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MOTHERS OF MULTIPLES

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Tips & Tricks

Here is some practical advice for taking care of your multiples. Its offered as a way for MOMs to share what worked for them (or what to avoid). Obviously, always use your own judgment and common sense. This is organized on a timeline from pregnancy on. Many categories have subcategories that are important or have more pressing issues for that time frame. Most of these tips have to do with twins, as they occur more often than triplets (or more). If the tip or trick is specifically for super twins (triplets or more) it will be noted. Our hats off to those super MOMs of super twins.

This is meant to be a MOM to MOM bulletin board of specific ideas that have worked (or not worked) for a real mother of multiple. Finally, many of these tips and tricks are specific to Conejo Valley (So. Cal). Please note that we will not list any negative comments about institutions but we may list places that have been helpful or especially accommodating for multiples. These are not to be taken as endorsements by CVMOM club but rather as personal notations of members who submitted the tip or trick.

Categories List

PREGNANCY, BED REST, PREPARING FOR BABIES/NICU

Tips on Multiple Pregnancies

How to Prepare for your Multiples' Arrival

Bed Rest and Hospital Stays

COMING HOME FROM THE HOSPITAL

HELPERS: HIRING AND MORE

Helpers in Your Home

Hiring Help

Nannies and Babysitters

0 - 3 MONTHS

Surviving Sleep (Yours and the Baby)

Breast Feeding

Bottle Feeding

Scheduling: Sample Schedule

Bedtime Routine

4 - 6 MONTHS

Growth Spurts

Solid Food

Scheduling: Sample Schedule

Adjusting the Babies to Sleep During the Night

7 - 9 MONTHS

Scheduling: Sample Schedule

10 - 12 MONTHS

Two to One Nap Transition

1 YEAR - 2 YEARS

Handling Nap Time

Scheduling

Sippie Cups and Straws

POTTY TRAINING

The Boys / The Girls / Triplets

2 YEARS TO 2 1/2 YEARS

2 1/2 TO 3 Years

3 YEARS OLD

4 YEARS OLD

5 YEARS OLD

*All submissions will be reviewed and become the property of CVMOM for use on this website. The final decision for inclusion on this website is with the Executive Board of the CVMOM club. Thank you for your understanding.

Questions/Comments:
webmaster:Cathy Bach-Abril