Moms of Multiples - What to Buy for Gift?

These were my life savers:http://www.greatbabyproducts.com/Milk-Maid-Baby-Bottle-Ho...

I put my girls in there boppy's next to me on the bed with these bottle holders and could take turns burping them. I also used them when they were in their strollers and it was feeding time. When they were reall small I would have to use a cloth diaper to help prop it. And cloth diapers were always my favorite burp rags/spit up cleaners too.

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I was a nanny for triplets babies way back when - and we went through washcloths like you wouldn't believe. The parents had a stack of plain white washcloths (30-40 adult sized) folded on the kitchen counter. Whenever someone needed face/hands wiped, spit-up wiped off (or wiped up from the floor) or highchair trays hastily wiped down after a messy meal, or - you name it - a fresh washcloth was grabbed from the pile. A bucket for "needs washed" cloths was handy to toss the used one into before grabbing a clean one for the next job.

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Jumo-sized diaper genie? lol.

A boppy is always good to have, or one of those bumbo chairs. She won't be able to use the chair for a while, but once they get a little older it would probably be nice to be able to stick one somewhere that you don't have to worry while changing the other's diaper or feeding... etc.

The miracleblanket saved me with my twins. Nothing better for a mom of multiples than sleep.

How about matching outfits, with headbands? Adorable!

Double stroller?
Large size diaper geine
Towels
Wash cloths
Onsies are always needed

I don't have twins, but I know a family that swears by a Podee Hands free bottle. This way if both babies are hungry and mom/dad is by themselves, they can give one a bottle and the other one can get the hands free one. It allows for the baby to have one on one time too. I don't know how much it is, but thought it looked cool.

boucing chairs! the vibrating chairs that you can bounce with your foot. i only have one but my sister had twins and they were a live safer

Some things I've found useful that I've also given as gifts:

The Ultimate Crib Sheet by Basic Comfort - snaps on top of regular fitted crib sheet and has waterproof liner - you still see the pattern of the fitted sheet on the side of the crib, and it's SO much easier to change than a fitted crib sheet

Halo Sleep Sacks - get the larger sizes so she'll have them ready when winter weather hits

The "Emergency Diaper Bag" - a portable changer kit (I used one by the First Years - foldable changing pad with a wipes case and pockets to hold supplies - about $10 at Target), a couple onesies, diapers and wipes, hand sanitizer, burp rags, plastic bags (like newspaper bags, folded up and tucked into one of the pockets), receiving blanket, maybe a couple granola bars or other type of shelf-stable snack (nursing moms can get REALLY hungry) and a grown-up size t-shirt (because when "spit happens" sometimes the adult gets it too!). Put it in a simple bag - could be something like a reusable grocery bag or a hospital freebie diaper bag - and write a little card saying that this kit goes in the trunk of the car *now* because sometime in the course of new parent sleeplessness they'll go out with the babies and either forget the diaper bag or forget something important in the diaper bag.

Hi, I have twins and I loved getting kids' books about twins. There is a Sesame Street one called "Double Trouble" and a Dora one, but any that have twins in the story line are fun. There are also funny t-shirts for twins and moms-maybe google twin shirts, gifts or something.
The plus with books is that they can use them long-term.

What about 2-3 hours of a mothers helper so she can have some time to run errands, read a book?

The other thing we gave to my SIL who had twins was a pre-paid houseclearning with our cleaning lady.

Having 2 Boppies were a lifesaver to me.
I do like Meridith's idea of a prepaid housecleaner, those first few days home with twins are nuts!

Take a cute basket and fill it with all the Desitin, baby shampoo, manicure set, lotions, etc that no one else to think to get her-then wrap it in cellophane or tulle and tie it with a big bow! Pink, of course!

Podee! I am a single mom of twin girls (dad left during pregnancy), and although I nursed exclusively there were times I needed to bottle feed. I drove alone with them from Texas to Michigan and back when they were 4 months old (FYI- I did it as a 2 day trip each way). The Podee system made it possible for me to drive and reach back and pop the nipple in their mouths at the same time.

Also- anything about twins. I didn't have any twins in my family nor had I ever been around twin babies, and everything about twins just fascinated me. I just sucked it up like a sponge. Picture frames. I like having the frames that have 2 openings so I can have a picture of each of them individually together.

That's all I can think of for twins specifically. Honestly thougn there never seem to be enough diapers when they are babies. I've always favored the practical over the cutesy though.

Thinking back to my first year with the twins, something to help hold the bottles was very useful. Two bouncy seats, two boppies, two swings, a double umbrella stroller (for when the are a little older), a diaper champ, not a diaper genie, a wipe warmer, are some things that were super helpful. Also, I had a twin nursing pillow. A boppy would NOT do for nursing twins. Might be kinda weird to buy that for her, but if she nurses, she'll need it. A super neat idea would be a photo session with a photographer to take unique photos of the babies. I had the most fun having pictures taken of them.

I had one daughter & than 3.5 years later had twin girls (now 1) & honestly didn't find there was anything special I needed for two except the bath seats since it's hard to hold two wet babies! Mostly I just found I needed more. More bottles , more clothes, more diapers, more pacifiers! In fact there were things I didn't use with 2 bc it was too hard like baby Bjorns.
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Doesnt she have a registry?