Hi everyone -- This is a new thread for anyone who wants to join -- we discussed it in the specialised pregnancy group section. There is another thread running here for twins under one with great mums involved ... but we thought we would start a new one with those of us who have gone through a stressful pregnancy together. Hope to see many here soon!

Hi Chillicat,

Thanks for doing this. I will come in here once I have my little boys.

Hi Chilli,

Thanks for organising this. Like Betty, I will be here once my two arrive.

In the mean time, I will be

Lea

I'll join in

My boys are now 8 days old and I am so shocked that they are mostly in a routine already. Have to be happy about that!

Ewan Alexander and Angus George at 3 days old.

Hi, i'd like to join too.

My boys are 9 days old and are doing really well, although not quite in a routine yet they mostly sleep all the time which I can't complain about

Ryan (born 5.03pm 11/4/08)
Alexander (born 5.16pm 11/4/08)

Need to go now as it is feed time (again!!)

Amanda.

I will jump in too- although I dont get much of a chance to come online-

Deegan & Kale are 7 weeks tomorrow..

Just wanted to say Congratulations to Briella - your boys are beautiful!!!

Congratulations to the new twin mummies!

Breilla - Congrats! I've been your pregnancy Your little boys are just gorgeous Cluck Cluck Cluck

It worked! Here are my gorgeous girls!






Hi everyone! Great to see we are up and running!

FRINGE: I have seen you on our other thread ... my girls are two weeks old. Went out with two girlfriends last night and it was fantastic -- first break since they were born!
AMANDA: Hello there, I can certainly relate to the constant feeding! Mine are on a four hourly routine. Can't wait until they drop that 2am feed!
BREILLA: Your boys are just gorgeous, what a fantastic pic!
LEA and BETTY: Looking forward to seeing you all soon!
ME: Does anyone have any tips? My girls are fed four hourly but are unsettled from about two to five am...they sleep beautifully after their feeds every other time! I know babies have one unsettled period every 24 hours, but would much prefer it to be during the day!
Cheers Chllli

Just beautiful Chillcat!

Cluck, cluck, cluck over here too!!

Thanks for the comments everyone. We are pretty smitten with them.

Chillicat - your girls are just gorgeous

Congrats ladies !

Another breilla-stalker here . I'm so glad to hear you managed to keep them cooking for so long- well done, hun

I didn't realise I had stalkers

How cool

Hello everyone. Åny tips to change the night waking to day waking???

chillicat- do you wake them to feed during the day? & at night leave lights low and dont talk to them- offer no stimulation- thats the only ideas I have- sorry of no help...

I wish my two would stop wanting to feed at the same time I thought by 7 weeks they would settle down a bit into some form of routine- but they are completely all over the place- and seem to be worse than when they were really new- we had our worst night last night.. just couldnt settle them the joys-

So excited to see the lovely babies here, I'll have my own two next week!

Chillicat - I had night waking with my first two kids. I used to try to expose them to plenty of daylight, even leaving curtains open while they had day sleeps. Also tried to get outside and active during the day. At night I made things as dark and boring as possible (dim lights while feeding, as little noise as possible etc.). In both cases it took around 2-3 weeks to get night waking to a minimum - it might have happened on its own in that time too, who knows?

Good luck,

Georgie

Breilla - my you do produce handsome men!

Chillicat - who's who? The little lady on the left looks like my husband when the children are up and about and HE is trying to get some precious extra sleep They are very beautiful little ladies.

