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TWINS
Taking care of twins can be more than twice the challenge of just
one baby. All the more reason to use a baby carrier to make life
easier. Most parents of twins will buy two carriers so that each
parent can carry one baby. When alone, however, you may want
to try some of the positions below. Do not feel bad, however, if
you do not carry your babies together like this for long periods
of time. We recognize that carrying two children is very heavy!
Especially for a mother who has already carried her twins for nine
months in her womb and her pelvis and abdominal muscles may
need more time to regain strength.
For more details and tips, refer back to the individual tying meth-
od sections for each position.
1.
Begin as you would for the
Wrapped Cross I
(page 10), but
leave extra space to place two
babies.
6.
Pull on the outer seam of free
band to adjust fabric under ba-
bies’ feet.
WRAP CROSS I
2.
Place the first baby into band
slightly off center. Support the
baby’s bottom while simultane-
ously holding the band of fabric
with one hand.
5.
Supporting both babies and
one band of fabric with one
arm, pull on the inner seam of
free band to adjust the fabric at
the babies’ shoulders.
3.
Place the second baby into
the band.
4.
Make sure the fabric is pulled
up over the babies’ shoulders.
WRAP CROSS I
CROSS ON HIPS
CROSS ON FRONT
& BACK
7.
Supporting both babies and
tightened band with opposite
arm, now adjust the inner seam
of other band.
8.
Pull on outer seam to adjust
fabric under babies’ feet.
10.
wrap around your hips be-
fore tying a square knot.
11.
Spread open the bands to
provide extra support for the
babies.
9.
While pulling the bands tight-
ly, cross bands under babies’
bottoms and
1.
Begin with the same tying
method as for the
Cross
(page
18), but leave more slack in the
bands for the two babies.
2.
Sit the first baby in the inner
band on your hip.
CROSS
with babies on hips
4.
and pull it out across your
shoulder, thus twisting the
band once.
3.
To adjust the tension, take
the inner seam next to your
neck
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