Baby Shower Gift Ideas for Twins Under $50.00

I have been a mother twice already. I have my lovely teenager daughter, going through the great puberty stage which comes with a lot of rebellion. I also have a three year old boy who I spoiled enormously and will forever be my baby and now I have twins on the way. I know the gender of my two new little ones I am expecting but I’m not ready to share just yet.

On my quest to find out what being a twin mom is all about, I am learning a lot of new things. Some of the things I’m learning are making me a bit paranoid; it has me questioning myself if I can really handle this task.

As I am going through baby products for twins, I have come across a few essentials that every twin mom will need plenty of - in stock. When there is more than one you need double or even triple of what you had for a singleton.

Below I have listed the Top 10 Items a twin mom will need plenty of.
If you’re a mom make sure you stock up before the 2 new blessing arrive or if you are baby shower shopping for twins, these are some great ideas and they are all under $50.00.

1.   Full Supply of Diapers (Disposable or Cloth) and Wipes

You can expect each baby to soil/wet 8 to 12 diapers a day for at least the first two months. You will go through 960 to 1,440 diapers in your first 60 days alone. If you use cloth diapers, keep in mind you will save plenty of money that you could use toward other essential items.

2.   Diaper Genie

What goes in must come out. Many of the predominant diaper manufacturers put coupons in the newspaper regularly and offer coupons to moms of twins; however, even with coupons name-brand diapers are still much more expensive.

You will defiantly need a diaper genie to dispose all those diapers you will be putting to use. Diaper Genie is so convenient because you it hold up to 270 newborn diapers which means less time taken from you traveling outside to the garbage can an it hold the stronger order of those stinky diapers

3.   My Best Friend Twin Nursing Pillow

I have always breasted my kids, and was wondering how I was going to manage two babies at once that want a feeding. My Best Friend Twin Nursing Pillow was recommended to me by a old HS friend who also has twins. Despite it comes in green the pillow was made to support new mothers of breastfeeding twins. The pillow wraps securely around your body with an adjustable fit for most sizes.

4.  Car Seat Canopies

Canopies either for car seat or for the stroller are another essential. I keeps, the sun/rain off of baby as well as bugs and strangers who may feel the need to be all in your babies face.

5.  Batteries

Most baby toys, swings, rockers etc., C and D batteries are most common for larger items like a swing, but AA and AAA are commonly used for vibration in a bouncy chair or swing.

6.  Fisher Price Rock & Play Sleeper

Fisher Price Rock & Play Sleeper has an inclined sleeper and playtime seat in on with calming vibrations. The inclined seat helps baby sleep all night long. Definitely a plus when one or both babies are having a uptight day.
 

Other gift ideas are gift cards, a night of volunteering babysitting, Blooming baby bath, coming over and cooking a meal for mom and/or dad. Otherwise, plenty of diapers, onesies and wipes will be the biggest help.

             

The Questions I have Expecting Twins!!!

This experience is so new to me, I think I am still in shock that in a few more months that I will have identical babies to love and nurture.

However, I have so many questions and concerns. How do I know I won't mix one up with the other when giving medication if both are sick and accidentally give one of them two doses?
How will I manage breast feeding if they are both hungry and crying at the same time?
Will I need to get two bassinet's instead of one?
Why are the double strollers so ugly, and the ones that do look super cute way more than my rent?
Will I need to buy some sort of jewelry or mark them with a pen to know who is who until I learn who they are?
Then I have the regular concerns, who will they look like? What will I name them? Who's last name will they have? Will it be hard trying to handle newborns and a 3 year old who is attached to me?

Are there any twin pregnancy groups in my area, I can connect with and help me with my concerns? I definitely will be looking into that today.

Everyday, my head is going crazy with questions and concerns. Not only double the babies but double the thoughts lol.

If any mother out there that has twins and wants to give her input please do so. Also follow my journey on YouTube as I discuss my pregnancy journey!!!

The Single Mom Story

As a hard-working college student and maintaining a full-time job I would never have imagine me being a mom at 20.

My daughter's father was someone of a different caliber than I, somewhat of a less caliber I may add. He already had two kids my two different girls at the age of 20.
He told me he would be there for me which he was somewhat but he was too really to busy cheating to really be there.
My daughter was his only child he saw born and I thought that would make him grow up. However, that was a negative.
We did get engaged but also had to deal with him cheating with a lot of girls and doing a two-year jail sentence with him. After seven years on and off I couldn't take the lies cheating and to top it off the neglect that I was given when I gave birth to a stillborn fetus alone.
The road with my daughter hasn't been easy we've had lived in shelters, on floors and from house to house. There were days we didn't have food there were even times when I went to Social Services in New Jersey and got denied living assistance because I had moved from New Jersey to another state then moved back because I had nowhere to go. Then when I tried to get child support, I was told I had to go find my daughter's father and then call the Warrant Squad and tell them where he was and exactly what he was wearing so they could pick him up, meantime he's in the rears for around $50,000.
Being a single mom help to see who your real friends are and trust me you don't have as many as you may think.

I turned 31 I met another gentleman well someone I thought was gentleman LOL. After a year being together but not really knowing him I got pregnant with my son. Even though I didn't have the same struggles I had with my daughter I had to deal with it man who had a whole other life in another town. He had a girlfriend of 12 Years he had a drug problem and a history of domestic violence and he also turned out to be a stalker. I did end up going to a domestic violence shelter because he would hide in bushes by my home or come by all types of the night knocking on my door or on my window. I tried to make it work for the sake of my son because I didn't want to feel like a failure yet again and not giving my kids a family or a father.

As a woman and mother you have to think about what's best for your kids. Yelling, arguing, and fighting is definitely not so I was at it again at being a single mom. I had to realize being a single mom doesn't mean feeling, it means strength. Strength to leave a situation that isn't healthy for your kids or yourself making a good situation occur after being abandoned or having to leave a unhealthy situation.

Contributor: Danielle Turner