Why is 6 mos so much better?

I am suffering twin burnout with my 4.5 mo old twins. I keep seeing ppl say 6 mos is so much better. What is going to change in the next 5 -6 weeks that will make things so much better than now? I need something to look forward to and to keep me sane!

 

At 6 months mine were:

less fussy
sleeping on more routine, consistent basis
almost sitting up on their own
more social
content to play alone on a blanket on the floor for a few minutes
loved their exersaucers, which freed up my arms a few times a day
loving baby food, which gave me some other activity to toss into our somewhat Groundhog Day existence

There was a big difference in 4.5 months and 6 months...seems crazy that 6 weeks can mke that kind of difference!

Hang in there!

 

Every age has it's challenges but at six months things feel a little less thankless because you're interacting with them and getting feedback from them. All the things that Jori said are true; it's the age where they start to gain a little more independence.

 

Once my kids were able to sit up and interact more, which was around 6 months, things got MUCH easier. Still not totally easy (they had severe milk/soy intolerance and reflux), but they were able to start "playing" more. And once they could crawl (around 7.5 months), things had to be baby-proofed, but they were much happier being able to move around on their own. Each stage has its joys and challenges - I definitely missed it when I knew they wouldn't stay where I put them! :laughing: But I also liked seeing their personalities develop more.

Something you may want to consider is something like an exersaucer or jumperoo. I don't know if your kids would like them, but mine LOVED them, and it really made them happier to be able to look around and have some toys in reach. I can't remember exactly when we started using them, but I think it was around 4 months.

 

My lady's are 7 months now. I just got done feeding them and put one on the floor and other in jumper. Then I put away the grocerys. I still have a little time to enjoy a cup of coffee. This is something that would never have happened when they were four months, at least without any crying. It's does get easier as far as that goes

 

Agree with all of the above. Once they started sitting up to play with toys facing each other it seemed to get soooo much easier. I call this the honeymoom phase though cause once crawling starts I know it will be a nightmare. Luckily mine are not overly interested in mobility yet.

 

They are interested in everything and very distractable which you can use to your advantage!

 

Agree with what everyone said, they actually play with things now and interact and sit up and more things that I am too tired to think of. If either of yours have reflux, sitting will make it 1000 times better as well!

 

I think I actually posted on here about burn out when my girls were about the same as your kiddos now. I got some good suggestions, it's down there somewhere. Also, getting some me-time is a must!! Get someone to babysit, pump if you are BFing and use some bulletproof nursing pads, and go out for a few hours ALONE. You will be a new woman!

 

Thanks guys! We did have a part time nanny coming for 4 hrs 2x week so i could get out and she wasnt here last two weeks. She was back yesterday and wow what a difference a few hours away from the twins made!

 

Yes i saw your post. You sounded just like i am now. So let me ask, did it get better at 6 mos??

 

I kept a journal when my girls were little, and looking back... 4 months to 4.5 months was the absolute worst time. I was so burned out and it didn't look like life was going to get any better anytime soon. However, just two weeks after that, both my girls were sitting up, interested in toys (for a minute or two) and loved their exersaucers. Suddenly they became little people and I started to enjoy myself... not 100%, but there were a lot of fun times. If you don't have any yet, it's absolutely worth investing in exersaucers. My kids loved loved loved them, and it helped so much with reflux.

Hang in there... it really does get better soon. And quick!

 

Yea, mine really like the exersaucer and are able to play for several minutes on a play mat or exersaucer, or with a small toy or two. They get bored after awhile so I have to constantly change it up. They are not sitting up by DS is getting close. I feel like some of the things mentioned here mine are already doing so not sure how much things will be different.

 

Yes it was much much much better at 6 months!! You can do it!!