Twinning It

Here on the Twinning It podcast we like to cover a whole range of meaty twin topics, from feeding to starting school, but that doesn't mean we can't cover the lighter side of twin parent life. And in this week's episode we chat to content creator and mum of twins Lucy Jessica Carter about all things fashion!She chats to us about dressing her twin bump with style, what she wore in those early newborn days for comfort and the joys of shopping on Vinted for our kids' clothing.We also chat about travel and holidays - Lucy is former cabin crew - and get some twin mum tips from her!You can follow Lucy on Instagram.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!

Primary school has arrived for you - but should you separate or keep your twins together?It's the BIG question that twin parents agonise over from the time their twins take their first steps!On this episode we are joined by Twins Trust's Victoria Morrell (who also happens to be mum of TWO sets of twins) who kept her twins together and the award-winning blogger Helen Copson from Twins Tantrums and Cold Coffee, who decided to separate hers.There's no right or wrong answer to this MAJOR twin-parent conundrum, but this brilliant conversation will definitely help you to navigate this the best way for your family. And with Alison's twins about to start school and Jenna already thinking about it even though hers are just turning three, we loved hearing both sides of the story and the pros and cons of both options. Twins Trust has some brilliant resources on this:Our top tips when making school applications for your twins, triplets or morePrepare your twins, triplets or more for starting schoolTogether or apart?And Helen's blog has some great info too:Separating twins at school - everything you need to knowSeparating twins into different classes - why I'm glad I did itTwinning 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!

Our guest on this episode is the undisputed Queen of Weaning! Annabel Karmel has been writing baby and children's recipe and food books for over 30 years. From her first book - The Complete Baby and Toddler Meal Planner in 1991 – a book that has become the 2nd best-selling non-fiction hardback of all time to her most recent, a gorgeous picture book for children Where Does My Food Come From?We chat to Annabel about weaning twins to get all of her top tips and advice. We also chat about handling fussy eaters and pick up lots of great ideas along the way.Where Does My Food Come From? is available to buy now and you can find out more about Annabel on her website.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!

Our guest on this episode is Kathryn Stagg, a certified lactation consultant who offers breastfeeding support to hundreds if not thousands of mums. As a twin mum herself, Kathryn breastfed and received such amazing support that she wanted to pay it forward and so set up a Breastfeeding Twins and Triplets UK Facebook community. That community has grown to be a charity that offers advice and support to many. We chat to Kathryn about her own breastfeeding experience, she shares her views on how the UK isn't set up to support breastfeeding parents and she gives some great advice on what to do if you want to breastfeed but finding it hard.Follow Kathryn on Instagram and check out her Facebook community.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!

In our second episode, Made in Chelsea star Ollie Locke speaks to us about expecting boy/girl twins with husband Gareth Locke. Ollie talks openly about the twists and turns of their surrogacy journey, revealing how they're planning for the arrival of their newborns and even discusses baby names.He also tells us about new children's book series The Faraway Adventures of Henry Bogget. Henry Bogget is an ordinary boy of just eight years old, with a secret about magic in London...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 to episode one of Twinning It!In our first episode, psychotherapist, author and podcaster Anna Mathur gives us her top tips on to how cope with the emotions that often arise through being a twin parent: overwhelm, burnout and mum guilt.You'll take away some amazing light bulb moments to help navigate every day life with multiples! Check out Anna on Instagram @annamathur and her latest book The Little Book of Calm for New Mums is out now. 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!