Figuring out an optimal schedule can be a game-changer when you have twins! If you need some ideas for what a typical day with 1 year old twins can look like, see what these twin parents have to say!
Raising two tiny humans at once is quite a journey.
Just when you finally feel like you’ve got a decent schedule figured out with your twins, they are moving on to their next developmental milestones, and then you’ve got to make some tweaks yet again.
If your twinnies are somewhere around 11 – 17 months, here’s a glimpse into what twin life looks like for other families with one year-old twins!
We recently asked our community:
What does your typical day with one year old twins look like?
And here’s what twin parents shared:
12 months corrected
“First wake window is breastfeed, get dressed, breakfast, playtime.
Nap for 90 mins.
Second wake window is snacks, errands, lunch, playtime at home.
Nap #2 for about 45 mins.
Wake window 3 is snacks, outdoor walk weather permitting otherwise another outing, playtime while we make dinner, dinner, bath time, pj’s, breastfeed, bed.
Usually up by 7:15 and bed by 7:45.”
— Amanda
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16 months
“My boys are 16 months now…
-6:30/7:00 wake up
-Nappies & Play in their playpen while I get ready and do breakfast
– breakfast, teeth, get dressed
– then normally a toddler group/outside time/errands with a 20-30 min nap in the car/pushchair
– home for lunch, nappies and longer nap time
– playtime at home
– Dinner & the boys play while I tidy
– Bath, nappies, Pj’s, milk, stories, bed”
— Laura
17 months:
Our 17 month mo-di daily schedule:
7 am – awake and breakfast while I read them books
7:30-11 am – outside walk and time at the park or we do zoo/aquarium days during this time
11 am – lunch
11:30-2:30 pm – nap
2:30 pm – awake and snacks
2:45-5:30 pm – indoor play or back to the park with a walk and LOTS of reading
5:30 pm – dinner
6:00 – 6:30 pm – indoor play
6:30 pm – bath
7:00 pm – bed
– Carrie
A somewhat “loose” schedule
“We have a loose schedule because with twins you have to be able to roll with the punches.
7am Wake up and milk
8-9am Breakfast
Nap
12pm Milk
1pm Lunch
230pm Nap
6pm Dinner
7-8pm Bedtime routine, Milk
Of course will all the awake time we’re playing inside and outside, reading books, going for walks, going to appointments, etc. The main goal for every day is keeping everyone alive, fed, happy, and entertained”
— Nicole
“7am wake, snuggles, breakfast, play, stroller walk
10-11:30am nap
12pm lunch, play, social time/mom meet up, reading, play
2:15-3:45pm nap
4pm snack, play, music, dinner, play, stroller walk
6:30pm bedtime routine and lights out at 7pm”
— Stephanie
“Mine are 27 months now, so I don’t fully remember their schedule exactly. But we all got up around 1030/11 am, played, they napped 1-330, then we had lunch and bottle then another nap around 6-730, dinner and bottle, then bed at 10 pm. In between we played with toys or went for a walk. They only crawled a little at that time so they don’t do much yet.”
— Bethany
Got twins? Us too! The Twiniversity Podcast with Natalie Diaz was created BY parents of twins FOR parents of twins, from your pregnancy days through your twin’s teenage years, this podcast covers it all. It’s all about parenting twins, offering plenty of strategies for making life better, parenting hacks, and, of course, humor. We are laughing WITH you every step of the way.
A hot mess…
“Chaos. Every day the same, but different = chaos.” — Desiree
“Not great at the moment, not sleeping. Super fussy allllll day. Heeeeelllllppp.” — Molly
“Both have the norovirus, so right now? Absolute hell.” — Jesica
“Coffee and then I do things.” — twobornnursery
Life with 1 year old twins
Looking for more guidance on all the things for your 1 year-old twinnies?
Check out Week 52 on our First Year With Twins Timeline!
It breaks down what to expect with 12-month old twins including: common struggles with 1-year-old twins, major milestones, questions to ask your pediatrician, helpful products, sample twin nap and feeding schedules, and so much more!
Interested in seeing more Day in the Life With Twins stories? Check out these articles too:
- A Day in the Life of Me and My Twins
- A Day in the Life With 8 Month Old Twins
- A Day in the Life With 2 Year Old Twins
- A Day in the Life With 5 Year Old Twins
- It’s Naptime! Twins Nap Schedules Through the Years
