Wearing Twins: What's Your Favorite Wrap/Sling/Carrier?

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I'm looking into what kinds of wraps or carriers I will use with the twins when they get here and would love some MoM recommendations! What kind is your favorite? What is the best for newborns? Any advice or tips for wearing two?

I think I definitely want a Moby wrap but I want to get the longer one (you have to call to order it) because I'm plus sized and with two babies I feel like the extra fabric would be better. However, I really like the look of the ring slings. I wouldn't spend a ton of money on a carrier, but if it's a good quality and will last me a long time then I might be willing to spend extra cash.

What say you, twin moms?

[elvenqueen]

I didn't know it was possible to wear two babies! This would make life a lot easier, provided it's not a trick like one worn on your back! Eager to hear suggestions here

[ashb62]

I preferred to wear my babies one at a time. I watched a few YouTube videos of twin wearing in the Moby and just couldn't imagine a situation where the effort to get both of them wrapped snuggly and safely would be worth it.

I rarely went out alone with the boys when they were tiny and when I did, I used the stroller. If we were out as a family DH and I would each wear one. Once they were bigger I would sometimes wear one and carry the other for quick errands or wear one and put the other in the cart. One of my guys never really liked being worn anyway.

I prefer more structured carriers. We have an Ergo and a Mei Tai. I like the Mei Tai better, but the Ergo is easier to use.

Once they were bigger, I did tandem wear occasionally with one on the front and one on the back, but it was a pain to get them in there and I couldn't wear them for long.

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ashb62, your little guys are so cute! The Moby does look kind of intricate and like it has to be tied the right way to be safe. I think DH and I might occasionally wear one each but I was thinking the wrap might be nice when they're little to keep people from touching them, and also because the twin stroller is just kind of bulky. For some reason I have it in my head that the twin stroller would somehow attract more unwanted touches/attention and I can kind of ward off germy hands by wearing them lol.

elvenqueen, there are a few sites that talk about wearing twins (http://www.windtraveler.net/2014/09/wearing-twins-my-favorite-methods-of.html). It seems like preferences depend on the person though!

[twinmomma]

I found wearing them at the same time to be really impractical/impossible. I only did it a couple times around the house with the wrap. It never felt secure enough to be a realistic out in public option.

[anakah]

@sassiecassieb, ive seen some twin mamas hang these signs that say something along the lines of yes we are twins, please don't touch me on the car seat handles. Thanks. No idea where they are from though...

We've only had a handful of incidents where strangers reached into their car seats and touched them though. Extremely annoying but we sanitized them afterwards and that was that.

[ashb62]

I never really had anyone try to touch the boys when they were tiny. People just liked to ooh and aah and ask a bajillion questions. I did find that we got stopped less when DH and I each wore one, because it took people longer to realize there were two of them.