Dad's Guide to Twins

How did you know that you would be having twins? Let me share how we found out that we would be having twins and three ways that people normally would find out that they’re having twins. Our Twin Story When we found out that we were expecting twins, we already had two little toddler boys. To begin, my wife had taken a positive pregnancy test at home. Since we had gone to the doctor with the...

Episode 252 of the Dad’s Guide to Twins Podcast Show Notes Today we continue our father of twins interview series with Anton Mykhaylov, father of identical twin boys. Listen as we explore his twin parenting journey, including: Had a high risk pregnancy – TTTS, TAPS Laser surgery to separate boys and drain fluid Water broke at 33 weeks and rush to hospital Premature birth leading to the boys...

So you found out that your partner is expecting twins ? When will she start showing? When will you start to notice that baby bump? First, congratulations, you’re expecting twins! When can you visibly start to see that your partner is pregnant? It depends on a lot of factors including the size, height, shape, and physical makeup of your partner. Do you show faster with twins? If mom is really...

Episode 250 of the Dad’s Guide to Twins Podcast Show Notes Today we continue our father of twins interview series with Randy Morton, father of 9 year old boy/girl twins. Listen as we explore his twin parenting journey, including: Getting twins to sleep early on Separating the twins in school Getting divorced when the twins were young Hobbies and interests similarities and differences between twins...

Do twins come from Mom or Dad? Well, we know that twins grow inside of Mom and she does the lion’s share of all the work in that process. But what about family history or genetics? Will Dad’s history or that of the Mother determine if you’re having twins? This question requires that we go back to our high school biology class to remember how babies are made. If you remember, ther...

Episode 248 of the Dad’s Guide to Twins Podcast Show Notes Today we continue our father of twins interview series with Ian Sadler, father of identical five-year-old twin boys. Listen as we explore his twin parenting journey, including: When one twin isn’t growing as fast as the other in utero At 25 weeks, issues arose but managed to get to 32 weeks Boys spent  3 weeks and 5 weeks respectively in N...

Episode 247 of the Dad’s Guide to Twins Podcast Show Notes Today we continue our father of twins interview series with Eric Langenderfer, father of twin boys. Listen as we explore his twin parenting journey, including: Raising identical 9-month-old twin boys Getting a DNA test to prove they were identical Childproofing for crawling twins Creating a child safe room Finding the perfect stroller for...