Well all things being equal I will be joining you all in the coming months and asking for wisdom on how to wrangle my girls into my routine

Hi everyone! Fringe and Georgie, thanks for the tips!I haven't been out the house yet as they were born at 35 weeks three weeks ago and I want them to get a bit stronger before exposing them (and it has rained every day!)-- but I am sure when I start walking them around (or pushing them I should say) they will realise day and night a bit better. That worked with DD 1. Fringe, I do wake them during the day, every four hours on the dot.
Miss Lizzie -- LOL I have to be honest and say I am not sure who is who!! I will take another (better) pic soon! I had to take their hospital leg tags off today as they were getting a bit tight...tomorrow I will paint one set of toe nails. It is VERY hard to tell them apart -- they even sound the same!
Fringe, I hope they settle better tonight. I keep telling myself they are not this small for long so to enjoy (but very hard to agree with it the middle of the night with no sleep!!)
Georgie and Miss Lizzie -- can't wait for you to have your bubs and join us!! Too exciting!
Briella: Your four boys are too handsome, I will have to keep my little girls away from them in years to come
Chilli x

Hello, Hello!! Can i join please!!! I know i have been MIA in the multiples thread, im just trying to get my head around everything thats going on!



This is one of the latest pics of my bubbas!! Hunter on left and Kelsey on the right!! They are 2 weeks and 2 days old!

HI!!
Just saw this thread - what a great idea.
My boys are just over 4 months so we aren't in the twins 08 demographic but its still so nice to connect with mums who are new to this whole twins thing too!!!

How do you add pics?

Another who will be in her within 5 weeks can't wait.

Chilli your girls are beautiful and Sheree looks like you are doing a great job Hunter and Kelsey are very cute.
How did you all get these babies with all the hair ? They are adorable.
Thanks Chilli for starting this thread
RAch

Chilli- I have the same problem! My two will sleep all day if i let them, but they are up all night! Awake every 4 hours exactly!

Thanks Rach! I got horrible heartburen with all my pregnancies and all of them came out with full heads of hair!

breilla- I must admit i was a bit of a stalker too! Wondering how you were going and stuff!

Me- Going to Rockhampton tomorrow (1 1/2 hours away) as we bought a new Ford Falcon Wagon and we need to get a third row seat put in so we can all fit! We are travelling to get it put in as it was about $800 cheaper up there to buy the seat and get it installed! I hope the twins are good for us while we are up there! We also have to take our 3 1/2 year old daughter up with us! Cross your fingers for us!

Chat soon

Sheree xoxo

doubleornothing - There is also a 'Multiples under One' thread here in the twins section which you are all welcome to join (we don't smell, bark or bite )

Gorgeous photos ladies you all have beautiful babies!

Hello everyone!
Sheree - Welcome! I have seen you on our other thread! Good luck with your trip to Rockhampton -- I had the same problem, had to buy a new car to fit three baby seats across the back as we also have a DD of 13 months. It is a tight squeeze! Haven't gone the third row yet as needed the boot space. Hunter and Kelsey are gorgeous too, by the way!!
Rach -- Five weeks, how exciting! My DD also had dark hair when she was born, but lost it all -- and is now blonde! Wonder if these two will go the same way.
DoubleorNothing -- To post pics there is a great explanation in a forum called technical tips and questions -- it took me ages to work out! What are your boys called? How are they sleeping?
Me -- Girls slept all day today and so far are settled (I just did the 230 am feed). Wish me luck for the rest of the night!
Cheers

Oh the babies are all beautiful. Makes me really clucky. I can't wait to have mine.

Just some quick queries for Fringe: I thought it would be easier to continue to feed them both at the same time - time saving and efficient??? I bought the Ezy-2-feed twin feeding pillow to allow me to do just that. I remember when I had DD (she was born at 34 weeks and quite sick), she took about an hour to finish a feed and that was after she came home from hospital at her corrected newborn due date/age (6 weeks later). I just wouldn't be able to cope with feeding them one by one if they are slow feeders - but maybe if they are quick feeders it would be different. Does feeding them together make it easier to make a routine with their sleep patterns?

I guess they are all different, but most of the twin mums seem to swear by feeding their bubs at the same time for as long as possible.

Hi to everyone else.

