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Double the Stuff?
What You Really Need to Prepare for Twins
By Jamie Moore
Keep in mind that you won't need every piece of gear the first week after returning home from the hospital. The babies won't use a high chair until they can sit up by themselves, usually around 6 months. And two newborns can share one crib until they reach about 3 months.
So it is possible to pace your spending when stocking your nursery. Get creative about trimming costs, too. Borrow from friends when you can, ask stores about multiple discounts and check for used gear at yard sales – especially those given by parents of multiples clubs, suggests Moskwinski.
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Babies usually derive comfort from being placed in close proximity to one another during the early weeks after birth, says ebecca Moskwinski, mother of twins, executive vice president of the National Organization of Mothers of Twins Clubs and editor of Twins to Quints: The Complete Manual for Parents of Multiple Birth Children