Reddit reviews Ready or Not Here We Come!: The Real Experts' Guide to the First Year With Twins

I hear ya on the assembly-line approach. It can be pretty joyless. I enjoyed Ready or Not Here We Come by Elizabeth Lyons. It's been 5 years since I read it, but I recall that it was practical advice delivered with humor. Don't worry, you're not scarring them and there will be plenty of cuddles once they're out of the eat/poop/sleep stage. And babies definitely don't need a nightly bath. Don't kill yourself trying to do that every day.