Take care and I hope you girls manage to nap during the day to catch up on all that lost sleep. Gee, I remember how exhausted I was with only one baby in the early days. All you girls sound like you are doing a wonderful job with your babies.

betty- I got an ez2nurse pillow and it not in use at the moment- I wanted to get feeding esablished before sorting the tandem thing out- but twin2 - Kale is having trouble attaching, and its very difficult to get him on and to stay on and I honestly find tandem feeding an absolute juggle

routine wise - tandem feeding would be a hell of alot faster- wish I could do it-but until he starts to breast feed better I need them to feed seperately.. trust me at a christening 2 weeks ago I spent 2.5hrs inside feeding- bum changing etc..

one day we may get the hang of things

Hi all,

My name is Anna, I used to post in the expecting multiples thread. Had my b/g twins on 8/1/08. Lila Grace (2291g) and Levi Cooper (2125g) born by emergency c-sect @ 34 wks, they spent 2 wks in scn. They are almost 4 months old and it has just flown by. I also have two older children 4 yr old DD and 2 yr old DS, life has just been so busy. Haven't really had time to even turn my computer on. This is my fisrt post since I had my bubs.

I have been really lucky my two are mostly pretty good. Lila is a dream bub, puts herself to sleep after every feed, hardly cries at all. Levi however makes up for her, he likes all the attention and cuddles. He was suffering for a few weeks there with colic (didn't know BF bubs got colic) but as he has gotten bigger he seems to be growing out of it. Likes to be on his tum which I know is a big no no but you do what you can to get them to sleep. He falls asleep sitting up almost bent in two, it seems to relieve the pain. But he has gotten heaps better and they are now both sleeping through...WAHOO!! Don't miss getting up every three hours. This was absolute hell, as I am sure you can all relate to.

Overall I am loving being a mum to twins. I still have to pinch myself to believe they are here and that I am so blessed to have been blessed with such beautiful babies.

For those who have just had your babies, it gets easier as the weeks pass. Those who are yet to have your babies, all the aches and pains etc are all worth it. Don't tell anyone, especially my hubby but I would do it all again if they ever designed a big enough car. Then again we haven't started teething yet

Well best be off, have a stack of ironing to do.

Like Gumby, I'd also love to invite you all over to the "Multiples Under One" thread. There are a fair few of us 'graduating' in the next couple of months as our bubs turn one so it would be great to see some new faces....

Yeah please join us in Multiples under 1, otherwise by Dec Jen, Telli and I will be the only ones left... (if the current 2008 bubs leave us for this thread)

My bubsies by default shouldn't have arrived until 2008 (March!) so I kinda feel like I belong here but don't??? iykwim...

Betty, some of us have real difficulty tandem feeding for lots of various reasons... in the end it comes down to what works best for you... in my case Jacob never attaches well and Ruby has started to really hurt me and draw blood (writhing while sucking) so when I b/f they get done separately. Harder in that its more time consuming but easier in that I can spend a little more relaxed 1 on 1 time with them!!!

Nerissa x

Thank you Fringe and Nerissa for answering my question. I was just curious and keen to find out as much as I can while I still can - probably so I won't get too disappointed if things don't work out the way I thought. But I guess in the end, we all have to do what works best for us and our babies. As you new Mums can probably imagine (and remember) as the time gets closer to having my babies, I'm getting really nervous - and wonder how will I cope. But I also can't wait until they are here with me.

It sounds like you are all doing a great job with your babies. I am in awe.

You're so right, Betty! I think in the end its a bit different for everyone... I'm a routine person and so I really needed to feed 4 hourly, not go demand (demand being feed both babies when the 1st one wakes). Despite its difficulties, I couldn't have survived without routine. Plus, although I always wanted to be able to tandem feed (and I can when I have to), it works better for me not to...

That said, I still have troubles! Ruby spills so needs to sit upright for 30 min after a feed, so her feeds take 40 min. Thats kinda ok because Jacob feeds while she rocks in the chair... Jacob takes 50 min to feed, though.. then there's playtime, so its hard work. Also they don't go longer than 4 and 1/2 hours at night no matter what we do... *sigh* - so a lot of sleep deprivation here!

