Ready or Not... Here We Come! The Real Experts' Cannot-Live-Without Guide to the First Year with Twins this question feed

asked by crafty1 on November 24, 2006 12:38 AM
Uncertain where to start, how to coordinate endless double feedings, or how to control the whirlwind? Don't worry -- Elizabeth Lyons and her "multiples" sorority will get you through. For real-world strategies on coordinating endless double feedings, getting the babies on a schedule (preferably the same one), and appearing to have it (and them) under control while out and about, Ready or Not...Here We Come! is the hilarious, tell-it-like-it-is resource no parent of twins should be without.

In her first humor-packed guide to raising twins, Elizabeth Lyons highlights the experiences and strategies of a group of friends who met in a multiples birthing class, and survived their pregnancies and first year with twins together.

Lyons provides the all-important feeling of camaraderie that will keep expectant and new parents of twins smiling and optimistic, and remind them through it all how blessed they are (even when they feel as though they haven't slept in weeks). Ready or Not...Here We Come! combines strategies that Lyons has gleaned from friends, doctors, nurses, and even perfect strangers to form one concise guide that will undeniably prepare those expecting twins as well as new parents of twins to complete that all-important first year.


Topics include:
- Preparing the Lair: Mandatory Gear for Babies and Mom
- Getting Organized: The Key to Success
- Getting Those Babies on a Schedule -- Preferably the Same One!
- Out and About with Twins: Methods of Appearing As Though You've Got It (and Them) Under Control.

"Ready or Not...Here We Come! is the advice you need in the short, funny format your sleep-deprived mind can absorb. Elizabeth Lyons tells it like it is in a laugh-out-loud look at the uncertainty, craziness, and absolute of your first year with twins. An absolute must-have for every mother who wished there were two of her to keep up with the two of them." - Lisa Earle McLeod, author of Forget Perfect

"Elizabeth Lyons' humorous yet realistic perspective provides new parents of twins with a great starting point from which to embark on that all-important first year." - Dr. Bob Covert, Leading Chicagoland Neonatologist

"Elizabeth Lyons tells it like it really is. From helping you survive back-to-back feedings, living with the stereophonic crying, and coping with a double round of diaper rash, she tells you what to do, what to buy, and what to ignore. My twins are now teenagers, and as a woman who felt like she was the only one coping with double Mommying, I would have sold my soul for practical, supportive advice like this. There is a light at the end of the twins tunnel, and Ready or Not will help you find it. Where was Elizabeth Lyons when my twins were little?" - Kristy Lucariello, President of Performance in Practice and mother of teenage twins

"Finally…a humor-filled, solution-packed, tell-it-like-it-is guide to the first year with twins!" - Betty Jean Young, BSN

Look for Elizabeth's second book, Ready or Not...There We Go! this summer.


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It was cute, but not a Girlfriends' Guide-quality manual. Very much a formula-feeding, Ferberizing kind of ideology. (The fact that it takes so many pages to tell you how to formula feed your twins should be quite revealing here. I feed my twins in 20-30 minutes inclusive, simultaneously, and if I had to wash 20 bottles a day, I would scream. But if you want to know how, she'll tell you.) First-time moms might really get the wrong idea about breastfeeding based on the treatment of the subject here -- get a second opinion, for the sake of your sanity! It is far easier than formula, after about a month. The book does prepare you for the weird questions and comments you will get as a twin mom. I thought she was overstating things -- but no. The public is amazingly intrusive, and you might want to be prepared. Bottom line: I'm still waiting for Vicky Iovine to have twins.
reviewed by bookworks on November 24, 2006 11:26 PM

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I read this through when I was pregnant with my 4 months old twins. And I thought it was cute and interesting. But once they got here I have become desperate for any advice on how to handle twins. I have re-read this book dozens of times!! Trying to figure out sleeping habits, what to do for schedules, and reassureance from other twin moms that at the 3 month old mark it will get better. The things that I giggled at the most have held the most truth for me. Like, 'you should never microwave formula'.....'But you will, we all do and its o.k.' If you are haveing twins you need a sense of humor and THIS BOOK!
reviewed by nutshell on November 28, 2006 7:34 PM

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This book was not only very funny but also very helpful. It kept my attention the whole time I was reading it. I couldn't put it down. I did not know what to expect with twins. I already had a little girl (who is now 7) and even then when she was a baby I did not know how to handle her. Elizabeth (the author of this book) gives great tips and hints on how to deal with and cope with having 2 babies at one time! I would recommend this book to anyone who is expecting twins or more. I would even recommend this book for someone who is only expecting one child. The tips and hints she gives do aim more at a mother of twins (being a mother of twins herself), however, the tips she gives would work just as well with a single child. Please take the time to read the excerpt of this book. It will not only make you laugh, but it will make you want to read more. If you are an expecting mother (of any amount of babies) I would strongly recommend reading this book! I myself have already read it more then once!
reviewed by bookworks on November 29, 2006 2:27 PM

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Home on bedrest and expecting twins in the fall, I have been doing a lot of reading this summer. I have a 3 year old and purchased this book to help me prepare for our new additions. As others have written, it's just not as good as it could be. There are certainly funny parts and useful suggestions. However, much of the book reads as a diary of the author's experiences rather than a summary of approaches and objective recommendations. Certainly, not as witty and well-written as the "Girlfriend's Guide" series. That said, it is a fast read with some useful information on twins that your generic "what to expect" pregnancy books won't have.
reviewed by kmf on November 29, 2006 6:10 PM

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I bought this book since I am a mother to newborn twins. I hadn't given life with the twins much thought since my attention had been solely focused on getting them into this world.
The book is humorous and it offers practical tips. It is not judgemental nor "preachy" but it offers perspectives from the author and from her group of friends all of whom have multiples. When you have twins, you do what you need to do to survive the first couple of months and I think that some of the advice offered can help even "seasoned" moms, not just first timers. The book is humorous and not a step by step guide to surviving life with twins. If you are looking for a book that will tell you one way to approach parenting/survival than this is not the book for you.
reviewed by dataworld on November 29, 2006 7:10 PM

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