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The Twins Survival Handbook
"Practical advice and a healthy dose of humorthis book has exactly what parents need to help them survive and thrive with multiples. Recommended reading for all mothers of twins."
Deborah Platek, MD, Director of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates
The best twin-tested tips used by real moms
The stresses that come with raising two babies a
...morePaperback, 324 pages
Published
October 1st 2008
by Sourcebooks, Inc.
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This post is entirely self-oriented and it is doubtful whether it will be relevant to anyone who ever reads this blog. That said, I am writing it because I am having twins in November! Being somewhat clueless about what to expect and how to handle them when they are born, I decided to find a book that would give me some advice. The Amazon reader reviews enthusiastically recommended Juggling Twins: The Best Tips, Tricks, and Strategies from Pregnancy to the Toddler Years, and so here I am now, ha...more
I just eat up these sort of books. Written by one mom's personal experience, you have to take the advice for what its worth, but I love getting the first hand stories. She has lots of advice (hire a nanny) which may be a little ridiculous for our circumstances but I appreciate her tone and her realistic outlook. I know these babies will be a blessing, I don't really need a book to tell me that, I need books like these that will help me survive all the blessings with my sanity intact(for the most...more
I really liked some of the tips in this book expect for the chapter about hiring a Nanny. She made it sound like there is no way to survive having twins without having a Nanny, and that is just not a possibility for us. I think a chapter on what to do if you cant hire a nanny would have been helpful. And I REALLY do not think it is good advice to tell people to cash in their retirement plan in order to pay for Nanny. That is really bad advice!
Other than that, I really liked the b...more
Other than that, I really liked the b...more
I appreciate anything that helps me learn a little more about my current situation. This book had some excellent pointers and ideas and I really appreciated it. I felt like there was a LOT of stuff for when they were newborns though...and not much after that. I need to find something for their current stage--and for when the moving begins because, let's be honest, that's where I might have a mental breakdown.
this book was written with a good dose of humor (which I am sure I will need!) but I don't know how much practical advice I got from it? Mainly it told me I should do nothing this pregnancy but sit on my butt and gain 70 pounds. Hmmm.
Good lord! Reading this book stresses me out!! Some advice seems a bit ridiculous (I am not going to ask "everyone I know" to come to a diaper party for us)but some really good advice, too....one of the best tips thus far has been that although knowing how to calm babies is important, keeping myself calm is even more important and the first step. Makes sense intuitively, but helpful to have it written out for me. Also has some good basic strategies for the first couple of weeks - I...more
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Of all the twin books I read, this one was the best, good advice, good humor.
Funny and informative as well as balanced.
The first few chapters are a bit ridiculous. It makes you wonder who this author thinks she is. At one point she suggests the necessity of getting a Nanny. And says that you should. If you don't have the money...oh well. Beg people for it. Just get a Nanny. Once you get past the pre-birth chapters, however, the advice is good and humorous.
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