Niss x

Hi guys, sorry I have been MIA, DD1 has had a bad virus but is fine now.
NISS: I am a routine person too -- my girls get fed every four hours. They are now nearly four weeks old and its funny, one of them always wakes about 20 minutes before the feed -- the other is like clockwork -- almost as if she knows if she wakes early she will be fed first! When it is the middle of the night I wake the other one and feed them both at once. Much easier and quicker.
AANAH: Hi. I am so jealous your twins are sleeping through the night! Well done! You must be so busy with four. I thought I was busy with three! I agree about more bubs -- DH is adamant we have finished, but I would love another ... don't see it happening unfortunately.
BETTY: I feed both at the same time on the EZ pillow at night. During the day I feed one before the other as I like to give them a special cuddle each. But I make sure they are only 20 minutes apart at the most. They are in a good four hourly routine at the moment.
ME: Had a worrying few days with DD1 who had a very nasty virus, but she seems over the worse now. The doctor says I have to keep her away from the twins until her nose stops running so the twins are in our bedroom for a while! Luckily they are snooze-a-snorusus!!!!
Cheers Chilli

just wanted to add re: tandem feeding - It is heaps quicker etc. especially while they are still small (I also have the ez2nurse) but I have found in the last 3 weeks or so they are just too big for the pillow, their legs kick the back of my chair. I demand feed so some feeds are tandem but mostly they are about 20 mins apart. I have actually found it easier to twin feed with just a regular cushion under them now that they are alot bigger. Or I nurse one normally and the other I nurse in a football hold sitting on the lounge.

I have actually found that twin feeds stressed me out even more. I couldn't get up to answer phone or tend to older kids etc, they know that when I am feeding both I can't get up so they get into mischief - DS would also nearly always decide he wanted to do number 2's while I was in a middle of a feed. Also got harder to burp 2 bubs at same time as they got bigger and then trying to carry them both to their cot once they were asleep. I much prefer single feeds now. I also like to have a cuddle with each of them like a pp said.

Anyone else lost heaps of weight already, or lost it alot quicker then with previous bubs. I never thought my belly would go down after twins but after like 2-3 weeks I was back in some of my pre preg pants and slowly getting back into my skinny pants. Just alot of excess skin and stretchies left. Pitty they won't disappear lol.

I had a really silly comment today. "I think that if you have twins you have to have them first up, I don't think you can have them after one or two" Ummm??? What the? I don't really think it matters. I was kind of offended and kind of confused as I believe I have had them after two and no one really has a choice or chooses to have twins or more. Some ppl are so silly. I am also realy sick of ppl asking me how I am coping and almost seem disappointed when I reply pretty well. Has anyone else been told they can't breastfeed twins? Sorry for the mini vent...I celebrated easter over the wkend (I am russian orthodox) so saw alot of distant relatives and friends of etc for the first time since I had twins. Could start a whole new thread with the stupid things ppl say.

Hi Niss so glad to hear that you and your bubs are doing so well.

bjd I really loved tandem feeding while they were little and easy to manouvre etc and still do if I need to. Just alot easier now not too. Depends where you are too. I can't bring myself to twin feed at the shopping centre or aby other public place or at my FIL's cause I feel as if I bare too much lol.

fringe At my twins christening I also spent the whole time in a little corner of the hall feeding, burbing, changing etc. They were only 6wks old and still feeding all over the shop. The joys.

I have been madly packing the last two weeks, still have quite a bit to do. Started early cause I knew it would take me a while. We have bought our first house - an old queenslander style home in Ipswich QLD. Move in two weeks, cant wait, then the fun starts as we are going to renovate it a little. New kitchen, bathroom add and ensuite paint it etc. I think it might be hell with four kids.

I want to post some photo's but when I have previously done so they have been deleted from my camera. Anyone tell me why and how to not do this?

