The following pieces have appeared in our club magazine and have been included here in hope that they may be of some use to others who may be experiencing the same sort of things.

 
Early twins in hospital and arriving home - SWLTC mum Andrea's tips for life with twins in special care and bringing them home

How to set up a routine..? - "I would like to know more about setting up a routine..."

Cranial Osteopath..? - "I have heard that cranial osteopathy.. can be effective for babies who won't settle.....? .."

 Breastfeeding twins - "Pleae can...anyone give me their expriences.....I am due in six weeks time.."

Bottlefeeding twins - "I wondered if anyone has any tips on alternative positions to feed them at the same time..?"

Top tips - Breast and bottle feeding - highlights of our 2004 members survey

Sleep/feed routine at 3.5 months - "I’d really like some advice on my twins’ (3.5 months) sleeping/feeding routine, if anyone can help..."

Sleeping/feeding routine - "..the problem now is that she needs more sleep than him... !"

Nap Hell - "My 11 month boys have gone on nap strike..."

Weaning - early stages - "We started to introduce solids to our twins three weeks ago now......and unfortunately they're not enjoying their new meals very much at all!"

Weaning - introducing lumpier foods - "Could anybody please give us some advice/ comments on about how to make one of my twins accept lumpier food"

Weaning and High chairs - "I wondered if any members might be able to offer some hints and tips on weaning twins, I would also be grateful for recommendations on highchairs that can be easily folded and put away."

Weaning and travelling-"I am about to take a few trips with my nearly 7 month old twin girls..... But what does one do about feeding?.."

Feeding Issues -"Do you have any advice, ideas or info from personal experience how to break the cycle of ‘fussy’ eating and falling asleep during feeds..?"

Feeding Pillow? - "Can anyone recommend a twin breast feeding cushion?"

Sleeping together..? - "I am trying to find out others’ experience of how best to start my twins off sleeping - should I put them in separate/same moses baskets or go straight to separate/same cots?"

Early waking/losing dummies - "It doesn't matter what I do, I cannot get my 5 month old twin girls to sleep past 5:00 am... They also occasionally wake up in the middle of the night because they have lost their dummies...any suggestions on how to break the dummy habit?"

Settling Babies - "I was wondering if anyone could give me advice or let me know their experiences on how you teach twins to settle themselves to sleep when they both share the same room"

Highchair recommendations - "Can anybody please recommend a good high chair from 6 months onwards?"

Top 3 tips - "Does anyone have Top 3 tips for first time parents...?"

Getting back into shape after twins and multiple births - advice from by SWLTC mother of three and personal trainer Rebecca

Split abdominal muscles - "My abdominal muscles have not quite come back together since my twin pregnancy"

Long Haul Travel - "I am looking for advice from members on travelling with 6 month old twins on a long haul flight"

Plageocephaly - "One of my 5 month-old twins has been diagnosed with this quite severely.  I am getting a wide range of mixed advice from health care professionals about what to do about it.  Has anyone any experience or tried help - particularly the helmets".

Toy Survey birth to 12months + - Results of our 2006 members survey