When you?re expecting twins, the one thing (perhaps the only thing) you can count on is that your parenting life will be entirely different than singleton parents. The best advice you?ll ever get is from fellow parents with multiples who have been there and done that. I reached out to other twin parents for their best survival tips for raising two babies at the same time.
Stick to a schedule

?Keep them on a schedule, no matter what,? says Jaime Cohen Pickles, a mother of twin four-year-olds, Ryan and Sophie. ?If one wakes up, wake up the other! If one eats, it?s time for the other to eat!? Your brain will be very sleep deprived during those first six months, so tracking what?s happening is one way to stay sane. My husband and I noted everything on a big dry-erase board in Chloe and Claire?s nursery. Cohen Pickles used the Double Time Twins Schedule Book to keep Ryan and Sophie on a coordinated schedule for their first eight weeks. For less analogue approaches, twin parents also like the Pocket Nanny, a handheld digital device that allows you to record diaper changes, naps and feedings, and the Jumelle Twin and Baby Tracker, an app that can track teething, fevers and milestones in several babies. Simplify mealtime

Juggling two hungry babies is incredibly stressful. Whether you are breastfeeding or bottle feeding (or a combination of the two), do whatever you can to try to master simultaneous feedings. ?You have to learn how to breastfeed both babies at the same time to mai...