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Stretch Marks with Twin Pregnancy: Inevitable?
Stretch marks and twin pregnancy sort of go hand in hand, especially if you make it to full term with two babies! It’s just a matter of how bad yours will get. If you are one of the lucky few (and you are indeed lucky) who will not have to suffer from unattractive stretch marks, then you [...]
Breastfeeding the Twins (Part 2)
The next thing to master: double nursing. My meaning of double nursing, for the many who ask: having one baby on each side, nursing at the same time, for approx 10–15 minutes. Never changing sides. One breast’s nursing is their meal for that specific time.
Chief will swear to this day that I finally started double [...]
Breastfeeding the Twins (Part 1)
For starters … let me say, I’ve been hungry in fact, starving for the last 365-plus days since breastfeeding the twins. The hunger is uncontrollable. When we first brought them home, now a year ago … the Summer Olympics, Michael Phelps, and his diet were all over the news. I could have beaten Michael hands [...]
Five Fun Ways to Get Kids Ready for School
Summer is almost over and, according to researchers, my kids have by now lost over two months of the knowledge drilled into them last year. Any seasoned teacher will tell you that they spend up to six weeks at the start of the school year reprogramming kids’ brains from the seasonal learning loss/water damage of [...]
Bonded from Birth: Unlocking the Twin Connection
As a kid who grew up reading Sweet Valley High, I’ve always been curious about the lives of twins. Having a twin just seems so rewarding—not only for the convenience factor of testing outfits (like Cher from Clueless, I don’t trust mirrors), but for the seemingly unbreakable bond that exists between them. It’s hard not [...]
Does Birth Order Shape Our Personalities?
Scientists the world over have spent countless words and oceans of ink debating the issue of nature versus nurture. But how your child develops might have as much to do with the order in which they were born, as it does with their genes or environment.
Alfred Adler, a contemporary of Freud and Jung, first put [...]
Healthier Meals? Bring Back the Relish Tray!
My great grandmother always had a relish tray at every meal. My mother remembers it being filled with homemade pickles, pickled beets, and fresh vegetables from her own garden according to season. It was the perfect accompaniment to every meal. Folks could pass it around and use the contents to add variety and customization to [...]
A Virtual Assistant How To
Many of you may already have a good idea about what a virtual assistant’s work is. However, to make sure we’re all on the same page with a common set of definitions, a virtual assistant is someone who’s working “virtually” or remotely. A virtual assistant usually works from home, typically supporting multiple clients with executive [...]
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