i just read what to expect when you're expecting and what to expect the first year. which i LOVE what to expect the first year. happiest baby on the block and belly laughs (the belly laughs was for me. lol)
For pregnancy, not necessarily twin pregnancy but read it all the time anyway is the Mayo Clinic's Guide to a Healthy Pregnancy.
For twin pregnancy, I loved "Twinspiration" by Cheryl Lage. It is a practical book for when expecting and then for the first year after they are born. For expecting twins, I liked "When Expecting Twins, Triplets and Quads". They have great info on the NICU too which came in handy for me.
Heatherlynn22 & tbeards - I have "What to Expect when you are Expecting" and MANY MANY other books from my first pregnancy with my daughter - but most of them have very little about twins. My mom is a Doula and she sent me several books.
But I was more or less wondering about books specifically about twins. I will check out the two tbeards suggested - thanks! I read that some books can make you have more worries than necessary. I dont need a book for that, the internet is good at that! :)
I also was looking at books to get my daughter, who is almost 2, about the new babies coming and mommy being pregnant. I dont know how much she really gets at this point - she does say i have big belly and does say "two babies" but I dont REALLY know what she understands or thinks. So I wanted to get a book for her. I was thinking about "My New Baby", "Waiting for Baby" and/or "I'm a big sister" but those are all about mama having ONE baby. Was just curious if any of you knew of books where mama has TWO babies :)
Quick, before the babies come and you have no time, write a childrens book about this. LOL What a great idea
The book I have is called "How to have a healthy twin pregnancy." It's pretty good...
Search amazon . com under the books category and enter the word twins. They have great prices on books (sometimes free shipping) but it takes a week or so for delivery.
Is Dora the Explorer popular at all in Germany? We have a few books that, as part of the story, include her younger twin siblings. Not really about being a big sis to twins, but my daughter always got a kick out of them because she liked that Dora had 2 babies too!
When our twins were born, my mother-in-law gave our older daughter these twin dolls that she found at a chain toy store. They were a big hit. She named them each after her baby brother and sister and took them everywhere she went for like the first 2 months. Even now, they are still 2 of the more popular dolls in our house!
Ahh I didnt know Dora has two twin siblings. I have heard of Dora but my DD doesn't really watch TV (DH is against TV for her under the age of 2). She does have a Dora kitchen at my moms house in the US. I will have to check out if there are any Dora story books. Thanks!