Yes, folks… I’m expecting!
Long before we had our little guy, my husband and I discussed how many kids we wanted to have. “Let’s have four!” we had agreed. After all, we both come from large families—I have four siblings while he has five. The “large family” idea was one we both wanted to continue with our own.
And then we had our little guy, where I changed my mind. “I’m done with one,” I had said, miserable and sleep-deprived. Now that I’m less miserable and sleep-deprived and that we’ve gotten a better hang of this whole parenting business, we decided a second kid wasn’t such a bad idea. We wanted LO to have a sibling, and I felt like we were ready for another one. “This is it, though,” I warned. “We’re stopping at two.”
So imagine my surprise—among many emotions—when the doctor announced during our first sonogram, “I have good news… and better news: You’re having twins!”
Twins. Two newborns and a toddler. Wow.
And so begins this insanely new chapter of my life. What does this mean for the blog? In addition to what I’ve already been writing, you’ll read more stories about the pregnancy months, both good and bad (I wasn’t exactly jumping for joy at the news of twins, if that gives you a hint—more on my first reaction soon to come). You’ll also hear more about the early newborn and infant days, as well as the joys and challenges of parenting more than one child. And of course, everything there is to learn about twins.
I’ve also decided to slow down my blogging schedule to two to three times a week, based on your recommendations. This comes very timely, since I’ve been battling morning sickness and fatigue like I’ve never experienced before with my singleton pregnancy (it’s exhausting creating two placentas!). You can get email updates whenever a new post gets published so that you don’t miss new posts.
Other than that, expect the same types of posts you’ve been receiving, with just a few more interesting twists and turns.
And before I sign off, I want to say: thank you for reading Sleeping Should Be Easy. From new readers to old, I truly appreciate your readership.

Holy crap! How totally exciting!!! Congrats! And more power to you for having the stamina for a second (and now THIRD!) baby. When too hit that “I’m too tired and worn out for another baby” wall about a year ago and we decided to stop at one. But, wow, seriously, I am in awe of you for having more. I have loved reading your blog these past few months and I can’t even imagine what other fun goodies the next few months will bring! Keep on trucking, mama!

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Aw thanks Yeti for the encouraging words! Can’t wait to write more about the ensuing craziness ahead

