BDT - you are doing great - keep those girls baking!!!

I am following the save our sleep routines! Its great - it was hard for me to really start before now - the principles i adopted about 2 weeks ago (when i bought the book!) it is a very interesting read and makes so much sense - my boys have self settled from the very begining but don't stress to much really early on - they are small and need their cuddles and one on one time with you!! Now at 6 weeks (starting today!) i am trying to follow the actual routine (time frames) adapted slightly to my liking and needs. The best advice i got from a few of the other twin mums is to always remember a routine is only good if it suits you - i have 3 different books and have taken the bits i like from each do you know what i mean? not sure if i'm making sense bit sleep deprived!
I pretty much demand fed - initially they were 3 hrly set by them + my little one wasn't to go more than 3 hours without a feed due to weight gain concern then i helped them change the routine to 4 hourly at about 3.5 - 4 weeks as they were bigger and i knew they could do it i just needed to break their 3 hour cycle (keep in mind i bottle fed from the early days - expressed breat milk + formula top up, now they are on formula as it was so hard to try and do it all!) i demand feed over night and wake the other to keep them in sync.

As far as birthing goes my 2 were both head down in fact one was so low every internal from a few weeks before birth they could feel his head! All the docs thought i would have the easiest VD but i stalled and he got stuck + my little one didn't tollerate birth that well so i ended up with a c-sec after 11hour labour! I had an epidural (initally reluctantly!) and it was the best - and i'm glad i din't take the chance without it. All i would say is prepare yourself well for a c-sec just in case as i was in denial a bit and it made it very emotional at the time - i shouls have prepared myself just in case. Overall the c-sec recovery was 10 times better than i thought it would be and my experince was great overall.

Through all my rambling i suppose i just want to say - prepare yourself but be ready to adapt and change - don't put any pressure on yourself! It is such a blessing having twins - hard work but such a joy! and like you after such a journey to get these bubs i just cherish every minute with them!

xxBella