When to start preparing for Twins?

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When do you/or when did you start buying stuff for your twins? Cribs, swings, bigger items ECT? What week do you suggest to have a baby shower, since we're higher risk for premature labor?

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I had a great feeling that everything would turn out great this pregnancy- so I bought cribs at 14 weeks and started collecting things here and there. At 22weeks we put together the Nursery and have gotten all the bigger stuff- swing, bouncers ect. We are now at 24w1d.  Baby shower is gonna be at 28weeks :) having B/G twins they will be arriving no later then the 1st week of December. The Doctor said he will induce me and I won't be going past 38weeks.

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I started to gradually buy things around 22 weeks, although I did save all receipts/made sure all items were on my registry and returnable. And I didn't have a baby shower, but if I did it would have been around 26 weeks. I just asked everyone not to give me one though because I would have had to travel 6 hours in the car to go. Thankfully friends and family bought and sent stuff anyways

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I started buying everything at 17 weeks because I was afraid I would go into labor really earlier. We had my baby shower at 28 weeks because it just so happened to be the best time for my friends to throw it for me.

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I bought my first item at 13w( side by side double stroller, cuz I got a good deal on it,then at 14 weeks( table for 2 feeding) then At 15w I got one neutral swing since I still don't know the sex of my babies, at 16w I got my diaper bag, and this week at 17w I'm getting my car seats.. I don't think I ma have a baby shower since both of our families live in different states but if I was to have one... I would do 25 weeks. Good luck on your journey!!

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Because we moved from NYC to Florida a year ago and all of our friends and family are in NYC we had our shower at 22 weeks because my doctors recommend no traveling after that. Also, I'm not sure on the exact number but it's something like 60% of twins are born between weeks 30-36 so our doctors also recommended us having everything ready by week 30.

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We bought the car seats at 13 or 14 weeks, I was not sure the deal I found will last, so wanted to jump on that. And then I was patiently waiting for my baby shower. The shower was at 30 weeks and 4 days, I would definitely not go any later! I wished they would do it little earlier, but the only date that worked for everyone was the one I got. 
I did end up buying few other things prior to the shower - I got a super deal on silicone bibs from Facebook ($5 for 2 high quality silicone bibs!) and another great deal on mattress protectors that I had on my registry (paid $16 for 2, instead of $17 for each). I felt it would be silly to miss those offers :)
Now that the shower is over I am buying what's left on the registry.

When to start preparing for Twins?

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