Twins Tale

In today's episode, Nat chats with twin mom and former pro snowboarder Tiffany Marshall. Tiffany is mom to mo di twin boys who are 2 1/2 years old, born at 32 weeks gestation, and had a NICU stay. Tiffany reveals she is miserable with her twins' sleep schedule, so Nat flips the script on Tiffany and gives her advice on how to get her twins to bed before 11 pm. Tiffany Marshall is twin mom to mono-di twin boys living in Park City, Utah. Tiffany spent many years as a professional snowboarder....

In today's episode, Nat chats with Jayme Wise, mom to 20-month-old twins, about conceiving her twins a few days apart thanks to multiple ovulation, symphysis pubis dysfunction (SPD), preeclampsia, delivery at 37 weeks, a rocky start to breastfeeding, a partner who suffered from dad postpartum depression, and so much more. Jayme Wise is a catastrophe claim rep who works about 50-60 hours a week from St. Louis, Missouri. She and her husband Andrew have been married since June of 2018 and have...

In today's episode, Nat chats with Anita Chaudhari, mom of 4-year-old twin boys, about her pregnancy and planned C-section delivery at 38 weeks, how her twins are alike and how they differ, why she naps her twins in separate rooms, what she's planning for her twins in Kindergarten, and her top advice for new parents of twins. Anita Chaudhari is a stay-at-home mom to four-year-old twin boys, Ashton and Noah. After struggling with fertility for many years, Anita and her husband Manny found...

In today's episode, Nat chats with Vanilynne Gulla, mom of 3-year-old twin girls plus a 6-year-old singleton boy. Vanilynne shares all the details of life with a "pair and a spare", including a bumpy twin pregnancy that lasted to 37 weeks, how well her son did when bringing home the babies, how different her twins are, what their bedtime routine looks like, and much more. Vanilynne Gulla is a former military brat, having lived in 10 different homes and gone to 10 different schools by age...

In today's episode, Nat chats with Brittany Bezore, mom to 3-year-old twin boys and a 9-month-old boy, about the trials of having a 3rd baby that the twins don't like, understanding twin language, getting her twins into speech therapy, her twins' bedtime chit chat, and the mistake of comparing herself to moms of singletons. Brittany Bezore is a stay-at-home mom to three boys, 3-year-old twins, Maverick and Murphy, and 9-month-old Major. She lives in Savannah, Georgia where she was born and...

Nat chats with Roman Torres, dad to 10-month-old boy and girl twins, about his experience so far as a dad of twins. Roman shares details on the twins' 37 week c-section birth, his favorite hacks for navigating newborn twins, what their daily schedule looks like at 10 months old, their bedtime routine, how he and his wife split up duties, starting solids, and the importance of nurturing your relationship as a couple with time away from the kids, and much more. Roman Torres is a new dad to...

Nat chats with UK mom Melanie Bidwell about raising 3 1/2-year-old twin boys, including getting pregnant with their 4th round of IVF, a positive C-section story, having anxiety leaving the house with infant twins, the high energy of two boys, potty training them one at a time, the positives of having twins, and so much more. Melanie Bidwell is a UK mum of 3 1/2-year-old twin boys. After many years they were the positive result after four rounds of IVF and although still shocked it was...

In the first episode of season two of the Twins Tale Podcast, Nat chats with Artea Funderburk, mom of 20-month-old boy/girl twins and a 7-year-old girl, about her easy vaginal birth, having an older child when bringing home twins, the realistic expectations she eventually started recalibrating for herself, and the different parenting styles that she and her husband work through each day. Artea Funderburk is a full-time mom and small business owner living in Washington, DC with her husband,...

Nat chats with twin mom Melanie O'Reilly-Rogers, mom to 2.5-year-old twins, a 5-year-old, and an 8-year-old. They talk about how raising twins really is quite different than her singletons, how potty training went for her twins, and using natural consequences. Twins Tale is sponsored by Zoe Strollers. Be sure to check out their awesome twin strollers here. Melanie O'Reilly-Rogers is a twin mom of 4 living in the suburbs of Chicago. No stranger to chaos, she helps other parents reign theirs...

Nat chats with twin mom Lucy Graham about her twin pregnancy after IUI, a diagnosis of cholestasis, C-section delivery at 35 weeks, how the newborn stage went with feedings and sleep, what it's like with a 2 mom family, and what her day-to-day life is like with 7-month-old twin girls. Twins Tale is sponsored by Zoe Strollers. Be sure to check out their awesome twin strollers here. Lucy Graham is originally from the East Coast but has lived in Hawaii for 16 years. She moved for grad school...

