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Tips for Moms of Twins

Nursery
Your babies can sleep in the same crib for the first few month until they become too big or too moble. At 4 or 5 months, they'll each need their own crib. (You can fold back the bumper pads on one side of each crib so they can still see each other.)

Diapering
A changing station (a pad and supplies) on each floor is ideal—if you don't want to be carrying babies up and down the stairs for every diaper change. Get twice the recommended number of cloth diapers. You'll use them as burp cloths, bibs, and more. Stash them all over the house, in your diaper bag, and in your car.

Toiletries
Don't buy or borrow two baby bathtubs since you'll be washing only one baby at a time.

Feeding
If you'll be nursing, get a pump so you can enjoy a break once in a while. Conside a nursing pillow made especially for moms of twins to breastfeed both babies at once (quite tricky, especially in the beginning).

If you choose to bottle-feed, buy powdered formula in bulk and make the day's bottles ahead of time (using the pitcher method). You'll need two times as many bottles as recommended for single births and will be running the dishwasher daily (invest in one now, it will be worth it). A few colored bottles are helpful when one baby is sick and you need to keep bottles separate.

Toys
Borrow bulky items like bouncer seats and swings. They'll come in handy when you're attempting to appease two babies, but will serve you for only a few months. If you can't borrow them, buy one before committing to a second—a bouncer seat may calm one baby while only a swing will do the trick with the other.

Medicine Cabinet
There's no need to double the quantities, with the exception of items that will go into a sick baby's nose or mouth (nasal aspirator, Baby Tylenol, etc.) But do stock up on the basics.

From: Getting Ready for Baby

Win These Prizes

This week, we're giving away the following prizes. If you haven't=20 entered our sweepstakes, do it already!

(NOTE: If you've already entered, you're automatically eligible for every bimonthly giveaway.)

A stroller from Bumbleride. Retail value: $350.

Subscription to FitPregnancy magazine. Retail value: $12.97.

DVD box set from Laugh and Learn. Retail value: $90.

Getting Ready for Baby from Chronicle Books. Retail value: $14.95.

A box of 12 Bellybars. Retail value $30.

Breakdown of Expenses, the First 18 Years

For a baby born in 2000, a middle-income family will spend about $233,530 to raise that child to age 18, with the following percentage breakdown:

• Housing: 32%
• Food: 18%
• Transportation: 15%
• Health Care: 7%
• Clothing: 6%
• Childcare and Education: 10%
• Misc: 12%

From: Crib Notes