Monday, July 28, 2008

Crazy or Creative? How does this twin tip measure up?

Okay, our new friend Maggi, who is a couple of months preggo with twins wrote in that she met a mom with older twins, who shared a unique twin-feeding strategy. It follows: she spoon-fed them in diapers while they sat in seats in the bathtub. This obviously made post-meal clean up MUCH easier. But this mom's friends thought the twins would grow up being confused about where you are supposed to eat your meals. 

To me, this falls under the category of "You do what you gotta do," and could be quite genius if you are a mom of twins struggling with the ginormous mess that doubles make while they are in the finger feeding and spoon feeding phase. The clean up is an absolute grind, and could diminish some of the pleasure of seeing your cuties experiment with new flavors and textures. We are not endorsing this unusual method, but just celebrating the power of twin moms to creatively problem solve, not matter how wacky other people may think we are. Go moms, go!

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5 Comments:

Blogger Trisha said...

Amen to the "do what you gotta do" mantra! Mine are 7 1/2 and that is still our motto!

I think that there is nothing wrong with feeding them in the tub. I'm just wondering why I didn't think of it when mine were that age, lol.

July 28, 2008 10:24 AM  
Blogger Trisha said...

BTW, I've added you to my blogroll :)

July 28, 2008 10:24 AM  
Blogger Amy said...

Our girl/boy twins are 13 months old today. As first-time parents, we quickly learned to do whatever works for us, and that's about the only advice we feel qualified to share with anyone!

Thanks for dedicating yourselves to this site - I've found information on multiples to be so limited; I'm looking forward to connecting with other moms who have to work outside the home while raising happy, healthy, well-adjusted multiples.

July 28, 2008 1:08 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hi there! I saw an article on your book in my CT city's paper. I'm a fifteen year old twin! Even though I'm not a mom, I definetly want to read your book because I know that I want to have twins when I am a mom. The bond I have with my sisters (one a twin and one 5 yrs. younger) is amazing!

July 28, 2008 8:58 PM  
Blogger littlemanjack said...

I have done this myself! Not all the time, but definitely on those days when I just can't deal anymore. My twins are 7 months old now. It definitely helps with the mess and cutting down on time. I say If it helps - do it!

July 31, 2008 3:31 PM  

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