LOT of attention. Why? Because it’s a unique and fascinating situation — two (or more) individuals coexisting, side by side, from conception. Identical twins stop us…
By Carrie Palmer In a lot of ways, I was robbed of my early days as a mother. My twins came one month early and as a result had a few weeks in the NICU. It was hard to not bring them home right away.…