Having multiples takes some serious adjusting to in the beginning. Here are a few tips that I figured out along the way.
1. Put the first initial of each baby on the side of their car seat. This will keep you from having to adjust the straps to fit a different baby each time you put them in the car seat.
2. Don't buy too many preemie diapers. The babies are usually almost out of preemie size when they come home. Also, do not open all of the preemie diapers that you have. If they are not opened, you will be able to take them back and trade them in for a bigger size. I found that most stores would let me take them back and get a bigger size, even without a receipt.
3. Clothes - Do not open and wash all of your clothes. You may find that you do not like a particular type of clothing and if you open and wash them, you cannot return them. This happened to me with Onesies, I really did not care for them and had opened all that I had gotten, which was many. It would have been so nice to return them and get something different.
Same goes for bottles and just about anything you buy in multiples. I picked out Playtex Drop-Ins and bought about 8 for each baby, only to have none of them like the Playtex bottle and I had opened, washed and put away all of them.
4. Burp Cloths - Don't spend a lot of money on fancy burp cloths. You can get a pack of white washcloths at Target for 3.99. Burp cloths run about 8.99 for four.
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