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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We didn't go to Europe - we took our five month old twins to Hawaii, then again at 18 months.  As lap children both times.  Tellingly, we were willing to do it twice, and are going to do it again when they're 4.

Seriously think about the bulkheads before you book them. Your kids are probably too big for the bassinets and probably won't stay in them even if they fit.  In the bulkhead seats, you're not allowed to keep ANY carryons with you because there's nowhere to put them.  They all have to go in the overheads - generally behind you.  So you'll have very little available to you during take off and landing, while if you're in a "regular" seat you have some ability to get at your stuff during those times if you have it under the seat in front of you.

We've had the best luck sitting on either side of the aisle where we can hand things back and forth.  If you can arrange to take a flight on one of the planes with the "seat back entertainment" - DO IT.  They're magical for this age group.

As for a stroller, the second time we went - when our girls were closer to the age of your twins - we took two Babies R Us strollers (about $30 each?) and a set of stroller connectors (from amazon but also available at BRU).  That meant that we could choose between having one person push them or both of us.

Finally another tip - dress your twins alike (or if B/G, then coordinate them enough that people can tell they're twins).  Somehow having one baby in the security line is annoying to others - but having matching twins in the security line gets you sympathy.  We don't usually dress our girls alike except when in airports.  Plus, if you lose one, you have an example of how they're dressed.

[b]And bring extra clothes for everyone - a stomach bug hit one of my girls while on a different trip and it all landed on me.  I happened to be wearing a fleece over another shirt and was SO very happy i could remove the puke-covered fleece.[/b][/quote]

15:50 here. Oh man. This is so true. How I forget the puke.[/quote]

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