Newborn Baby twins are double the work but also double the fun, from splashing in the bath to changing their diapers. The feeling can be overwhelming, just take one day at a time always accepting and asking for help if you need it. Even the most experienced moms can feel the pressures of caring for a newborn let alone caring for twins. When the umbilical cord is cut after delivery (this is painless), it leaves an umbilical cord stump. This will drop off within 1 to 3 weeks. Special care is required to prevent infection.
- Keep the umbilical stump clean and dry
- Let the stump fall of naturally
- Clean with a cotton swab with either cooled boiled water
- To keep from diapers and clothing rubbing the stump try to fold the diaper away from the stump and wear loose fitting clothing
My Best Tips on Bathing Twins
- The best way to bath twins is one at a time, it’s a bit tricky to bath them at the same time at least until they can sit by themselves.
- You can use a baby bath, the family tub or even the kitchen sink. I also used a bath support for our newborn twins, they could lay down keeping their heads out of the water (you could use a couple of hand towels to help with slipping if you don’t have a bath support).
- Get everything ready, towels, washcloths, baby soap and lotion (I used olive oil on our twins it was very gentle on their skin), diapers and clothes.
- I would lay two towels on the floor one for an underlay and the other for drying. This way I could go from the bath then wrapped up in a towel in seconds, babies can get cold quickly.
- You could tandem bath your twins with you and your partner (or helper) one does the bathing and one does the dressing.
- When newborn, babies can be bathed less often so you could bath each twin on alternate days.
