Author Archives: KMB

I can’t believe it’s been nearly half a year since my very good pal who lives in the US, and whom I haven’t seen since being pregnant with Liam, decided to meet me in Greece for a girly week together and a long overdue catch up, sans our hubbies and ch… Continue reading →

The Fancy Friday blog hop is back! We’re a group of past and present Stampin’ Up! Artisans who hop once a month for your inspiration. This time we bring you ‘Think Pink’… I’ve made five cards with pops of Pink Pirouette and Melon Mambo. Grab a cupcak… Continue reading →

1. Infused Vinegar

2. Hair Loss and Dandruff

3. Digestion

4. In the Garden

Continue reading →

Continue reading →

Starting solids is one of those great milestones in your twin babies lives. It takes them from babies into little people that suddenly have likes and dislikes.

One of the best things you can do before you start down the path to trying solids with your little ones is to get prepared as much as you can – mentally and physically.

Suddenly a whole lot of new things are added into your already busy day, which when you have twins, is full enough already. 

If you’re like me and want to prepare your own foods, there is the food prep time plus it is MESSY x 2 which adds more cleaning and washing – see what I mean by mentally ready?? ;)

First, you have to know that they are ready – and they may be ready at different ages.

They should be:

• Around six months of age (adjusted age) to ensure their digestive system is developed enough to process the food.
• Able to support their head and neck well
• Interested in watching you eat – reaching out for the food or make open mouth or chewing movements while you’re eating.
• Seem hungry after their milk feeds or demanding milk more often
• When you offer a spoon, they open their mouth and don’t push their tongue forwards and push the food out.

Remember these milestones may happen at different times for each twin.

Milk is still the most important food for growth and development until your babies are 8-9 months old so it is important that you give them milk first, solid food second, to ensure they are getting all the nutritional elements they require from their milk before filling up on other food. Once they get to around 8 months you can swap it to food first, milk second.

Getting prepared – things to think about

You will need:

Food preparation

A vegetable steamer – steaming the vegetables and fruit will minimise the nutrient loss and maximise the flavour. Just ensure they are cooked to a soft texture that will puree to a completely smooth consistency.

A stick blender that will create completely smooth purees

Ice trays – LOTS – you can batch make your purees and then freeze them. Makes life much easier.

A great
baby weaning book for ideas such as Annabel Karmel’s Complete Baby & Toddler Meal Planner.

Baby spoons and bowls / 
Twin Feeding Set

Mess Minimising

Bibs – large is better. I loved the Cotton On ones.

Washcloths to wipe faces and hands and arms and hair and…….

Cloth Nappies to go everywhere bibs don’t reach

Baby Wipes to quickly clean the wall/floor/ceiling from food splatters

A large fabric style
shower curtain that can be placed under the two highchairs. After each meal you can pick it up with all the crumbs/food splatter and shake it outside for the birds and at the end of each day just throw it in the washing machine. No need to get down and scrub floors or floor mats.

A
bucket with napisan and water in it so you can quickly put any soiled clothes/cloths in it. Pear and banana are seriously bad for staining clothes so get them soaking as soon as possible.

You will start having lots of clothes changes in a day – a good excuse for
more baby clothes shopping 

During the warmer months –
feed them outside. Far less stressful! I think the bird population doubled around my house when my girls were little. They were the best fed birds in the neighbourhood!

Highchairs

To start with your babies may be too small to sit in a highchair safely and comfortably so you will want something to sit them in such as a Bumbo on the floor/
Twin Z Pillow etc). They need to be sitting upright to avoid choking.

When looking for highchairs some things to think about are:

Narrow foot base – you will have TWO of these monstrosities taking up your kitchen/dining/lounge for a good year so don’t go for highchairs that have a really wide foot base as they just take up more room. It is also easier to have your twins sitting as close to each other as possible to minimise mess and for ease of feeding.

Minimal corners/edges/seams – baby food goes EVERYWHERE so the more nooks and cranny’s you have in your highchair – the longer it will take to get that spag bol cleaned up. And remember you have TWO to clean.

Easy to wash – the best ones are the chairs you can hose down or chuck in the shower.

First Foods

Great first foods are steamed and pureed to smooth carrots, sweet potato and parsnip and apple, pear and banana. If you are concerned about possible allergies then stick to one food at a time for three days to evaluate if there are any digestive upsets before introducing a new food.

You can then start introducing new foods every few days and start to offer combinations such as pear and banana, pumpkin and carrot.

There are LOTS of great websites and books on starting solids so spend some time with Mr Google before you get started so you have a bit of a game plan.

---

And to make life easier starting solids with your twins…..

Discover our NEW 
Twin Feeding Set. 

Designed by a mum of twins to help with the unique mealtime challenges that all parents of twins face

• Ease your mind about transferring colds and other nasty bugs from one twin to another.
• Reduce meal time tantrums as both twins are being fed at the same time
• Save time by getting through mealtime more quickly so you can get on to other things.

And I have a special launch offer for you….

Purchase two Twin Feeding Sets for the special price of $49.95 – that’s a $9.95 saving.

SHOP NOW >

Watch how much easier life could be….

Best of luck – it’s a very exciting time and hopefully I have helped to make it that little easier and less stressful for you. 

Continue reading →