Our Twin Essentials

I thought maybe it would be valuable to include our “must haves” all in one place. Everyone’s items that they use everyday are different of course but I found it really helpful finding out from other parents what they legitimately used all of the time at all the different stages.

NEWBORN

• Enfamil A+ Formula (We used the ready-feed because it was what they gave the twins in the NICU but we ended up converting to powder around 3 months)
• Medela Breast Pump
• Aden + Anais Swaddle Blankets
• Carter’s Receiving Blankets
• Newborn Hats
• Philips ‘Soothie’ Soothers
• Fisher Price Bassinets
• Weleda Calendula Face Cream (Newborns can have very congested acne prone skin, this face cream did wonders for it)
• Live Clean Baby Wash
• Baby Play Mat
• Dr Brown’s Bottles
• Diaper Genie
• Diaper Genie Refills
• Biogaia Probiotic Drops – We started using this around 3 months. Their little digestive systems are still developing and this really helped especially because it was around this time that we had to convert the twins exclusively to formula.

6 – 9 MONTHS

• Sophie La Giraffe (Teether)
• Baby Jumper (The Circle of Neglect)
• White Noise Machine
• Foam Tiles (Once the boys started trying to crawl/climb they fell down a LOT so the foam tiles helped reduce the damage for sure)
• Ingenuity High Chair (So key for the twins that all parts can be removed & washed and it’s on wheels so it can be moved around easily)
• Baby rear view mirror
• Huggies Night Diapers (Prevented MANY overnight blowouts)
• Nasal Aspirator Trust me, when your baby gets their first cold and they’re congested…. you will be happy you have this.

9+ MONTHS (aka Right Now)

• Cheerios (Once you get past the dissolvable puffs these were great for teething & easy snacks)
• Gerber Puffs
• The Wiggles (I can’t even explain how mesmerized the babies are by this show and it’s made me able to empty the dishwasher on more than one occasion)
• Outlet Covers – The beginning of our baby proofing. Babies legitimately have a fascination with outlets for some reason so these are very necessary.