How to Juggle 2 Kids and New Twins?

help is exactly what you will need-get the house organized, prepare and freeze tons of food, hire help if you are able to-and don't you dare say no to anyone who offers to do anything. All the best!

A good friend of mine just had twins ~6 months ago. She also has a 4 year old son. He attends preschool part-time. My friend works full-time. During her maternity leave, she made it priority #1 to get her twins on a schedule. She used Babywise (which she had done with her son as well, so she was familiar with it), but you could use any number of other methods, of course. Anyway, she says it's just so important to have an idea of what's going to happen when if you're dealing with twins. So far she has been able to exclusively breastfeed (obviously she has to pump while she is at work), and her babies are sleeping at night so everyone gets good rest. Her little boy "helps" with various tasks related to his sisters (helping bathe them, folding dozens of tiny socks as they come out of the dryer, that kind of thing). Her husband is (fortunately) a good cook, so he helps out with cooking dinner, packing lunches, etc. So that frees her up to feed the babies and get herself ready for the day, etc.

Anyway, that's her feedback. Scheduling, and help from whoever will help. Best of luck to you and your family!

I would love to give you some useful information, but I am unsure of your situation. If you can please put some more details into your post . . .

A few questions I have for you:
Are you a stay at home or working mom?
Do you have a live-in partner? And will he be working or staying home with the children?
Do you have any support sysem close by (friends and family)?
Are your two older children very needy? And in which ways?

From your question, I am going to assume that you do not have many people to help you out. I would suggest finding someone to come and help you keep up with the household, even if you have to find a teenager to help with laundry and dishes.

My sister in law has one 6 year old and twin 3 year olds. SHe swears that she would be institutionalized if she did not have her mom's group to go to (without the kids) There is a group call MOPs that is national if you cannot find anything else locally, and they provide childcare for you. Since it is the summer, I would suggest getting out of the house so that you and your kids don't get cabin fever (library reading time, park concerts, etc) or find somene who can take your two older ones out for a little bit so you don't have to hear "I'm bored."

Congrats on your upcoming blessing and give some more details so you can get the help you need!

8 and 5 will be a dream come true!
Our 5 are all 6 or younger. Totally crazy. :)
You will do fine!

Eight and five year old will be a big help. I am assuming they are pretty independent. If not, they should be. The trick is get the twins on a s heddle. Feed and change at the same time always. I had a newborn, 1yo, 2yo and 3yo. You will be busy but very doable with bigger kids. They will also have to realize that their life will change.

My 6 year old loves helping with babies, I think your children will be more help than you think.

I'll bet your 8 and 5 year old will be a big help. Maybe you should give them some type of allowance for helping you with certain things.

I think everything will be just fine. Your older kids are 8 and 5. They should be able to do a lot for themselves, and do a lot to help you too. If not, you better get them into shape before those babies come.

can grandma come and help. an aunt?? maybe hire a nanny part time to help you.

seriously you will need extra hands when the twins are newborns.