Pacifiers 101: How to use em, when you’ll need em, why they could help your twinnies.

The MAM contests has ended but there are still really great tips about using pacifiers!:

Today we are talking about pacifiers!

If you are expecting a few bundles of joy or are a new parent of multiples, you might be stuck with the great pacifier conundrum. Do you use em or not?

Many parents of multiples find that pacifiers are a must have in their children’s lives. Perhaps the the need to “pacify” one child while tending to another, but there are many other positive effects that a pacifier can have on a child.

Back To Basics: One mom’s journey on raising her twinnies on the island of Dominica

By: Michelle G, Twiniversity member and mama to Andrew and Matthew

“My name is Michelle and I have been so very blessed to spend my first year of motherhood on the Caribbean island of Dominica.  My twin sons, Andrew and Matthew, were born 7 weeks premature in Washington DC in February 2011.  Because of the high-risk nature of the pregnancy and my 10 week inpatient hospital stay prior to their delivery, I avoided planning for their arrival.  No Baby Shower.  No late night on-line shopping.  No nursery planning.

Three weeks after their joyful homecoming, my husband received an unexpected employment offer that would require us to move to Dominica with a mere three week’s notice.  Knowing that I didn’t want to go back to work, I was quick to agree that we should accept the one year contract which would allow me to be a stay at home mom to my identical twin sons.