Category: Children’s Health

• Our Experience Starting a Cranial Helmet for One of Our 9 Month Old Twins

  

  Why we decided to get a cranial helmet for our 9 month old son. Our honest experience, what the treatment involves, and why we chose to correct his head shape.

  twintestedlife

  March 8, 2026

  Children’s Health, Motherhood, Parenting, Twin Life

  baby head shape, baby health, baby helmet, cranial helmet, infant helmet therapy, motherhood decisions, parenting choices, plagiocephaly, plagiocephaly treatment, twin mom life

• Testing for a Milk Protein Allergy in My CHD Baby

  

  We are testing for a possible milk protein allergy in our CHD baby, which means solids are on hold for now. Here is how it feels navigating this stage with twins and choosing to wait so they can experience their first foods together.

  twintestedlife

  November 13, 2025

  Children’s Health, Congenital Heart Defect, Healthy Eating, Motherhood, NICU, Parenting, Twin Life

  CHD baby milk protein allergy, CHD parenting journey, introducing solids delay, milk protein allergy baby, NICU baby story, starting solids with twins, twin mom blog

• When One Twin Seems to Get the Short End of the Stick

  

  A heartfelt reflection on one twin’s journey through TOF, eczema, C. diff, and possible milk protein allergy, and the humor and strength that help his parents get through it.

  twintestedlife

  November 10, 2025

  Children’s Health, Congenital Heart Defect, Motherhood, NICU, Parenting, Twin Life

  baby eczema care, baby health struggles, C. diff in infants, congenital heart defect baby, infant allergies, milk protein allergy in babies, motherhood blog, motherhood reflection, NICU baby journey, parenting twins, raising twins, resilient baby story, Tetralogy of Fallot journey, twin mom life, twin motherhood