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Twin Sense: A Sanity-Saving Guide to Raising Twins — From Pregnancy Through the First Year
- ISBN13: 9780814410660
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Although everyone experiences unexpected challenges with the arrival of a new baby, the parents of twins face their own unique sets of joys and frustrations. As the parent of three children under the age of six, including three-year-old fraternal twins, Dagmara Scalise knows firsthand just how daunting that all-important first year can be. Now, in Twin Sense, she offers real-world advice on dealing with the many issues that arise when caring for newborn twins. … More >>
Twin Sense: A Sanity-Saving Guide to Raising Twins — From Pregnancy Through the First Year
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This is a very helpful book ecspecially if you doing things by yourself. The author breaks down simple and the difficult things. It’s easy to read and would recomend it.
Rating: 5 / 5
I bought 3 books from Amazon to help educate myself on my twin pregnancy: 1) When You’re Expecting Twins, Triplets, or Quads, 2) Twin Sense, and 3) Raising Twins. The 1st one has the most in-depth and medical information, which I find to be a huge help, particularly the section on specific nutrition requirements, which was hard to find anywhere else. The 2nd book is also quite good, but it might be most helpful to read more detailed resources first. I like the way it is organized and the tips it gives on what items to borrow or buy, and in what quantities. The 3rd book seems merely anecdotal when compared to the others. I had hoped for more since it was written by a pediatrician and mother of twins, but I found it to be light on content and completely superfluous given the more detailed information contained in the other two. I would highly recommend the first book, “When You’re Expecting Twins, Triplets, or Quads.”
Rating: 4 / 5
My first impression of this book was that it was a lot of doom and gloom. The author seems to be trying to prepare parents of twins for the worst, possibly so her innane advice will seem like wise suggestions after you become alarmed. The lists are just that, lists, of suggestions that any adult with a modicum of sense would already think of herself, unless, of course, she completely panicked because of the terrors of parenting that the author warns her about. If you have already lost your sanity after learning you will be the parent of twins, or if you have almost no faith in yourself as a parent-to-be, this book might be useful. Otherwise, I’d say skip it.
Tragically, I will not be able to test any of the advice because I lost my twin boys, Tristan and Gunnar, at 21 weeks.
Rating: 2 / 5
I purchased this book after finding out, at 20 weeks, that our first child was actually 2 boys. As I began reading the book, at first I was overwhelmed by the details and felt a little like my idealistic bubble was bursting. I think because these are our first children, it was a little hard to lose that imagined baby utopia. But as our pregnancy has progressed, and we’re reaching the time when we need to understand the “how-to” of having two infants at once, this book has been priceless. The author (and the friends she has enlisted for experiences and opinions) have compiled some extremely useful information. I found a lot of comfort reading the chapters about feeding and sleeping because it took a lot of the pressure off of having to try and make sure my babies sleep at the same time, in the same room, etc. In general, I think this book releases the reader from the parental expectations that sometimes build up throughout your pregnancy. It offers some great options/alternatives. Because of this book, I think that I will be much more open and creative about child-rearing options.
One other specific I found to be helpful was the list of equipment with some specific numbers. I work well from lists, and it helped me tremendously to be able to have a copy of the list to take with me as I began registering for baby items. It was overwhelming enough to walk into Babies R Us with the list. I can’t imagine how painful an experience it would have been without the list (or just using the one the store provides). The author is great at telling you the things you’ll really need and the things that are optional/totally useless.
My mother-in-law also read/skimmed the book while visiting and found it extremely interesting and useful. I definitely recommend passing it along to family or friends who will be helping with child-care.
We still have a few weeks before our boys show up, but I’m hoping that some of the advice and practical knowledge in this book will help ease the transition into parenting twins.
Rating: 5 / 5
This is a great book if you are having twins or know of anyone having multiples. I’m a parent of twins and unlike other books I’ve read, the author offers a lot of practical advice. Not just like what stuff to buy and what products to avoid, but also things to try if both babies are crying or how to warm up formula for both twins at the same time. The book is comprehensive and I like how everything is organized by task and each chapter starts with a checklist, so you can quickly find a good suggestion for any question you might have. Plus, she’s funny. There’s a lot of good natured humorous advice throughout. Really worthwhile and I highly recommend!!
Rating: 5 / 5