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Raising twins is hard work. It can often put a lot of stress on you which can lead to mental struggles. Keep your head up, you can do this! In this podcast, I share tips from your fellow twin parents on how they deal with the mental struggles of twin parenting:

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Raising infant twins is tough. In this episode I share what several twin parents had to say was the most difficult part of that phase of twin parenting.

Today we continue our father of twins interview series with Shawn Armstrong, father of twin girls. Listen as we explore his twin parenting journey, including:

• Getting through numerous miscarriages leading up to twin pregnancy
• Wife sent to hospital at 26 weeks with preeclampsia for 30 days
• Balancing work while wife in hospital
• Why twins had to be delivered early
• Experience during delivery as a father
• Twins in the NICU for 78 days to grow and gain weight
• Having twins as a older father (46)
• Challenge with crawling twins (and now walking)
• Infant twins and sleep interruptions
• Why their "ten minute crying baby rule" helped maintain parents' sanity
• Managing finances of having twins
• Day in the life schedule of one-year-olds

• After having trouble conceiving twins, they had success with medical assistance
• Birth via scheduled c-section at 37 weeks
• Dad's experience during delivery
• No NICU time but something wrong with Mom after a few days
• Wife had postpartum pre-eclampsia and back in hospital for 5 days
• Had to monitor heart and see cardiologist
• Dad helped care for babies while in hospital
• Having mother-in-law stay with them for two months after birth
• Challenges of having twins sleep in parents' room
• Twins shared room until age two
• Toilet training ongoing with twins
• Helping with language development at 3 years old
• Finding childcare for the twins, first a nanny and then small daycare for about a year
• Transition to having mom stay home with the kids
• Moving with young children
• Making time for memories with children

• Shared parental leave between parents and deciding who would take what time off
• Scheduled c-section at 36.5 weeks
• Encouraging fun and creativity at home
• Starting day care at 11 months old
• Putting the twins in separate preschool classrooms
• Speech development differences
• Why toilet training was a big milestone for making life easier
• Packing the right gear for the twins when traveling
• Must have baby gear and books
• Using screen time to help with learning
• Giving each twin their own experiences
• Keeping boundaries in place for the twins
• Helping twins know when it is time to get out of bed

Today we continue our father of twins interview series with Titus Shockley, father of twin girls. Listen as we explore his twin parenting journey, including:

• One health scare at 34 weeks when Mom had contractions
• Kids in NICU only 5 hours
• Types of feedings that worked for the twins
• Negotiated paid paternity leave
• One girl needed a helmet to improve head shape
• Mom works from home and full time mom until 1 year old
• Getting a nanny for one day a week
• Twins started in parent's room and then moved to own room
• Favorite gear that is most helpful
• Day in the life schedule 18 month olds

Today we continue our father of twins interview series with Will Stephens, father of fraternal twin boys. Listen as we explore his twin parenting journey, including:

• When the twins start walking
• Handling finances with twins
• Dealing with $1k/month day care costs
• Limited paternity leave
• Juggling running business and having twins
• Having help from friends and family in early days
• Pregnancy induced carpal tunnel syndrome
• Healthy delivery of boys via c-section
• Feeding boys formula
• Sleep routines with infant twins
• Milestones different between the twins
• Deciding priorities while raising twins