Baby/Scrap Book for Two?

[amshark]

Hello, moms & moms-to-be of multiples!

There is a thread on the PAIF board about making a baby book or scrap book for your new born baby.  One poster suggested making a single scrapbook for twins, as many of the photos may be duplicates (embryo pics from IVF, bump photos, nursery photos, etc).

But, then I've also read that it can be important to help your twins feel like individuals, and making a separate book for each would follow this path.

Any thoughts from multiples' moms?  Do you think its very important that each baby has its own baby book, or do you think you can do just as good a job in a single book?

I understand this will be mostly a matter of personal opinion, but I'd like to see what people think.

[wamom]

These will be #3 & 4 for me. When my DS was born I had no time for scrapbooking and his is still not near completion. So I have 4 photo albums that I plan on putting together. 1 for each child for their first year of life. Yes the twins will most likely have duplicates but it is going to be their keepsake not something they will have to share.

[twinmomma]

We did individual ones. To me, a baby book is something special for each kid that they can take with them when they're older, so I wanted each of them to have their own. It doesn't matter to me that they have a lot of duplicate photos.

[purplegaloshes]

I just purchased "the belly book," yesterday and fully plan to only do one of those. I'd probably lean towards trying to keep separate baby albums, however. Both of my grandmothers completed baby albums for me and my mom recently gave me a journal that she wrote in for my first year of life. Even as an adult, reading through things like that makes me feel exquisitely loved just for existing. While I don't think it's necessarily going to damage your kids to do a joint one, (heck, lots of kids don't get one, period!) I think it's a nice idea to do separate ones, if able, to convey how loved they are as individuals, and not as a "twin unit."

[anakah]

They each have their own baby books with their individual milestones/preferences/pictures. I did however make one separate photo album covering their first year of life. That was more for me than them though.

[kels09]

I definitely planned for two. The boys hit milestones at different times and they have had very different journeys as well. Yes they were born on the same day but they have completely separate personalities too. I always try to take pics of them together and then one of each individually.

There are some pages I made duplicates of but it was easy to just lay them both out and put things in place since it was one layout done twice. I think when they get older they will appreciate the effort it took to create them

[anotherdreamer]

I did individual books. They hit milestones at different times, if they have some of the same photos they can still go in each book, and this way when they're older they can look at or take their own book. so I got them separate books. Their brother has his own, so it would only be fair.

[macchiatto]

Definitely individual ones.
I used "Twice Upon a Time," which are designed for twins and they read like a storybook so they're fun to read to the boys now. (You get one per child.)
www.amazon.com/Pack-Twice-Twins-Memory-Books/dp/0972467629/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1425184106&sr=8-9&keywords=twice+upon+a+time

[serejane]

I'm making individual photo books on shutterfly that document the pregnancy, birth, nicu stay, and first few months. I ordered one so far and I'm finishing up the other. I was able to get them for the cost of shipping with promo codes from similac and world market!

[ceebug]

I made one for each. As a few have said, they reach milestones at different times, and I like the idea of them having their own book.

[amshark]

Thank you for all of the feedback, ladies! It's been very helpful.