I apologise for the babbling and the longish post. It's just nice to "talk" to "someone" about stuff. I don't really have many ppl to chat with. Just my Mum. Only one of my friends has kids and I don't really see the others much. It's gotten to the txt msg every few wks stage. DH says we will make heaps of friends when the kids start playing sports etc. Anyone else find they strayed from their friends when you had kids. We were only 20 and 21 when we had DD and no one could understand why we were even married let alone starting a family. I am doing it again.

Best be off to bed

take care

Anna

Thank you Nerissa, Chillicat, Anna etc for answering my question about twin feeding.

Anna: I just wanted to say I wish DP and I started our family earlier. And no matter what age you are, it seems there is always difficulties for single or childless friends to understand your new life. For me, most of my friends have "been there done that" and are either not interested or impose all their well-meaning advice on me (especially about twins, although none of them have ever had twins - but they all had advice to give ).

Isn't it amazing how stupid some people can be with their thoughtless/sometimes hurtful comments?! When I announced I was pregnant with twins, my niece's FIL said, "Oh you will regret it - I can't think of anything worse!" Well I was so shocked by this comment from someone who doesn't really even know me - I just said, "Oh well, I can't take them back now! " But inside I was ready to burst into tears (bloody hormones) or punch him in the mouth - I couldn't do either so I just said it and smiled while I made a quick get away.
I guess we will keep getting comments, though. I've heard the other twin mums complain about the comments from strangers - it doesn't stop.

Well I only have 22 days to go until my c/section (if I can cross my legs that long! ) so I'll be able to come in here officially then.

Hi All

I have finally managed to get on the computer and come and post!!

All is going well here. Jordanna and Kara are 14 weeks old now! Scary where did all that time go???

As for some of the comments on twin feeding, i thought i would add mine.
I find twin feeding fantastic, it was hard going at the start with them being so small but now they love it. i find it harder to feed them seperatly. I find when im out i have to feed seperatly due to not wanting to sit there with everything hanging out but they do not feed very well at all and usually want more in about 2 hours. I find they feed better and are much happier when fed together.
As for the getting to big for the feeding pillows, someone at AMBA suggested the other day about sitting on the floor so they dont kick the back of the couch/chair, i never would have thought about that

Well best go and make the most of sleeping bubs!

Hello! Just gave the twins a bath, they are so cute!
BETTY/ANNAH: I started my family late and I agree with Betty, life changes no matter what. A lot of our friends have five year olds and up so it is hard to socialise. We are getting our back yard done so we can entertain more in summer as it is really hard to get out the house with three under one year, as you would know. I am also amazed about the thoughtless comments you get -- one of our friends said he wanted his wife to go through IVF so they put back one egg only ""so we don't get twins."" This is one of DHs best friends!!! Another said he didn't want to try for a third baby ""in case we end up with three girls"" -- we have three girls!!! Love the idea of starting a thread with these sort of comments! The comments about twins are something else -- people are so thoughtless!
DANIELLE: How many times are you feeding your twins and are they breast fed? I think they are from memory. Do you have others as well?
ME: Well my four week old girls are now drinking 120 mls six times a day so will increase the amount. I can't believe how quickly they are growing!
Cheers Chilli

annah - I will join your vent! Overall I have been doing quite well with feeding these two... Only the occasional bottle here and there. Anyway, I was on the phone to my sister this morning and both boys were crying away for their feed (It had been three hours) and I said, "look, I have to go, they are hungry." Her response was, "you should just give them a bottle, then you can put it down and have your hands free."



She is anti breast feeding but I have never said anything to her about her choice to bottle feed her son as it is HER CHOICE, but feel really annoyed that the answer to her is so simple.

Never mind the fact that my two are only 2 and a half weeks old and shouldn't be left alone to feed anyway.

GRRR! People make stupid comments.

Prior to her phone call I was considering asking my mother to come around one day a week to help with the housework and earn a little money for it... however my mother's attitude is the same as my sister's and I don't think I would want to be lectured about it over and over on a weekly basis. She'd drive me insane. Think I would prefer a messy house.

