well I have no idea where the last week and a half has gone, but I wanted to let you all know that we did it!!!
We welcomed Hamish Charles and Lachlan Edward into the world last wed - 09.09.09.
Both boys were much smaller than we expected - Hish was 1.46kg and Lachlan 1.23kg- but both are doing supremely well and now out of intensive care and into the special care nursery.
I am one blissed out mama and cannot describe how much I love them. It's so intense.
C-sec was a really positive experience, Bf going reasonably well so far, and mama and daddy just enjoying staring at our little miracles
sorry it's taken so long to let you all know what's happened!!
Oh Jen - so great to hear from you - WELL DONE AND CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!
Great to hear they are both out of ICU. Can't wait to hear more stories - but we obviously understand there are only so many hours in a day. Take care xxxxxxxx
Congratulations Jen!!! What wonderful news, I know only too well how much of your time it takes up when visiting your wee ones in special care nursery, all that expressing too, it takes it's toll. Don't forget to take good care of yourself hunny it's soooo easy to get too focused on the bubs and forget about yourself.
Ladies if I can give you one piece of advice that is really important it's TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF!!!! Taking care of the babies is soooo much hard work, but then you knew that, but once the honeymoon period is over when visitors and helpers have gone and it's just you and the babies it is really overwhelming. Mix that in with no sleep and hormones and you have a recipe for a freaked out mom. That's what happened to me. I forgot to look after me, I was too focused on bubs, some days I wasn't even getting a shower and staying in PJ's all day. I wouldn't say I had PND but definatley mild depression. Make sure you get to the hairdressers or get yourself and the babies out into some fresh air, even if it's just for a little while, it makes soooo much difference.
To get bubs through the night, I kept things quiet at feed times, no talking or smiling at bubs you must give as little interaction as poss, you don't want them stimulated at all at night time. And try to keep lighting to a minimum, just quietly change nappy feed, then put back to bed, then get the other one up and do the same. If you don't do the other one straight after he or she will only wake in a couple of hours anyway, so best to get them both done at the same time. They soon learn that night time is for sleeping and not having a chat and play :-) Another important thing to remember is if your babies are unsettled at night, comfort them and put them back in their cot as long as they have full tummies and clean bottoms there is no reason why you can't leave them to cry for 5 minutes, if they are still crying after that comfort them again but make sure you put them back into their cot, don't make the mistake of bringing them into your bed or else they will learn that if they cry they get to sleep with mom and dad. Babies learn really quickly, to get them to sleep properly at night will make your life soooo much easier. I did this method with my 5 year old boy when he was a baby too and had him sleeping through the night at 5 weeks!! Of course this may not be acceptable to all parents but it certainly worked for me and I wouldn't hesitate to do it again if I had anymore kids (which of course I'm not going too!!)
I'm thinking of you ladies that are sooo close, keep up the good baking girls Azz are you in Hosi babe? I've been skimming posts again, I really don't have time to read through everyones. I hope you are all well, it's sooo hard in those last few weeks.
Hi Gals ... am always skimming this post to see where you are at but never have the chance to post. cant believe my bubbas are 3.5 months and thriving well. they are v cute now and interact alot. I just had to post after seeing kezza's post! that is so great your are sleeping through the night. i wish mine were. they do do long stretches now, but am finding i am still up through the night whether it be settling or giving them another feed (somtimes not as much as during the day). now finding they wake around 5am and cause there is sunlight coming through and no longer dark they want to be awake, even if insist and put them back in cot ... they start gurgling and gaga ing ... but agree i do the keeping things quiet and they fall straight back asleep, but dont know how to make them sleep for longer stretches. A good stretch is 6 hours and that is rare - the average good stretch is 4 hours. how many hours do yours sleep for kezza and do you have a routine going at all? What about BF'ing? I have been doing formula and BFing since day 1 but slowly slowly am doing more bottles as they are now big eaters.
Am wishing u all lots of luck with your births and babymoons. It all goes so quick .. it is definitely hard work but wouldnt give it up in a heart beat. have been lucky to have help (in the form of mohter in law - who leaves next week) so shall be interesting!!!!!! esp now that they are a bit bigger and a bit more demanding and arent so sleepy he he! Agree with kezza look after yourself when u can and get out - a ride in the pram and car are big faves for my munchkins!
Mon
Jenc soooooo good to hear from you all that waiting in hossy and your beautiful boy are hear. I forget that there is light at the end of the tunnel. Good to here they are out of NICU and have graduated to special care. Great to hear you c-section was a positive experience as I am freaking out a little bit about it but I think I am over analising it. WIsh you all the best with BF and getting them home, pop in when you can would love to hear how you are travelling.
Kezza thanks for letting us know about the sleeping pattern you have. I have routine in my head and I can only picture what I am going to do in my head but of course it could change once they are with me. I found a good routine with my DD worked really well but who knows if it will work with the boys. I also got baby blues when I had DD not sure what was going on but I kept crying for no reason I put it down to BF and lack of weight she was putting on. Yes Im in hossy on bedrest been here for 6 weeks grrrrrrr.
Mon whaooooo has it been 3.5 months time flys thanks for the advice good luck with everything expecially wit the sleeping through the night thing.
Bella is your next scan this week?
Thanks Ausgirl
AFM I had my growth scan today twin A is 1200g and twin B is 1900g the little one has put on some weight but they say they are both doing ok and said there is no reason to pull them out yet which is fine with me. The sonographer doctor also said that 34 weeks should be the cut off if they haven't come by then he see no reason for them not to be born by then but of cause It is up to my OB he will suggest some date to her so can't wait to hear what she has to say. I will be seeing her tomorrow.
Oh Azz sorry to hear you've been is Hossy all this time, how horrible for you, you must be going stir crazy. But you are in the right place babe, your babies weights aren't too bad, are they giving you steroid injections to boost their growth?
Mon, it's great to hear from you, I kept looking out for you before I had mine, I was itching to hear how things went. Yours are exactly a month older than mine Sending you a mahoosive high five girly, I feel like doing that every time I see other twin mummies in the street :-) And the other mums that look at you with pity and say oooooh twins that must be hard work, I feel like saying No **** sherlock!! But of course I just smile sweetly Mine aren't going through the night yet, but 7 hours is a break through :-) If yours are going 6 hours your half way there, it'll soon click your doing all the right things so just keep at it. Hats off to you for keeping up the breast feeding, I couldn't keep up with demand, I have a 5 year old to take care of too, I was just exhausted, I did last 3 weeks so I thought that was pretty good. I have invested in some cloth nappies though to try and save some pennies on disposables. I'm not solely using cloth ones, I am using disposables at night and on day trips and clothies during the day at home. Some came today that I bought on Ebay, they are from Babybehinds, they are absolutely gorgeous, am soooo pleased I got them.
Anyway I could go on for ages talking baby stuff had better go and get myself off to bed, babies have just gone down for the night so I should be in for some decent sleep again tonight
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Azz are you in Hosi babe? I've been skimming posts again, I really don't have time to read through everyones. I hope you are all well, it's sooo hard in those last few weeks.
Sending you a mahoosive high five girly, I feel like doing that every time I see other twin mummies in the street :-) And the other mums that look at you with pity and say oooooh twins that must be hard work, I feel like saying No **** sherlock!! But of course I just smile sweetly 
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