Twiniversity Podcast with Natalie Diaz

Our guest Autumn is a twin mom twice over! This supermom gave birth to her second set of twins while her first set were still toddlers. Autumn gets REAL about potty training, breastfeeding, saving money, self-care, and keeping up with the laundry.  Keep listening after the interview for “Ask Nat”! Today’s question: “One of my twins got invited to a party and the other didn’t. What do I do?” Subscr...

Natalie sits down with Dr. Joan Friedman , author of Emotionally Healthy Twins and The Same but Different: How Twins Can Live, Love and Learn to be Individuals . She is a twin and a mom to fraternal twins.  Today’s discussion is all about post-pandemic life with twins of ALL ages! Joan talks about behavior changes during lockdowns and navigating our newly-reopened world. Find Dr. Joan Friedman on...

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) launched a dollar-for-dollar matching gift campaign called the “Addy and Lily Fund for Transformational Surgical Care” through February 14, 2022. Donate here. Maggie Altobelli and her husband Dom are raising twin girls (Addy and Lilly) who were born connected at the abdomen and chest, a condition known as thoraco-omphalopagus twins. Children's Hospital of...

Our guest Tara Messerli is a Texas mom of twin girls. In this episode, she shares her experience with: Plant-based diet Pregnancy at 35 Positive birth experience at a birthing center Staying mentally strong during pregnancy Follow Tara on Instagram @taramesserli for plant-based recipes for babies and adults! Note: Tara gave birth at @gentlebeginningsbirthcenter Subscribe to the Twiniversity Email...

Nancy Segal Ph. D. has studied twins throughout her career. She is one of the world's leading twin experts and has written about twin bonds and the ramifications of separating twins at birth.  Twin Mythconceptions: False Beliefs, Fables, and Facts about Twins by Nancy L. Segal, Ph. D. is available for purchase now on Amazon.com and at other fine local retailers.   You can also purchase her NEW boo...

Meet Marisa Hamel. Marisa is a school counselor who recently became a first-time mom to twin boys Leo and Ambrose in March. She found a podcast that introduced her to the mindset of "What if you had to?" and has since become passionate in pursuing her life goals without using her boys as an excuse for not doing so. She and her husband have collaborated on a few posts on his blog frugaljon.com prov...

Meet Jacqueline Kopito, mom, identical twin and author of Twintastic . Jacqueline gives us a behind the twins look at her own life and her views on identical twins. It's a rare opportunity to speak to an adult that went through what many of our twins are going through now. We'll learn her thoughts on dressing alike and hear the story of how she felt her twins surgery when it was underway. She's an...

In this episode Nat chats with Jenae Moreno, mom to 13 month old identical twin girls about living in a blended, multi-generational home and making it work. Jenae Moreno is a high school Social Studies teacher from Northern California. She and her husband Vinnie have a full house with their 13-month-old identical twin girls, Vinnie’s 9-year-old daughter, Vinnie’s 84-year-old grandma, and their 2-y...

Today Nat chats with Alexis Holly, a full-time working mom expecting twins +1 (a 3-year-old little boy) who is in the middle of her pregnancy and just not feeling it. With a canceled baby shower, family far away, and her son to care for, she's having a tough time managing it all.  Alexis, like so many moms, is just trying to make it Friday to Friday and counting down the days till her twins arrive...

Nat chats with Johanna Troelsch about her experience managing twins in the NICU and bringing them home after their NICU stay finally ended.  Are your twins currently in the NICU? Make sure to read our NICU resource for parents of multiples . Johanna Troelsch is a licensed clinical social worker and a certified yoga teacher. She has been a clinical therapist for the last decade serving clients who...

Nat chats with Karen Klotz, mom to 3-year-old twins, about the ups and downs of raising twins in a household where both parents work full time.  Karen Klotz and her husband Jake live in central Virginia with their almost 3-year-old twins, Jesse and Virginia. Karen works in marketing and communications and her husband is a facilities project manager. Together they somehow found a way to manage pres...

Nat chats with Melanie Bidwell, mom to 3-year-old boys who she conceived through IVF (in vitro fertilization). Melanie and Nat both share their experiences of managing the emotions of a twin pregnancy and raising infant twins after IVF. Melanie Bidwell is a UK mum of 3 1/2-year-old twin boys. After many years they were the positive result after four rounds of IVF and although still shocked it was...

Nat chats with Allison Creech, mom of twin boys plus an older singleton boy, who is dealing with her son Micah's terminal diagnosis of IPEX Syndrome which will require a bone marrow transplant. Allison shares her feelings around this diagnosis, how she is managing her three boys, and how her faith is helping to get her through this time. IPEX is a genetic disease of immune dysregulation in which p...

