Twinning It

We have wanted to chat with mum of four (including one set of twins) Shakira Akabusi for a long time but she's a hard lady to pin down! Author of The Strong Like Mum Method, Shakira's amazing knowledge about our bodies and accessible tips to help mums keep active means you might already be familiar with Shakira from her regular appearances on This Morning. We chatted to Shakira about juggling our fitness with the demands of twins and she also gave us some great tips on moving our bodies postpartum, as well as keeping it very real!You can find out more about Shakira's Strong Like Mum Method on her Instagram page. Twinning It is brought to you by pre-school twin mums Jenna Banks and Alison Perry, author of OMG It's Twins. We're passionate about finding as many tips and trick from our experts and other twin mums to help make life that little bit easier. And also, find some much needed solidarity during this unique parenting ride! Come follow us on Instagram!

Potty training is one of those milestone which just feels like an impossible task when you're faced with a little one or TWO little ones who might be ready. How do you know if they are ready? How do you juggle potty training with TWO toddlers at once? Should you even attempt to do both at the same time or just one at a time.Yep, it's fair to say we had a few questions for Louenna Hood aka @nannylouenna who really did have ALL the answers to our questions so we hope if you're at this stage with your twins, this will be a great help for you too.Nanny Louenna is a Norland trained nanny and the creator of the brilliant Louenna app and has oodles of experience with potty training many twin families.This episode is sponsored by Kiddiwhizz, the business behind The Multi-award winning Whizzer, which is the worlds’ first innovative Compact portable Unisex Eco-Toilet. A leak-proof family travel essential, and  game changer for potty training and disabilities. Head to kiddiwhizz.com or check it out on Instagram @kiddiwhizz to find out more. GET 15% OFF WITH THE CODE 'TWINNING IT'.Twinning It is brought to you by pre-school twin mums Jenna Good and Alison Perry, author of OMG It's Twins. We're passionate about finding as many tips and trick from our experts and other twin mums to help make life that little bit easier. And also, find some much needed solidarity during this unique parenting ride! Come follow us on Instagram!

Love the idea of travelling with the twins but can't quite comprehend the logistics of juggling all that luggage and twins? Well, us too so we were grateful to catch up with Karen Edwards aka @travelmadmum who is mum of four, including toddler twins, and currently living and travelling in Sri Lanka. As well as giving us some cold hard facts about travelling with children and twins (which she says definitely adds a different, ahem, 'harder' dynamic to the equation) Karen also shares some unique and incredibly helpful tips and tricks for travelling as a family. While Karen doesn't sugarcoat the realities (which was refreshing to be honest!) we came away thinking it's still worth the effort for those wow memories that will stay with you forever.You can find some really helpful advice and inspiration on Karen's blog Travel Mad Mum.Twinning It is brought to you by pre-school twin mums Jenna Good and Alison Perry, author of OMG It's Twins. We're passionate about finding as many tips and trick from our experts and other twin mums to help make life that little bit easier. And also, find some much needed solidarity during this unique parenting ride! Come follow us on Instagram!

Welcome back to Season 2 of Twinning It!Baby sleep is such a huge part of the twin parenting journey (especially when you have twins and you're trying to achieve the impossible like tandem naps etc) and just when you think you've nailed it, they become toddlers and you have a whole new round of issues on your hands! Like, the transition from cots to beds. When those lovely rails AKA the cot cage come down. With one child this might not seem that significant but when you have toddler twins in the same room, life can become one big party once they're no longer confined in their cots at night. While Alison had already made this transition with her twins fairly seamlessly, Jenna is still living in complete fear about it! Her twins have just turned three and in this episode we speak to Baby Sleep QUEEN Sarah Carpenter Norland Qualified Nanny and co-host of The Sleep Mums podcast and co-author of Sleep Better Baby.If you're going through this stage, this episode is a MUST listen. Prepare to feel calmed by Sarah's knowledge and tips - there are quite a few surprising ones too!Twinning It is brought to you by pre-school twin mums Jenna Banks and Alison Perry, author of OMG It's Twins. We're passionate about finding as many tips and trick from our experts and other twin mums to help make life that little bit easier. And also, find some much needed solidarity during this unique parenting ride! Come follow us on Instagram!

Welcome back to season 2 of Twinning It!There’s no doubt we’re all superheroes for parenting twins but we were very excited to speak to Kate Ball about parenting, not one but TWO sets of twins! Oh and two other children. Wow.  We had a great catch up with Kate as she spoke to us about the realities of a large family and about her incredible business Mini First Aid which has no doubt saved countless lives since its inception in 2014. As well as giving us her tops tips on this mega juggle, Kate also regaled us with a fascinating insight into what it’s like to walk on to BBC’s Dragon’s Den and come away with funding and brilliant Dragon Sara Davies. This episode is sponsored by Mini First Aid. Find out more about Mini First Aid classes near you or to buy a Mini First Aid kit head to minifirstaid.co.uk.Twinning It is brought to you by pre-school twin mums Jenna Banks and Alison Perry, author of OMG It's Twins. We're passionate about finding as many tips and trick from our experts and other twin mums to help make life that little bit easier. And also, find some much needed solidarity during this unique parenting ride! Come follow us on Instagram!

It's the end of season one of Twinning It and in this episode, we’re addressing us! Twin mums and our sense of self after having twins. To help guide us through this and give us some much needed tips our guest today is the brilliant Dr Jemma. Not only is Jemma a twin mum herself but she’s also an empowerment coach for mothers. We chat about how to create a (twin mum friendly) morning routine that will set you up for the day, how to find and come to terms with your new identity after having twins and also why it's important that we actively learn how to rest when we do get those odd moments of twin-free time.This episode is packed with insight and tips and will hopefully help you feel a bit less alone.You can follow Dr Jemma on Instagram here.Twinning It is brought to you by pre-school twin mums Jenna Banks and Alison Perry, author of OMG It's Twins. We're passionate about finding as many tips and trick from our experts and other twin mums to help make life that little bit easier. And also, find some much needed solidarity during this unique parenting ride! Come follow us on Instagram!We'll be back after the summer with season two of Twinning It - we've got some great episodes lined up already!