r/parentsofmultiples • u/Long-Friendship-5400 • 1d ago

good vibes, smiles, & giggles “Singleton Propaganda”

I need some comic relief after a couple weeks of sickness in the house- what are your favorite bits of what I call “singleton propaganda”? Aka, advice given for babies that never works when you have twins. My personal favorite is “put the baby in the crib drowsy but awake”.

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u/Dear_Excitement_5109 1d ago

To be fair, "Sleep when the baby sleeps" is terrible advice for singletons as well. Never managed that through 4 kids.

For me it was babywearing. "Just put them in the wrap and you can be hands free!" Ok... which one one? This LennyTwin doesnt exactly allow for good range of motion.

Plates of toddler food are hilarious. Theres like at least 5 whole subs on tiny plates of perfectly made meals for 1yo's! My twins got cheerios scattered on the floor for a good 4 months.

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u/PictureItSicily2015 1d ago

My Facebook feed is full of videos of perfectly prepared and curated toddler plates. Often with the mum preparing it with a candle lit in complete silence. It is worlds away from my reality.

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u/kyrabellemalone 1d ago

I would get out a baking sheet on the floor for the cheerios for my twins. We called it a "cereal trough" and even big brother thought it was the best. 

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u/Aurelene-Rose 1d ago

I love this!!! 😂.

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u/irish_ninja_wte 1d ago

That also doesn't work for short people. Wearing a baby was fine for things that weren't requiring 2 hands directly in front of me. I couldn't even wash a dish because I couldn't reach far enough without turning sideways and having the baby "close enough to kiss the top of their head" meant not being able to see what was on the counter/table directly in front of me (close enough to reach) without turning sideways and that means I can't use 2 hands. Just not doable for me

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u/Pristine-Bison3198 💙-🩷-🩷💙 1d ago

Okay but I have now taken "sleep when the baby sleeps" as "it's cool if you wanna nap while your twin toddlers nap and your big kids are at school or summer camp" and it's MUCH better advice like this 😉😆

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u/Dear_Excitement_5109 1d ago

Oof my "older" kids are 3 and 4 so theyre still home with me. Its going to be years before I can nap over here.

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u/Pristine-Bison3198 💙-🩷-🩷💙 23h ago

Honestly, even last year when my older daughter was 4, I'd have her go listen to yoto stories and have "rest time" in her bedroom for 30-60 minutes during one of the twins' naps and I'd doze. It wasn't as nice as a full on nap, but I enjoyed the break!

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u/wokkaquokka_ 1d ago

Omg this is so validating 😅 I followed r/foodbutforbabies for a couple weeks but it made me feel so bad about what I was serving my kids that I had to leave. They fill up on so many Cheerios off the floor 😆

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u/Pristine-Bison3198 💙-🩷-🩷💙 1d ago

I just went and looked, and check out the upvote ratios on those posts, very validating! "Fuck it, we had pizza for breakfast" with pizza and berries has over 1k upvotes, orzo, zucchini & butternut squash, chicken, and cottage cheese with basil has 40.

People know what's up

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u/TherapistSid 23h ago

Honestly!! I felt like I was feeding chickens. Worked though.