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Bathtime Tip:Tag Team/Taking Turns

A Tag Team Approach Makes Bathing Twins Easier When You Only Have Two Hands

By Pamela Prindle Fierro, About.com

What do you do when there's only one of you ... and two (or more!) of them? Handling them both in the tub at the same time can be too tricky. That's when it's best to take a tag team approach. A bouncy seat, infant carrier, or other accessory will come in handy. They provide a portable, but secure, wait station for the baby who is not in the tub. You can get by with one, but you may find it easier to have two within easy access so that each baby has a resting place.

First, assemble all of your necessary supplies and have them within arm's reach. Then, fill the tub. Have the babies prepared and secured in a bouncy seat or infant carrier. While you are bathing one, the other rests comfortably nearby in the seat. Even though your hands are busy with one twin, you remain within earshot and eyesight of the other, providing reassurance and comfort.

Wash, dry and dress Baby #1, then arrange him or her in the seat. Now it's Baby #2's turn!

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