Anyway... my rant ends there.

Breilla -- I am bottle feeding my twins because I didn't have any milk (I would prefer to breast feed) and it is not easy! I can't see how your sister thinks it is easier -- you can't leave babies alone with bottles anyway, prop feeding is dangerous. So just ignore the comments!! I get them too (about not breast feeding) and get sick of explaining why not. I also get sick of people looking at me in shock when I say I have twins. I feel blessed and their attitude annoys me.

I ignore them but it is just a pain when it comes from family because it isn't like a stranger that you can walk away from and never see again.

I just KNOW I will have to relive this over and over until they are weaned.

Hi Everyone,

Breilla - How annoying to get that stuff from your family, especially as you said you will probably just keep hearing it. I think you are lucky to be able to be breastfeeding your twins. I agree with Chilli (I am also bottle feeding) that it is not that easy to bottle feed twins either and you can't prop them with a bottle at 2-3 weeks, thats crazy!! Just try to ignore them and keep doing what you want.
I read your birth story before - WOW you did so well. I was lucky enough to have a VB with my boys but I had the epidural right from the start and mine were both head down with no complications so a big Well Done to you.

Chilli - It sounds like your girls are doing really well. Do you have trouble telling them apart? I'm not sure if my boys are ID or not, they had seperate placentas etc but they look so much alike. I have sent off the dna test so I just have to wait a couple of weeks to find out.




I can't believe how difficult things can be with 2 babies. I had to take my 2yo to daycare this morning and it was pouring with rain, of course there is no shelter at the centre and with one baby you can quickly take them out and dash inside but with 2 it is just impossible. I ended up leaving them in the car and quickly dropping Dylan inside, quick kiss goodbye and back out. Nothing seems to be simple anymore

Amanda.

Hi everyone, I am new to this whole forum thing so i am finding it difficult to understand some of your slang. So sorry if there are some silly questions along the way.

I had identical twin girls on 16th of Jan born by C section as they were both breech, I went to 37weeks and my bubs were still very small. Rylee was 2.4kg which isn't two bad but Haylee was 1.9kg. It was a bit of a shock but they only spent 10 days in scbu as i had some great nurses who convinced the docs to let them come home.(thankfully there was nothing wrong with them, just small).

They are now 3/12 months and starting to sleep through the night sort of. During the day they never sleep together. One sleeps then when she wakes the other sleeps. It can be so frustrating. I am B/F with bottle top ups as i found they were attached to the boob 24/7 with breast and still wanting more. I have resigned myself to this fact and am glad they still want me as there entree.

I have one routine with them that works well, we bath them everyday at 5.30pm and then feed. They go to bed between 6 & 7 (their routine)and now sleep all the way through till 4-5 that is Rylee does. Haylee who is now 4.4kg (1 kg lighter) wakes antime between 2.30 and 3.45am. When she does this i don't wake Rylee because i don't think it is fair that she is woken up when she is being good. I just hope Haylee will eventually come good.

I do find though that because they sleep 10hrs a night they don't sleep very long during the day (around 1/2 hr) and they feed between 2 and 3 hrs apart.It's like they are catching up on the feeds they don't get at night.

Anyway thanks for listening and if anyone has any tips pls let me know.

Skippy

Hello everyone!
Does anyone else have a problem with their baby weeing through the nappy? Twice one of my girls has soaked her clothes and her wrap....I am using Huggies Newborn and wondering if they are too big?? The girls would be about 3 kilos now I think but I am not sure.
SKIPPY: Welcome and don't worry about not knowing the slang, you will soon pick it up! And no question is silly Congrats on your babies and getting them to sleep through already -- that is awesome. Mine are only four weeks so I am still doing the four hourly feeds. Looking forward to the babies cutting out the 230am feed!
AMANDA: I can't tell my girls apart at all! When I had to cut off their hospital tags because they were getting tight, I painted Charlotte's big toenail red. If I get mixed up I know who is who. I try and dress them differently but it is a bit hard when a lot of friends have bought them identical outfits! My girls had one placenta and were the result of one egg splitting. Amazing! Quite agree about nothing being simple -- I also have a 13 month old and life is sooo busy!
BREILLA: Where can I find our birth story?? I want to read it!
Cheers Chilli

Hi guys,
can someone tell me what DD and DS mean i'm guessing the second letter is daughter and son but what is the first letter?

