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    37 weeks, twin girls, natural or section?

    @lisajcoleman1 My singleton was a vaginal birth. Twins were a planned c-section. My advice is to remember that the goal is to finish giving birth with healthy babies and parents able to care for them. I have no feelings of disappointment or triumph about the c-section or my vaginal birth. I...
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    Do we stay, safe, or move and risk everything?

    @dixiegospel Hi! I live in Wisconsin (not Superior but I have been there) and love it. Just know that Northern Wisconsin is very conservative and probably more similar to the Bible Belt than you expect. Basically, the further north you go in the state the more conservative it gets. And you can’t...
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    How do you guys handle night time wake ups with newborn?

    @striveforclarity I did almost all the wake ups with our oldest (do not recommend) and we did shifts with our twins. I would sleep from 8-2 and then would take over from 2-8. We were each able to cobble together about 7-8 hours every night.
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    How do I set my wife up in a realistic way for our twins arrival in Jan…

    @savednocompromise They are beasts. Bigger than their older brother at the same age. We were lucky. Genetics are weird, lol.
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    daily activities for little to no cost??

    @capriccio See if you have a family resource center in your county. Mine does a ton of activities. A membership to your local children’s museum is also money well spent. We can get a county parks pass for $50 a year. It’s wonderful in the summer for a new place to take a walk. You can print...
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    How do I set my wife up in a realistic way for our twins arrival in Jan…

    @cinder7 My mo/do twins were 7 lbs, 1 ounce and 7 pounds, 2 ounces when born at 37 weeks. At nine months old they are both 24 pounds. It’s possible but I wasn’t counting on it. My hope was that would be at least 5. We just got lucky. Also, I was so miserable by the end that the thought of...
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