r/parentsofmultiples

Hey everyone! Our twins are arriving in a couple of days and we were gifted two Nanit Pro cameras with floor stands, along with the Nanit Home display.

We have the Delta Children Bondi Beechwood Twin Bassinet, which has two sleeping compartments side by side with a mesh divider. I'm trying to figure out the best way to position both Nanit cameras so each one can monitor and track its respective twin.

Nanit recommends positioning each camera centered over the sleeping area, either from the back or side. That seems straightforward with two separate cribs, but I'm not sure how well it'll work with a twin bassinet since the babies will be so close together.

A few things I'm wondering:

Has anyone successfully positioned two Nanit floor stands around a twin bassinet? Same side, opposite sides, or something else?

Does Nanit accurately track each baby's sleep individually, or does movement from the other twin cause issues?

If you're using Nanit Breathing Wear, have you had any issues with the cameras picking up the wrong baby's breathing band?

How did you configure the crib boundaries in the Nanit app with two sleeping areas so close together?

I'd love to hear from anyone who's tried a similar setup, even if you're using a different twin bassinet. Pictures of your camera placement would be especially helpful!

Thanks in advance!

We're starting to crunch the numbers and budget for after my maternity leave to see if my husband doesn't have to switch back to weekends when I go back to work.

We live in a MCOL area and currently have a 17m girl and we're thinking 4 days/32 hours

For anyone who has a nanny and twins/toddler, how much are you paying for a nanny and what's your COL area like?

1. When someone says “I had 2 under 2. It’s the same thing. Here’s what I did…”
   I’VE HAD 2 UNDER 2 BEFORE MY TWINS AND I CAN ABSOLUTELY CONFIRM: IT IS NOT THE SAME THING AT ALL. PLEASEEEEE DON’T TRY TO GIVE ME THAT USELESS ASS ADVICE THAT I DID NOT ASK FOR

2. “You seem to be struggling. Put them on the same schedule, that should help”
   OH WOW THANK YOU SO MUCH I’VE NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT THAT 😱😱😱 WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU THINK I’VE BEEN TRYING TO DO? IT’S NOT AS EASY AS IT SOUNDS

Sorry y’all just had to vent in the thick of it rn lmao

Just out of curiosity, when did you guys do your maternity pictures? I’m having my baby shower at 25 weeks to avoid over exhaustion. And I also never did maternity pictures with my first. But I am trying to plan maternity pictures this go round. I am due end of December- early January. I don’t want to be over tired but it’s also worth it considering I’ll be getting forever memories out of the pictures.
Also if you did newborn/ new family photos after the twins were born how long did you wait after they were born? Should I do 2 weeks? Or longer? I feel like a first time mom all over again and would love some insight from other mom’s. TIA and if there are any questions I will answer them below. 💙

Ours aren’t even three months old and they’re starting to stare at each other! No smiling at each other or conscious interacting with each other yet, but it got me thinking — when can I expect that to happen? What was everyone’s experience like? :)

Hi - I’m 13 weeks pregnant with didi twins and my anatomy scan is scheduled for 19 weeks. I keep seeing online that some OBs start cervical checks at 16 weeks and every two weeks thereafter. Mine is planning on just doing it at 19 weeks and 4 weeks after.

Should I push for more frequent checks? I don’t want the window for a cerclage to close if we check too late, but also don’t know if I’m being unreasonable.

Thanks!

I’m 32 weeks along carrying Di/Di Boys, I’m obviously miserable all around from the usual aches and pains (nonstop heartburn, my joints have given up altogether, I’m useless, everything hurts) I mean I could go on, but I’m a FTM so thank god it’s all I know. Anyways, I need to keep packing in the protein and feeding myself for me & babies but I am NEVER hungry anymore. Suggestions on snacks, protein, or honestly just calories to consume that taste good and don’t immediately make you full? Whats everyone eating on average at this point? I’m struggling 🥴

By girls were born last week at 36w+1. I was expecting them to be very sleepy being preterm, I’m just curious how long it usually takes for them to start to wake up a bit?

I’m mainly curious because of breastfeeding. Right now we do up to 10min at the breast as practice because they are so sleepy they can’t really do much, and then I’m pumping and we are bottle feeding. Right now they latch ok and suckle 2-3 times then stop, so I have to re-latch them to start it again. They usually only last 5min of this before they are so sleepy they stop opening their mouth. I’m really hoping to avoid a bottle preference, but until they wake up more I don’t think we will make much progress with breastfeeding.

Don’t get me wrong, it’s been nice having the quiet time between feeds because I know that once they are more aware things will become more difficult. I’m just worried about the breastfeeding.

Hello, I’m 14 weeks pregnant with Mo/Di twins. My consultant has prescribed progesterone due to a history of preterm labour.
Just wondering if anyone has had it and what your experience was? As I’m really struggling. I feel like I’m back in the first trimester with debilitating nausea which I really struggled with. Was finally starting to feel better in the last 2-3 weeks and now I feel awful and I’m assuming it’s the progesterone. The thought of feeling like this for the rest of my pregnancy is horrific. Does it really prevent pre term labour? Will I have to take it for the rest of my pregnancy? 😩