Also chilli i too found that sometimes both Rylee and Haylee would wet through, I think with me it was when i was really tired i had neglected to pull the guard thingys on their legs out fully.

Occasionally it was out the top as i hadn't tightened them properly.

If you think they are to small i would fold the top over just making sure you pull it tight over there tummy's when there legs are bent up towards themselves. I then found i didn't have any problems.

My girls are very different. If i could figure out how to post a piccy i would show you all. Part of it is that Rylee is 1kg heavier but they are at the moment very different. I am wondering if they will become more identical as the catch up, i suppose i will just wait and see.

Cheer Skippy

Hi....

I have finally got some energy (as a result from being so sick not from babies) to come in here and post. I even managed to read from the start!!! Good to hear that everyone is doing so well.

Issac and Jacob are now 5 weeks and 2days old. After 3 weeks of loosing weight (and a worried mother) the have really made up for it now and are growing before our eyes. Their placenta (formed as one) was sent for testing and are actually believed to be fraternal, not id like we were always told! To me even though i can tell them apart, but im not sure if thats because I. is always dressed in green and J. in blue, oh and J. has a birth mark on the side of his face.
Both are feed 4 hourly together, 2nd baby is woken. Then have nappies changed, are wrapped, dummies put in if needed and put to bed. Then they go off to sleep snuggled together. They will whinge if put to bed on his own for longer then 15 mins.
They too wee through the huggies nappies. When i think about it could be because of the leakage guards arnt pulled out.

Sorry for the ramble.
Okay gotta run must go get some lunch..
Take care.
Belinda

hi!

ds = darling son
dd = darling daughter
dh = darling husband
dp = darling partner

I find huggies leak all the time. It's less if I make sure J's willy points down in the centre (not off to left or right), but sometimes Ruby leaks too!

Am I welcome here? Mine are close to being 08 twins (2 days off and quite premmie)

Niss x


ps glad to hear some of you are like me, feeding 4 hourly... Ruby has cut 1 feed (3am)! But Jacob is a bit far off that... he lasts 5 and 1/2 hours though!

N x

NISS -- Everyone is welcome here, it doesn't matter when your twins were born! So jealous to hear Ruby has cut a feed! Mine did have the best night ever last night though -- only waking before their feeds. Hope that lasts!! Have to go as DD1 is going for the dog food..!!!

Oh chillicat - Jacob was like that for AGES!!!!!!!! He would wake 1 hour before his feed until about 2 weeks ago. Now he lasts 5 to 5 and 1/2 hours! Its been really difficult because Ruby was ready to last longer than 4 hours at night back when she was just 7 weeks old, but to make life (a bit) easier we made her eat with Jacob 4-hourly until just about 1 week ago when we thought this is ridiculous and tried it and voi-la! She lasted 8 hours (from feeding 2nd at 11pm, to 7am). Jacob will take longer... (also she is a bit on the heavy side..90th % for weight but 50th% length and head circumference... so 1 feed less is probably very good for her )

Trouble now is that I can't sleep after Jacob's feed (4-4.30am) because I'm anticipating her crying or being hungry! I can't trust it yet! And I'm so used to just setting an alarm and relying on it and trusting the alarm (so sleeping soundly, knowing the alarm will wake me). Isn't that just silly!

Also I'm still expressing.... just decided to move to formula. Until 5 days ago, I was expressing 4-hourly on the clock trying to maintain supply... it just got too much so now I'm trying to wean! But my boobs still wake me at about 4am!