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Congratulations! Take care of yourself and your precious twins. One moment at a time! Cindy
Thank you so much, Cindy—definitely one moment at a time!
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Congratulations! Twins will be so challenging. 2 suggestions if I may: Sign up family and friends now, for all the help you will be needing. If possible, an agency overnight specialist for the first few weeks would be so helpful. Don’t be shy. Create a ‘WishList” and suggest friends give it as a Group-Gift. Naturally, I recommend you and another caregiver learn Infant Massage. It’s an immediate stress-buster and allows you to bond so beautifully with your babies. While it relaxes and enhances their sleeping and growth, it also relaxes you. It’s amazing!
Best of luck. Embrace the challenge.
Meredith
Meredith, thanks so much and your suggestions are great! Thankfully I have a ton of family nearby and will probably have my mom stay with us for a few weeks during the early stages. I can imagine newborn twins and a toddler will be a handful for even my husband and me!
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Congratulations!! I can only imagine how you’re feeling – the sickness of the first trimester with a toddler and the expectation of just ONE newborn was sometimes overwhelming for me. Wishing you a quick end to the morning sickness and a healthy, easy pregnancy!
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Oh my gosh Lynn, I don’t know how we do it with morning sickness AND a toddler. Thankfully I’m into my second trimester now, so the nausea is mostly gone (although it seems the fatigue is here to stay!). But yeah, that was some insane stuff. Sometimes I just slept with my toddler around haha. And yes, so far so good—twin pregnancies have so much more complications and risks but I’m so grateful that mine has still been smooth.
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OH MY GOODNESS!! I’m so excited for you! Congratulations! I can only imagine having twins! You’ll totally rock it though! You’re a pro!! And we are all so excited to follow your journey on Sleeping Should be Easy!
Hugs!!
- Tori
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Tori you are so sweet, thank you! I’m definitely excited, and yes even a twin pregnancy has been so different from a single one so far. I’ll definitely record what I’ve learned on this blog!
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OMG! Congratulations, Nina! To you and your wonderful family! How exciting that must be!! So happy for you and your family. And how exciting is that…twins!! Wish you the very best in your pregnancy journey and beyond! You’re such an expert in parenting, in my book, so you’ll do just fine! Congrats again!!
-Ana xo
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Ana thanks for your sweet comments! My husband and our siblings/parents are totally super excited, and now combined with feedback from you guys on this blog, the encouragement has definitely helped ease whatever anxiety I feel from time to time. So yes, thank you for your kind words—they mean so much more than you may think!
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Wow, TWINS!!! Congratulations!!! I’m looking forward to following your journey your second time around, I wonder if it will be similar to your first!
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Hi Queenie! Thanks so much! I was thinking about you when I wrote this post, because even though I’m sure you’re well on your way out of the newborn stages, it was nostalgic reading over your stuff and realizing I’m going to have to go through them again haha. My first newborn experience was tough, so I expect the same, although hopefully not as tough since I plan to not repeat the things I did but didn’t like. We’ll see if any of it even makes a difference!
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Congrats! And don’t listen to old folk tales, two is not “double trouble” but double blessing! You’ve been chosen to care for two at the time(and a toddler!) for a reason. You can do it!
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Thanks Oana! You know I was a bit amazed at the reactions I got when I told a few folks that it was twins, because like you said, many were more shocked and afraid for me, almost as if it wasn’t an ideal situation. I get it; heck that was MY reaction lol. Twins are going to be harder in every respect than if it were just one baby, from pregnancy and onward. So since that’s the case, I think the best attitude to have and one that I’m adopting is to consider it a double blessing! It’ll be harder than a single baby but I’m sure there are perks to it too
Thanks again for your encouragement!
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Congratulations! How very exciting…and scary?! How wonderful that you have plenty of family around who are willing to help–it takes a village, right? Looking forward to your stories! Will you seek out any “moms of twins” groups?
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Thanks so much Lynda! There is absolutely a scary, I’m-freaking-out element to expecting twins, especially when it comes as such a surprise. I will definitely not be shy about asking for help this time around.
So far the only twins group I’ve found is one on babycenter.com, and those ladies have been helpful, since they’ve been there, done that and can reassure me of my anxieties. I’ve also made a list of twins books to check out at the library since I’m sure there will be differences in how to care for and manage them when they’re born.
Not too many SSBE readers are parents of multiples (in fact, I think I only know ONE reader who has multiples) but I’m hoping that maybe this blog can eventually be a community/discussion for other twin moms in the future should they happen to stumble on here. Otherwise I’m just going to keep blogging about my toddler and eventually my newborns and see where it goes!
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Oh wow Nina, the hugest of congratulations to you and LO and your husband. I can only imagine the shock at finding out you were expecting twins! A wonderful friend of mine here in Brisbane who has a boy my sons age (just over two) has just had identical twin girls. They were born at 32.5 weeks but are doing amazingly.
