{"id":12318,"date":"2016-04-28T17:53:15","date_gmt":"2016-04-28T16:53:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/?p=12318"},"modified":"2016-05-04T10:16:20","modified_gmt":"2016-05-04T09:16:20","slug":"coping-with-twins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/coping-with-twins\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips for coping with twins"},"content":{"rendered":"

Coming home from the hospital with a new baby is daunting, but coming home and coping with twins can be positively terrifying<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n\r\n

The idea of leaving the help and support of your hospital and learning to cope on your own is even more scary if you have had more than one baby.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n

KidStart<\/a><\/strong> have teamed up with Emma’s Diary<\/a><\/strong> to explore how you can make life a little bit easier for yourself.<\/P>\r\n\r\n

Creating your own routine<\/span><\/h3>\r\n\r\n

Dividing your time and attention between two or more babies can feel overwhelming. Caring for more than one baby<\/a> of the same age is a lot of work and you may need to find different ways of coping to parents of a single child.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

If your babies have been in neonatal care, they may already be in a routine and it\u2019s probably worth sticking to this when they come home.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

However, you\u2019ll need to adapt the routine as they grow up and their needs change. Try to create a routine<\/a> that is based around the times when your babies feed, sleep and are awake. Working around these times will help you to settle into a rhythm that works for you and your babies. <\/p>\r\n\r\n

Do remember, too, that as well as family and friends, your health visitor, GP and children\u2019s centre are there to support you.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Survival tips<\/span><\/h3>\r\n\r\n