Nat chats with Emily Meier, mom to 13-month-old boy/girl twins. She and her husband met their twins five days after they were born when they were matched through domestic infant adoption. She went from a full-time graphic designer to a full-time mom of twins in a matter of days (all amidst a pandemic!) This episode is sponsored by Kanga Care cloth diapers. Take 10% off with the code TWIN10 at Kang...

Nat chats with Carlos Ortiz, dad of twins, about his experience taking a daddy boot camp class. Carlos shares how expecting dads of twins should prepare differently than dads having just one baby. Sponsored by Love to Dream. Stock up on the Love to Dream Swaddle UP here . Carlos Ortiz is a father of soon-to-be 4-year-old twins, husband, southern California native, lover of barbeque, hockey connois...

Nat chats with her fellow certified lactation counselors (CLC) and twin moms Julie Burt Nichols and Lauren Oak about 5 things nobody warns you about breastfeeding twins.  PLEASE review our podcast! We'd love to hear what you think! Want to hear about specific topics? Email us! Make sure to check out our Breastfeeding Twins Step-By-Step Guide for New Twin Moms , written by Julie and Nat. Take our B...

Nat chats with Joshua Henry, a two-time Tony Award nominee, Broadway star, and solo vocal artist, about his new role as dad to twin boys. Joshua shares the ups and downs of raising infant twins alongside his amazing wife and their toddler son.  Sponsored by Tub O' Towels, our favorite heavy-duty cleaning wipe. Learn more at TubOTowels.com .  Joshua Henry, the two-time Tony Award nominee who made h...

Nat chats with Lauren Mulenos, pregnant first-time mom of twins, about managing her twin pregnancy while managing her chronic illnesses of ulcerative colitis, post birth control syndrome, and scoliosis. She also shares her thoughts on how important it is to not ignore the signs that something is wrong. Today's episode is sponsored by Dr. Brown's. Learn about their amazing bottles, bottle-feeding a...

BONUS EPISODE! Nat and Julie dish all the details on the new Twiniversity App! Find out all the details on what's included for twin pregnancy and your first year with twins. Track your twin pregnancy symptoms, track your twins' feedings, save photos and memories, learn what to expect with each week of pregnancy and each week of the first year with your babies, share the app with other family membe...

Nat chats with Dr. Ken Redcross, a dad of twins and a board-certified internal medicine physician, about dealing with stress at back-to-school time. Many parents say the back-to-school season rivals the holidays as the most stressful time of the year. The whirlwind spans from shopping for supplies to scheduling new fall activities. Not to mention kids are feeling blue with the end of summer vacati...

Nat chats with Alex Ward, Canadian mom of four (including 3-year-old twins) about manifesting your life goals using the power of positive thought to make changes in your life. Today's episode is sponsored by Tub O' Towels, our favorite heavy-duty cleaning wipe that smells so darn good, we use them as air fresheners. Visit their website here . Alex Ward is a full-time Real Estate Broker with Keller...

Nat chats with Veronica Castellanos, a woman who never wanted kids to becoming a mom of twins +1. Veronica shares her feelings of hearing those two heartbeats for the first time and how having her twins changed her for the better. Today's episode is sponsored by Mountain Buggy. Check out their new twin bassinets that attach to their twin strollers. For all the details on their twin strollers and a...

Nat chats with Amanda Holman, mom to 4-year-old boys plus a 6-year-old singleton boy, about her twins' sensory processing disorder. Sensory processing disorder (SPD) is a condition that affects how your brain processes sensory information, including things you see, hear, smell, taste, or touch. SPD can affect all of your senses, or just one. SPD usually means you're overly sensitive to stimuli tha...

This week on the Twiniversity Podcast, Nat chats with Kenny Lee, a father of 11-year old twin girls and a first-time author, about his experiences as a dad of twins from the pre-natal days to the middle school years. He'll also share his story about writing, "We, but Me," a children's picture book that celebrates the twin bond while also recognizing the importance of recognizing each sibling as an...

Nat chats with Liz Van Hyning, a former special education teacher, ABA therapist, and mom to 2-year-old twins, about tips and tricks to manage toddler behaviors. Today's podcast is sponsored by oogiebear, the better booger picker. Visit  oogiebear.com  and use code TWINS for 30% off your entire purchase (expires 2/28/2022). Liz Van Hyning is a former Special Education teacher and ABA therapist tur...