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For feeding my boppy pillows are awesome! I usually pump and bottle feed them at the same time. Get them if you can.
For crying- get an ergo carrier and “wear” one baby and hold the other. Lifesaver!
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Oh great! i will write that down in my thing’s to buy list.
Btw whiterice, did you bought 2 baby beds? or 1 large one?
and honn’s did ny of you asked for the gender of the baby? Or did you let Allah surprise you
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I got two. Mine never slept well together and it is so much safer to separate once they start moving around.
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And because mine were identical and at risk for twin to twin transfusion we got an ultrasound every other week from 20 weeks on. I was going to be surprised but with all those ultrasounds- we did end up findin out. And it’s a good thing!! Ignore other parents who tell you not to buy too much before the baby. You will have no time or energy for shopping.
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I used boppy pillows for my twins as well
my twins slept/stayed in the same Graco pack n play for the first 5-6 months! After that, we moved them to a regular full size bed hat was pushed up against a wall on one side and had guard rails on the other side. They’ve been sleeping in the same bed since 
My pregnancy was also high risk from the beginning and I was under the care of a perinatologist, so I had a total of 20+ ultrasounds! There was really no way the genders would have stayed hidden 
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okay sooo gonn get one of the pillows! any other things that i really need to get?? 
hahaha ahhh, is there enough space for them in one bed?.. i was thinking to buy 2 beds.. but i can’t get it over my heart to have them seperated so trying to find some alternatives 
hihi, okay but what if ur pregnancy was normal, would you ask for the gender? 
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Yeah there are some people in my hubbies fam who say don’t ask, gunah hota hey and things like that :(, on one side i soooo wana know… other side i don;t know if i should
I am trying to find one large baby bed.. mayb custom made ( i can ask my hubbies friends to work on it 
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They were only 4 lbs when I brought them home, one pack n play was plenty for them…once they learned to start rolling is when we transitioned them to a regular bed, and it was a queen size bed, again, plenty of room… They still share that bed to this day.
I didn’t want to buy two cribs because 1) it didn’t make sense financially 2) space was an issue in my home
I found out the gender with my eldest son as well. I wanted to know before delivery. It’s a personal choice
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^^ahhhwww that is soooo tiny… haha a reall king size bed? or a king sized kids bed? (if such kind of bed exists )
i think my hubby should flip a coin for asking or not but i think i will ask by then in shaa allah
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A regular, adult queen sized bed
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Oh my goodness! I am big on safety so I could not put mine in a bed that was not designed and tested for infants. That’s just me!
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we had our pediatricias approval, and used AAP approved guardrails. I actually got the tip form a mom of multiples support group I was a memeber of.
if I ever thought for a second that my babies safety was compromised, then obviously I would not have done it.
For me, buying two cribs was not feasible, both because of money and space. my elsest son, who was a toddler himself when the twins were born never slept in his crib either. He coslept with us until the twins were born, and at that time we transitioned him into a toddler bed (his crib was a 4-in-1 convertable).
I actually think it’s the smartest decision we made. My twins were sleeping through the night by 8-9 months, learned to self soothe right off the bat, and as toddlers carrying until now when they are 7 yrs old, have never had to be “put to sleep”. They learned independence very early on.
To each his own
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the freshness of you being a first time mom is making me go awwww. been there.. done that... the next couple of kids you will be more than ok have sleep anywhere ... even in the drawer chest :D
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Wuehahhehehehahaheheh khawateen!!! u gave me hickups and laughter tears hahaha 
@ Whiterice… i think it would be as safe as a tested bed… i have seen these guys jumping on it before putting it together just to make sure the material is strong enough -_- (boys!) haha
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I am a first time mom…but my concern for safety comes from working in an emergency room. I have seen two deaths from SIDS both where the children were sleeping in adult beds…one with a head shaping pillow he turned into and one where the baby got wedged between the wall and a matteress. The mom said it was the tiniest space. I also had a case where the baby cracked his skull after falling just 10 centimeters off of a matteress on the floor.
…so no need for laughing.