Nat chats with Meghan Matthews about her 13-month-old twins, including details on her very easy twin pregnancy and scheduled C-section delivery at almost 38 weeks, her twins' schedule at just over 1-year-old, and how she feels about her twins being very independent of each other. Twins Tale is sponsored by Zoe Strollers. Be sure to check out their awesome twin strollers here. Meghan Matthews is a 34-year-old full-time “essential” worker. She is a bakery manager at a large grocery chain....

Nat chats with Michelle Piatek, mom to 15-month-old twin girls and a 3-year-old boy. Michelle shares a run-through of her day with her girls, including their sleep routine, meal schedule, and how she makes time for her boy as well. Twins Tale is sponsored by Zoe Strollers. Be sure to check out their awesome twin strollers here. Michelle Piatek grew up on the south side of Chicago and earned her BS in nursing at Purdue University. She received her graduate degree in nurse anesthesia from...

Nat chats with Glorya Toloso, mom to 2-year-old identical twin boys and full-time online teacher for grades K-6. Glorya shares details about her twins eating routine, nighttime routine, bathtime routine, and how she balances the family workload with her husband. Twins Tale is sponsored by Zoe Strollers. Be sure to check out their awesome twin strollers here. Glorya Toloso is a professional multitasker. Her current projects include: creating and teaching online content for Kindergarten...

Nat chats with Kate Fraser, an identical twin who had identical twin girls ON HER BIRTHDAY (crazy, but true!) Kate's twins are 6 months old and she shares her birth story with Nat (which includes a vaginal delivery at 36+5 weeks before her scheduled c-section), how it's going with her girls, and what it's like to be an identical twin raising identical twins. Twins Tale is sponsored by Zoe Strollers. Be sure to check out their awesome twin strollers here. Kate Fraser is a new mom to...

Nat chats with Linda Grein, mom to three boys (ages 2, and 9-month-old fraternal twins), about her twin pregnancy (including a cholestasis scare) and delivery, the early days with twins, and how she's managing life with 9-month-old twin boys plus a toddler boy. Twins Tale is sponsored by Zoe Strollers. Be sure to check out their awesome twin strollers here. Linda Grein has worked in traditional public, public charter, and private schools around the US as a teacher, an administrator, and...

Nat chats with Kirsten Millar, mom to 6-month-old identical boy twins, about schedules, sleep, and daily routines with her sweet boys. Twins Tale is sponsored by Zoe Strollers. Be sure to check out their awesome twin strollers here. Kirsten Millar is a Manager at Rocky Mountain Institute, working on electric and gas utility decarbonization. She lives in Boulder, Colorado. Previously, she worked at Uplight (formerly Tendril) in business development. Prior to that she was in Oakland, CA, and...

Nat chats with Stephanie and Bo Giddens, parents to 5 boys: 5-month-old twins, two teenagers, and a two-year-old! They share details on how they managed the newborn stage with twins, and what their lives look like now at 5 months with twins. Twins Tale is sponsored by Zoe Strollers. Be sure to check out their awesome twin strollers here. Bo and Stephanie Giddens started their lives together 5 years ago. Both had a son from previous marriages that ended. The 4 of them grew to love each...

Nat chats with Amy Einspahr, a Gen-X single mom who lives on the East Coast with her four boys--a teenager, identical eight-year-old twins, and a rising kindergartner. She talks about "parallel parenting" with her ex-husband, living with her mother, and details on her experience raising 8-year-old twin boys plus two. Sponsored by Zoe Strollers. Twins Tale is sponsored by Zoe Strollers. Be sure to check out their awesome twin strollers here. Amy Einspahr is the writer behind A Lady and Four...

Nat chats with Renee Ford, a Canadian mom to 3-month-old twins, about her life with newborn twins, including her struggle getting pregnant with PCOS, delivering twins at 33 weeks gestation in March 2020 at the beginning of the Canadian COVID-19 pandemic, spending 1 month in the NICU, and running her small business in the middle of it all. Twins Tale is sponsored by Zoe Strollers. Be sure to check out their awesome twin strollers here. Renee Ford is a first-time mom from Canada learning how...

Nat chats with Jade Lambert Routson, mom to 5-year-old twin boys and 3 stepchildren, about her experiences with an easy, almost full-term twin pregnancy and delivery, a bought with postpartum euphoria (the "baby pinks"), and her twins' relationship. Twins Tale is sponsored by Zoe Strollers. Be sure to check out their awesome twin strollers here. Jade Lambert Routson wanted to be a rock star but settled for being a lawyer. She grew up with a kickass working mom (and dad) in a small town...