2006-09-18 16:29:03 · 11 answers · asked by ally32_74 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
i have 15 month old twin boys. i will admit that those first 3 months are a blur and i thougth i was going to DIE of exgaustion!
take it easy on yourself. don't try to be superwomen and think you can do it all. take time for yourself. i know everybody on god's green earth says this but nap when they nap. try try try to forget about the laundry and dishes and crumbs. it is hard i know... but you will thank yourself later. if your husband or boyfriend is in the picture.... have them help with night feedings. we would switch off. my boys were up EVERY 3 HOURS for the first 3 montsh. I would do the 9pm and 12am. My husband would take the 3pm and 6pm and that would get me sleep on the weekends!!!! we would feed them at the same time EVERYTIME! so if one were to wake up i would feed him, then put him down and if need be wake the other to feed them. sometimes they would not want to eat b/c they were sleeping but it is necessary to keep them on a schedule. not for them at this point... but for you!!!!
if you haven't purchased two swings and bouncy seats go ahead and splurge. check out garage sales and such for deals. we only had one of each at first and it would have been DREAMY to have the two so they didn't have to share.
ROUTINE WILL BE KEY TO YOUR SURVIVAL! Of course newborns are not predictable; but if you start with baby steps (no pun intended) to a routine, life will be grand in a few months. babies like to know what is going to happen next. they like the predictability of a routine. it is comforting to them. i started by doing baths before bed everynight. we didn't get on a real nap schedule for at least 6-7 months so don't stress.
USE ANYTHING THAT WILL MAKE YOUR LIFE EASIER. Dishwashers, dryers etc. don't be afraid of technology.
If you are bottle feeding have a PLETHERA of bottles. don't go on the notion that you will clean them everytime they get dirty.
DON'T BE AFRAID TO ASK FOR HELP! Grandparent's, friends from church, neighbors, or a teenager in the afternoon. anyone that offers...TAKE THEM UP ON THEIR OFFER. Believe me... help disappears so take advantage now. my husband works on the road 4 days a week so it was just us for 4 days at a time. my parents would take the babies ALL day on Wednesdays and it was DREAMY!!! and on thurs. nights friends of ours would come over at 6pm, bring dinner and let me go to sleep and put the boys down around 10pm so that i could sleep for a 5 or 6 hr. period.
It will get easier... I PROMISE! They are actually really fun now and I can't imagine there being just one of them. They entertain each other (though that didn't happen until about 11months) and don't demand ALL my attention ALL the time.
Please if you have any specific TWINS question... email me and I will try and help you out!
GOOD LUCK AND BE THANKFUL FOR THE DOUBLE BLESSING YOU HAVE RECIEVED!!!!!
2006-09-18 16:55:56 · answer #1 · answered by piperlouwho 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My sister is due to have twin boys any day now. She had some advice from another mother of twins to sleep the 2 bound together in the same cot. Apparently they will sleep deeper and longer this way as they have been used to it since conception. These sites might help out.
http://www.babycenter.com/refcap/baby/babytwins/3590.html
http://topics-az.parenthood.com/articles.html?article_id=2398
All the best
2006-09-19 02:10:59 · answer #2 · answered by Elisha 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try to keep their feedings at the same time. If one is sleeping and the other is eating wake the other up to eat too. This will help you get more sleep at night. Also have daddy do 1 feeding and mommy do the other...pump it if u have to! cause u are going to be tired. Don't try to hold them all the time. you really don't want 2 spoiled babies. Remember it will not hurt your child to let them cry if you have to. If you are busy with one baby the other baby will just ahve to wait. Buy 2 portable/travel baby swings. They are small and portable and easy to move from one room to another room.:)
2006-09-18 23:34:43 · answer #3 · answered by Lisa 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Stick to a schedule and make a log of who did what and when that way you should know when to expect them to be hungry next or ready for a nap. Get friends and family to help. If someone offers to clean your house, watch the kids while you shower, make dinner say YES!!!
2006-09-18 23:32:54 · answer #4 · answered by Desiree 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am not sure how to help you with the twins! But the keeping the house clean check out flylady.net!
2006-09-18 23:39:00 · answer #5 · answered by PinkHighHeels 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wow you have your handful try feeding the same time and changing the same time try get them on the same schedule as each other it might make your life easier good luck and congrats
2006-09-18 23:37:17 · answer #6 · answered by Moo moo I'm a chicken 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try and stick to a schedule as much as you possibly can. Having twins makes it much harder, but you will save your sanity with a schedule.
2006-09-18 23:31:14 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Get them on the same scedule...that will make things much easier!
2006-09-19 00:33:54 · answer #8 · answered by g_bug 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
find a MOM group...Mothers Of Multiples...ask your pediatrician
2006-09-18 23:37:10 · answer #9 · answered by Library Eyes 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
a couple of rye and cokes!?!?
2006-09-18 23:34:12 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