Question for you twin mommas

I've been thinking about random things pertaining to once I have my babies here! Bedrest - - too much time to think up silly things. Anyways, I was thinking about how once I am able to take the babies to church and other places and how I'll need to get up to take them to the nursery to BF. Short of taking a double stroller into church with me, is it realistic to think I will be able to carry both babies by myself or do you have any suggestions in how to transport both babies short distances by yourself? At church for example, I want DH to be able to stay seated with our oldest son. Tell me how you girls handle these kind of things!

 

I always tried to stick in a feeding right before I headed off to church or pump so that I wouldn't have to fool with BF at church. My girls did really well with going from bottle to breast, so it didn't hurt them to have a bottle while in church. Then after church I could go home and pump or feed, whichever needed to be done.

 

I always use the stroller...everywhere. It is about impossible to carry two wiggling babies even a short distance. But if you really don't want to take a stroller into church, you might want to put one in a baby sling or front carrier and then carry the infant carrier with the other. Then either bf them together or you still have the infant carrier for one to sit in (at least til they get bigger!)

On another note...hang in there with the bedrest! I started mine at home at week 19, moved to the hospital at week 21. They still arrived at week 24 so you're already doing better than me! Good luck!

 

Mine are only 2.5 months old, and I'm able to carry them both by myself. I usually have to carry them up and down the stairs to/from the nursery during the week when DH is at work. For now, they are small enough that it's not hard. When they get bigger and heavier, that might change. But, if Dh was there to hand you one of the babies once you are holding the other one, and you had a place that you could easily set one down or someone to hand one to once you get to the nursery, you could probably do it when they are older. Plus, once they are older, they should be able to go longer periods between feeds and you might not even need to BF during the service if you time it right.

 

If it's a very short distance, you can probably carry them in their infant carseats. That's how I got mine in & out of daycare for the first 6 months (they started at 8 weeks). It was up a few stairs, through a double door (that was the tricky part), then down a short hallway. People (moms of singletons) always said "I can't believe you can do that," but for me, it was a lot easier than carrying them both any other way. At least I could set one down if I needed to, to open a door or change my grip.

There was another mom of twins in our daycare who carried hers in a sling, or put one in the sling and the other in her arms.

 

The great thing about church is there is ALWAYS somebody ready to help! Most time I carry the carseats, but there are times when I meet someone in the parking lot who helps just carry them in. I also feed right before I leave home so they sleep through the service. My girls are 4.5 months old. :itwins:

 

Church or any other short trips, I carry them both in their car seats. I just lug them both around. I think the stroller would be very distracting to others at church...well, mine anyway.

 

I would say carry one in the sling and carry the other one or in their baby carseat.

 

We took ours in the carseats everywhere. I did read something once that talked about babies spending too much time in carriers, etc, for convience sake.....but I found with our twins there was always more than enough people willing to hold them! Trying to carry them both by myself, though, there was no way I could've done it without the carseats.

If you're not planning on using that kind, then the front pack is a good suggestion. We had a single one & I've seen a double version....but seems like it'd be difficult to get them both in & out by yourself of a double one. It's possible to have one in a sling/carrier & hold the other one and you just learn to adapt.

 

I also can carry both babies in their car seats for short distances. I do it in and out of daycare every day. (And I also get the "Oh, I can't believe you can do that!" and one lady has been telling me I won't be able to do it for much longer for 3 months now. )

At home, I just carry them both in my arms, one on each hip. I've also found that if I have one in the front carrier, I can easily scoop up the other too.

For me, my double stroller is so bulky and heavy that it doesn't make sense to use it for short distances like car-to-church or car-to-doctor's office.