E is doing so much better at home than she was at the hospital, she is eating and sleeping better- I think she missed her sissy- Im so glad! I'm so happy and thankful! I just want to eat these little girls! I honestly can't believe we made it.
It is crazy hard too (good hard :)). We are SO tired. It is impossible at this point to tandem feed at all because Evangeline requires so much attention to eat. We have to have 2 people for every feed, so if we want to sleep more than in 2 hour chunks or if Ryan wants to work at all, we must have 3 people at all times. We are so thankful that Ryan's mom is here to help for now, but are freaking out about how to do this alone!! Twin moms, please leave any helpful hints for us in terms of feeding one strong and one weaker feeder tandem. Also, we are considering hiring full time help, so if you know of any nanny/nurses in the DFW area, please let us know- thank you for your help!
they are gorgeous!! so amazingly happy for your sweet family. no advice on twins here, but i will pray the feeding & sleeping gets easier for all 4 of you soon!
ReplyDeleteHow beautiful! So happy for you all!
ReplyDeleteHi, we're new members at the church and have twin boys. One who had health issues. They were in the nicu (one for 2 mths and the other for a mth. He had 2 people help us for 3 mths and used the book Baby Wise to get them on a schedule...it was a life savor. We all set alarms and traded off feeding times so some one was getting at least a full night sleep or at least 6 hours each night between the 4 of us. They were both sleeping through the night by 5mths. Those first 5 mths are incredibly difficult, but I was always told nap when they nap if you can....sometimes I did and other times I just rested as much as possible. I highly recommend Baby Wise for the sleep schedule. I also have some schedules we used from another mom of twins that helped out too. I'm happy to send them to you if you'd like. AND, happy to help in any way we can. Hang in there, they are beautiful and you're going to LOVE having twins...best friends for life ;-) CONGRATS
ReplyDeleteYou probably don't remember me, but I met you once at a womens dinner/introduction at Gail's house from FWPCA, my name is Crystal Brooks. Anyway, my best friend Lauren, has twins and I swear she is the "twin whisper". She and her twin group set up a website ...maybe it will help you. I also know she would be willing to answer any questions via email or phone if you want her info....anyway here is the website...
ReplyDeletehttp://thetwinsource.com/index.php/en/coming-home/feeding-a-scheduling
Oh my goodness! I LOVE the fact that they scootch closer together at naps - SO sweet! Your girls are just beautiful! I so wish I could meet them in person. Take care sweet friend! Love you!
ReplyDeleteHi, I am a mom of triplets and our boys were in the NICU for 11 days, 13 days, and 6weeks respectively. Thankfully leaving the NICU, the boys had already been started on a schedule, so with the help of the book Babywise, we were able to maintain the same 3 hour schedule,that always repeated. I can say with multiples, having a schedule is of utmost importance , not only for the babies, but for mommy and daddy too. We had my mother-in-law stay with us from the time the 3rd baby came home, for 6 weeks. Between her, my husband, and I, we always rotated feeding throughout the night, this helped allow each person to get at least 6 hours sleep. Because our boys were premature, we were using a high calorie formula and breastmilk, which we alternated on each feed. The boys started sleeping through the night a little after 3 months, and Babywise helped us understand how to do that. Once the babies slept through the night, life gets a tad easier :) Following a scheduled helped the babies too...they all slept in the same room and all slept at the same time...they loved to be swaddled! I hope this is an encouragement, and the sleeplessness is only for a short season. Never forget amidst all of it, to pray. Our wondrous Lord will give you the strength you need for each day. Blessings- Jill (a friend of Luke and Janet Miedema)
ReplyDeleteCheck out this blog I follow --- she has twins and delivered very early due to the same reason you did
ReplyDeletehttp://sugarnspicetwice.blogspot.com/
I had twin girls 13 years ago. They were born at 36 weeks and healthy. One did great at nursing with no problems at all and the other was slow and sleepy and took forever. I did tandem nurse as much as I could by using a nursing pillow and the football hold. They were head to head. One finished earlier than the other and then I would just reposition to nursing one. I think after a month of just nursing I supplemented with formula so I could get more sleep and let dad get up and feed them. I don't really have any advice for you just what worked for me. God bless you and hang in there it gets easier as they get older.
ReplyDelete