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First Year With Twins'a Father's Point of View by: Dan Brunkow People always ask my wife and I: 'How did you ever do it with two babies? I just can't imagine it'. My answer is always the same'we just do. We just do what needs to be done. Yes, it's hard. Yes, it's exhausting. Yes, it's stressful. But we find a way to get the things done that need to be done. That's really the key, is finding a way that works for you and your spouse. I've listed some things in this article that have worked for us, maybe you can use some of the same things to help you through the first year. Get into a routine I can't stress this enough. In my opinion, this is the most important thing during the first year if you've two or more babies under the age of one at home'get everyone into a routine and stick to it. Feed them at the same time, change diapers at the same time, put them down for naps at the same time, put them to bed at the same time, etc' This will make it a lot easier on you! If you feed them at the same time, you always know when they have been fed last. You won't be wondering, 'was that Colby I fed a half hour ago or was that Camden'? Trust me, you will find yourself asking those kinds of questions. If you put them down for a nap at the same time, you can take a nap yourself! If you don't get into a routine like this, you will always be feeding a baby, or changing diapers, or trying to get one of them to fall asleep. It won't be long and you'll be worn out, because there's always be something to do. Sleep I know that this seems impossible now with two children under the age of one, but you have to try and get enough sleep. I'm not saying that you can sleep as much as you did before you had children, but try and get as many hours of quality sleep in a row as you can. When the twins were less than about 4 or 5 months old, and still not sleeping through the night, my wife and I worked out a system that seemed to work pretty well. Since she stayed home during the day while I went to work, we decided to sleep in shifts. Usually, she would go to bed between 8 or 8:'30
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