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

• Married for 20 years before having twins via IVF
• Wife's pregnancy started healthy and normal but then the twins were growing at different rates
• Having twins while living in remote area
• Dealing with intrauterine growth restriction when the twins were not getting consistent flow of nutrients
• What if one twin stops growing, they could initiate delivery but put both twins at risk
• Decision to name twins during pregnancy
• Twins in NICU (one for 2 weeks, the other for 34 days)
• Challenge of getting twins in a routine
• Forming twin bond between them

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

• Finding out about twins after wife since pandemic wouldn't let dad attend scan
• Not being able to support wife during doctor visits
• One twin growing faster than the other needed care for a few weeks
• Delivered via c-section after waiting 48 hours for their turn
• Boys came home 3 days after delivery
• Breastfeeding proved difficult and moved to bottle feeding
• Having similar identical twins - how to tell them apart
• Challenges with feeding twins
• Deciding to let Mom take career break
• Daily schedule for 15 month old twins
• Working as a team with your partner in raising the twins

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

• Becoming a stay-at-home dad to twins
• When Mom's blood type caused a serious pregnancy complication
• Mom worked 4 months into pregnancy and then had to stop due to doctors orders
• Wife had itchy hands and feet late in pregnancy due to Cholestasis
• 32 weeks delivery of twins after pre-term labor
• Local hospital couldn't handle twins so had to go to big city 1.5hours away
• Had to wait 36 hours for c-section after Mom's water broke
• Bubble CPAP in NICU 2 weeks for 1 and one week for the other
• One twin coming home before the other
• Moved back to parents house after birth
• Keeping twins in same room as parents
• Why bottle feeding worked for them
• Surprises of being a stay at home dad
• Potty training the twins at 3
• Typical day-in-the-life schedule of 4 year olds
• Making one-on-one time with each twin
• Expressing individuality, becoming different people
• Raising one introverted and one extroverted twin

Today we continue our father of twins interview series with Tyler Anderson, father of three boys. Listen as we explore his twin parenting journey, including:

• Dealing with a 20-month-old when the twins were born
• Twins were born 6 weeks early and spent 6 weeks in the NICU
• Paying off hospital bills for twins' birth and NICU
• Their system for telling the twins apart
• Moving with 3 young children across the country
• Sleeping arrangements for all the children
• Sleep training the twins by 6 months
• When each twin hits milestones at different times
• Physical therapy for one twin to get him walking
• When the twins in elementary school have different academic levels
• Managing outside school activities and schedules

Today we continue our father of twins interview series with Matthew Mills, father of three including twin boys. Listen as we explore his twin parenting journey, including:

• Twins close to talking
• Using baby sign language to communicate
• Twin pregnancy vs singleton - more morning sickness, aches and pains
• Preparing the sibling for twins' arrival
• Potential complications of mono/di twins vs. reality
• Scheduled c-section
• Managing time off work after birth
• Nighttime routine with twins
• Day in the life of 18 month old twins
• Negotiating day care costs

Three key issues to consider that will determine how much time you get off when the twins are born.

Real-world tips from your fellow twin parents about raising twins.

A common question parents of infant twins ask is: "How do I have time to do everything with twins?"

The answer comes from prioritizing and trying to optimize your time.

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Let me share how we found out that we would be having twins and three ways that people normally would find out that they're having twins.

Today we continue our father of twins interview series with Anton Mykhaylov, father of identical twin boys. Listen as we explore his twin parenting journey, including:

• Had a high risk pregnancy - TTTS, TAPS
• Laser surgery to separate boys and drain fluid
• Water broke at 33 weeks and rush to hospital
• Premature birth leading to the boys staying in NICU for 30 days
• How to interact with twins in NICU
• Wife pumping to feed boys
• Twins sleeping in twin bassinet
• Taking shifts as parents during the night
• Hiring a nanny to help with the twins
• The gear that they've found most helpful
• Traveling with infants