Do you know if your twins are identical or not? Are you hoping for any combination of sexes?
Looking forward to joining you on this next step in your parenting journey! x
Thanks Laura! I’m hearing more about families who already have a toddler and then had twins next, and it’s reassuring to know that I’m not the only one. And that’s great that your friend’s girls are doing well; apparently over half of twin pregnancies are born prematurely so yeah I’m going to do my best to keep these little ones cooking as long as possible.
I won’t know the gender until a few weeks from now, so if they’re boy/girl then that’s the only definitive way to know that they’re fraternal. Otherwise, if they’re the same gender, then we’ll just have to wait til they’re born to run the tests and see if they’re identical or not. And yeah I’m curious to know the genders! I’m fine with any combinations, although if they were both boys then I’m BOUND to feel outnumbered in this house lol.
Thanks again Laura; your kind words are wonderful to hear!
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Congratulations, Nina! I have three kids, but they came one at a time. I’m sure twins will be tough, but I’m also certain you’ll get the hang of things in no time. Good luck!
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Thanks Betsy! I’ll be joining the ranks of others like you with more than one kid. I think THAT in itself is already a whole discussion: one of handling siblings, dividing your time between or among them, and essentially moving from giving all your attention to one child to now two or more. You and other moms of more than one can definitely be a great resource for me as I make this transition!
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Wow, congratulations and good luck. I look forward to many more posts!
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Thanks so much! I’m excited too by all the new things I’m bound to learn. Thanks for continuing to read along!
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Congratulations, wonderful news:)
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Thank you so much, Hannah!
WOWOWOWOWOWOW!!!!! I have been so busy that I JUST saw this!!! Congratulations!!!!!! Way to catch up to me Nina! LOL 3 kiddies!!!!! I’m so happy for you. I have to tell you, it is scary when you think, “how am I going to do this?” Mind you I didn’t have twins but being a mom of three…after the scariness wears off…it is SO much FUN!!!! Congrats again! I can’t wait to read all about it.
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Thanks so much, Betty! I know, suddenly I have the same number of kids as you Betty! That’s a good point you bring up, that it’s like “the more the merrier” even if it’s sometimes “the more the scarier” haha. My mom mentioned the same thing, about how she just relaxed so much more when the second one came; I suppose there’s just no TIME to fuss over everything anymore!
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Congratulations, Nina! I’m so happy for you, girl!
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Aw, thanks Kerry!! You have no idea how encouraging people’s support like yours is.
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Congratulations! I’m so impressed you’ve kept the blog going as you have through your first trimester! I’m just barely getting back into it and I’m only gestating a singleton. You might enjoy looking at http://www.sortacrunchy.net as Megan is also in the midst of a twin pregnancy. I’m very excited to follow along with your pregnancy and newborn posts!
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Thanks Karen! I thought about you when I would blog since I knew you would be able to relate
It was tough, and honestly I wasn’t able to write for as long or as frequently as I normally do, but I just kept at it, even if it meant having to lessen the number of posts.
Thanks also for the link! I’ll definitely check Megan’s blog out. And thank you for reading along; I truly appreciate it.
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Wow!!! Congratulations to you and hubby! I have no doubt you will take everything in your stride, just don’t be too proud to ask for help
xx
Thanks so much, Anne! Funny you mention help, since I definitely don’t plan on being shy when it comes to asking for help (and hopefully most people will oblige a pregnant lady with twins!). With my first, I was a bit hesitant, but now I’ll take whatever I can get haha.
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Oh boy! Congratulations!! I am a twin and I’m here to tell ya, you’re in for a ride! But it sounds like you’ve got tons of help at your side and that is wonderful! Again, congrats and I look forward to reading about your journey!
Thanks Carol! It’s good to hear from a fellow twin. One of my friends is a twin too and hearing her special relationship with her sister makes me think I’m pretty lucky to have twins

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Fantastic news! I once told my hubbie that I could be assured of twins, I’d go for it again.
Thanks Teresa! You are a brave soul
My husband was immediately in love with the idea of twins. Me? Took a bit more convincing 

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I was sincerely hoping my last one would be twins (I was in love with the idea of 4 kids, but ‘Love thought we’d go insane and broke if we had more than 3). Right now #3 is so miserable to deal with that I’m pretty thankful he was a singleton–though in the long run I still would have been thrilled for him to have a close playmate like his older siblings have in each other. Congratulations and good luck! I’m sure it will be both insane and gratifying in turns.
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I imagine the same: there will be “I’m so lucky” days and “I’m ready to tear my hair out” ones as well. It’s pretty funny how I feel like I got an instant “big family” in one swoop!
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Congratulations Nina! Such wonderful news!! I hope the pregnancy goes smoothly for you. Look forward to reading about your journey.
Thanks so much, Rashida! I’ll be sure to fill you all in on how it goes. So far, so good, thankfully.
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