I can't wait until they both sleep through AND my boobs don't wake me up anymore!

niss x

ETA - Skippy, mine are very different too... Jacob is 4kg (5th %), Ruby is 5.6kg (90th%) and their weight difference keeps getting more and more...

Are yours ID or fraternal?

Niss -- You breast fed as well, you are definitely a star! One of the twins has been awake a lot today, the other is sleeping so it will be interesting to see what happens tonight!
My girls are identical, and five weeks old on Saturday. We see their paedtrician on Friday and find out how much weight etc they have put on. I know they have grown from 00000 to 0000!
Skippy -- Thanks for the tip on the guards, I wasn't pulling them out so you solved my problem straight away! There is a forum called technical tips and questions which shows how to post pics. It took me awhile to work it out!
Belinda -- Good to hear Issac and Jacob are putting on weight! Are they sleeping well at night, just waking for feeds? It sounds like it! Mine are becoming more alert and awake now -- and they feel more solid to hold IYKWIM!! They grow up so quickly!
Cheers Chilli

NISS - Mine are Identical Girls. They are 4 months on the 16th - Rylee is 5.4kg and Haylee is 4.4kg. Both are extremely healthy and alert so i am not worried at all.

Rylee is my sleep through baby from 6.30pm till 4.30am and then goes back to sleep till 06.30am where as Haylee wakes around 2 then 4 then 6.30 so it can be very frustrating.

Haylee is also still in a some 5 0's with 4 0's being too big but i usually put her in them as it is too hard and expensive to continually buy 5 0's. Rylee is 4 0's with some 3 0's.

CHILLI - NO probs it took me a while to figure it out. I think there should be a hand book personally. Thanks tfor the info about photos i will look into it when i have time.

How are everyones twins developing. Rylee is rolling from tummy to back when she doesn't want to be there whilst Haylee likes to stand up. As she is long and thin she can hold her body weight up where as Rylee is heavier so she bends in the middle. They are both talking (baby talk) which is really cool and they both have such distinct personalities that it sure makes life interesting.

Would be interested to hear how others are faring.

Cheers Skippy

Morning All

Just thought i would drop in and say hi before having to feed the munchkins again.

I will add my comments to those about B/F and negative comments, i am so sick of ppl saying "you poor thing you have twins" GGGRRRRRRRR!!!!!!! it makes me soooo mad, i love being a mum to twins and would be happy to do it again in a heartbeat.

I have to admit my girls are really easy and good feeders and sleepers. They have their last feed around 8.30-9pm and then i usually wake them around 7.30am but they usually wake themselves around 6.30-7am. They are totally b/f but have a 30ml topup at their last feed. They needed it early on when they werent gaining weight. but now it is just a routine thing and they get uptight if they dont get it and wont settle!

I have a 2.5 DD as well so i understand hving to juggle 2 babies and a toddler. To make it more difficult my DD has had a few issues of her own and has only been walking for a short time so she likes to go in the pram or be carried a lot

In regards to the huggies nappies leaking, there are at least 3 different types of huggies newborns out there at the moment. They are the one with little pooh ber pic all over, the ones with 1 big pic at the front and then the lates ones still have the 1 pic on the front but the tabs can attach anywhere on them not just at the top. I like the latest ones as they are a better fit. The only problem is that most places only have the first ones and they dont fit as well as the others cos they dont have a fully stretchy back. So keep an eye out for the others would be my suggestion.

My girls are ID they only had 1 placenta. They are soooo dependant on one another. They have to be snuggled up against one another to sleep and DH cant take 1 and leave the other with me, they both get soo stressed when they are seperated. It is cute but it can be annoying.

Just on the feeding things, i tend to not let the girls go any longer than 4 hours during the day for feeds and they have worked that out and now i rarely have to wake them they usually wake every 3-3.5 hours demanding food!

Take care all