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Sorry if that came as over sensitive! Just want to say that no parent whose baby dies from an unsafe sleeping practice expects it to happen. And in both cases they were very involved parents who thought they were doing everything right. It still breaks my heart to think about it!
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^ I appreciate your experiences and do not discount them, nor did I mean to laugh you off, but I must admit that I did take a little offense to your statement. It felt to me like you were questioning me about the safety of my children and my judgement as a mom. I am 100% certain that I never compromised the safety of my children…they did not sleep with anything that could suffocate them, had guardrails on all 4 sides of the bed, even the side pushed against the wall and were to the best my abilities safe…given that i had my ped’s full support overall support I don’t see where I did wrong.
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I didn’t laugh at you honn.. i laughed at khawateens words “M*ore than ok have sleep anywhere … even in the drawer chest”
That’s all and i agree, baby safety should be first… i have heard horrible stories of my sister who had done her internships in the emergency departments during her specialization… Don’t get me wrong on that…
Again, it was just an image of a sleeping baby in a drawer chest that khawateen painted for a few seconds :)… the friend of my hubby who will make the customized baby bad, is a professional He made furnitures in Bulgaria for ages …thats why i was thinkin of doing so
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Ahhh khattichic 
don’t feel like that!!! ur babies are Ma Shaa Allah healthy and life and kicking Ma Shaa Allah!
I don’t think you or whiterice were wrong… we all have certain views and methods practiced in life with kids and i think it is really great that all of you help nono’s like me with tips and advices with the first baby’s
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lol khawa,your post reminded me of this:
BIRTH ORDER OF CHILDREN
1st baby: You begin wearing maternity clothes as soon as
your doctor confirms your pregnancy.
2nd baby: You wear your regular clothes for as long as
possible.
3rd baby: Your maternity clothes ARE your regular clothes.
Preparing for the Birth:
1st baby: You practice your breathing religiously.
2nd baby: You don’t bother because you remember that last
time breathing didn’t do a thing.
3rd baby: You ask for an epidural in your eighth month.
The Layette:
1st baby: You pre-wash newborn’s clothes, color coordinate
them, and fold them neatly in the baby’s little bureau.
2nd baby: You check to make sure that the clothes are clean
and discard only the ones with the darkest stains.
3rd baby: Boys can wear pink, can’t they?
Worries:
1st baby: At the first sign of distress–a whimper, a frown–
you pick up the baby.
2nd baby: You pick the baby up when her wails threaten to
wake your firstborn.
3rd baby: You teach your three-year-old how to rewind the
mechanical swing.
Dummy:
1st baby: If the dummy falls on the floor, you put it away
until you can go home and wash and boil it.
2nd baby: When the dummy falls on the floor, you squirt it
off with some juice from the baby’s bottle.
3rd baby: You wipe it off on your shirt and pop it back in.
Nappies:
1st baby: You change your baby’s nappy every hour, whether
they need it or not.
2nd baby: You change their nappy every two to three hours,
if needed.
3rd baby: You try to change their nappy before others start
to complain about the smell or you see it sagging to their
knees.
Activities:
1st baby: You take your infant to Baby Gymnastics, Baby
Swing, and Baby Story Hour.
2nd baby: You take your infant to Baby Gymnastics.
3rd baby: You take your infant to the supermarket and the
dry cleaner.
Going Out:
1st baby: The first time you leave your baby with a sitter, you
call home five times.
2nd baby: Just before you walk out the door, you remember
to leave a number where you can be reached.
3rd baby: You leave instructions for the sitter to call only if
she sees blood.
At Home:
1st baby: You spend a good bit of every day just gazing at
the baby.
2nd baby: You spend a bit of everyday watching to be sure
your older child isn’t squeezing, poking, or hitting the baby.
3rd baby: You spend a little bit of every day hiding from the
children.
Swallowing Coins:
1st child: When first child swallows a coin, you rush the child
to the hospital and demand x-rays.
2nd child: When second child swallows a coin, you carefully
watch for the coin to pass.
3rd child: When third child swallows a coin, you deduct it
from his pocket money.