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We adopted twins at birth. Yes, they were and are a lot of work, but worth every struggle. You WILL get a lot of intrusive questions. My faves were "Did you use fertility drugs?" and "Did you have a Cesaerean?" HUH?!?! Why on earth would anyone want to know that about a stranger? Those questions have died down A LOT now that the girls are older (they're 5). Twin babies are just too interesting, I guess!
Until the girls were about 3 or 4, we always had TWO babysitters at a time when we left them. We were lucky to have an older teenager who always brought a girlfriend along. Plus we have many family members who are more than willing to pitch and help! Our first "date night" was only a month after bringing them home from the hospital (they were two months old) - we went out for our anniversary.
Bug&BearsMommy is right: stores rarely can accommodate two infants at a time. In fact, Costco is the only place I've been that has double-seated carts. When the girls were really little, I would generally leave them home with hubby while I went grocery shopping and other errands.
We didn't have any intention of adopting twins and ours were the first set our agency every placed. We had exactly two weeks' notice before they were born, so thing were a bit chaotic but, as I said, worth every struggle and inconvenience!
Good luck to you!
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