Advice for almost new mommy?

Hello, I'll be writing here alot pretty soon! Our boys will be here in a week! Very exciting. I'm a little nervous about having a c-section (my previous delivery was natural), and dont really know what to expect. Also, when everyone elses twins were born, did you just fall into things naturally or did it take a while getting used to having two newbies to take care of? Any advice that anyone else wish they would of had that they could pass on would be appriciated (sp?)! I feel so nervous! :unsure:

 

Awww congrats on being a mommy again soon!!!

I had mine vaginally so as far as c section is concerned no advice there on how to deal with that after birth..haha...but for newborn babies it was a long time ago since I had any experience on infants since my son is 9 and I forgot everything...but yes it took me awhile to figure things out since it was just me here during the day and since my DH works underground I wanted him to be well rested at night so I didn't have another thing to worry about during the day..don't worry about routine to much in the beginning just do one day at a time and you'll find yourself falling into a routine before you know it..atleast thats how it was for me, the less I worried about routine..I was in a routine...

I'll be moving soon to the next step 1-4 years in a few weeks..this first year just went by way to quick..haha..but these ladys here will be a lifesaver for you they were for me and ask them as many questions as possible no matter how dumb or insignificant the question may seem you'll feel more confident in what your doing which will make for happier babies and since there will be two wouldn't "happier" be great..LOL

I wish you all the luck and don't be nervous I'm sure you will do GREAT!!!!

Can't wait to read the birth story

Congrats again

 

Thanks, I'm trying not to be too nervous! But you've made me feel better, Thank you!

 

I had a c-section at 38 weeks. In my experience (these were my 1st, so I honestly have nothing to compare it too) my c-section wasn't bad. My recovery was very quick. I had a lot of help though. My parents stayed with us for 1 1/2 weeks after we came home from the hospital and that helped me recover. After they left my husband and my mil were at my house for another week to help. My advise for the c-section, take your pain meds if you need them. I had Motrin and Tylenol 3 and that was all I needed and I took those for about 1-2 weeks after the kids were born and at the end I was only using the Motrin. Are you planning on breastfeeding? If not, take a sports bra (not a pregnancy one, but something smaller) to the hospital with you and put it on after you get settled in your room. This will apparently help with keeping your milk from coming in. I didn't know this and I think that was more painful than my c-section in all honesty. Also, if you have the opportunity to send the kids to the nursery at night while in the hospital, I would. You will be limited and getting out of bed is hard, so it was going to be up to my DH to get up and get them when they woke up. After talking to the nurse, we decided it would be best if we both got sleep at night so we would be a little more rested when we went home. I also had my DH stay at the hospital with me at night. I felt better having him there.

When you get home, if you have help, take it. You need to recover. I held my kids a lot and fed them and spent a lot of time with them, but tried to take it easy and let myself heal. Again, I was lucky and had a lot of help. Like the pp said, your kids will get into a routine. They pretty much eat, sleep and poop at first. Sleep when you can, even if it is a 20 minute cat nap. You will need it. Another piece of advice, I tried sleeping flat in my bed the 1st night home from the hospital and learned that was a mistake. I couldn't get up because you can't use your stomach muscles. I had to have my DH help me out of bed. I then slept in the lazyboy for the next 4 or 5 days. I could sit myself up and get up all by myself! Trust your instincts and you will figure it out.

Good luck and enjoy this time.

 

Like everyone else said: get help when you can get it. I tried to be superwoman and tried to do it on my own and now wished I would of taken the help offered to me. The first two months or so all you will feel like they are doing is feed, change, and sleep. Just remember to take care of yourself too.

 

For me (once again these are my first so nothing to compare to) the c-section recovery was not bad at all. I only took pain meds for 2-3 days and then after that nothing. The pain was not bad at all for me. Also as a PP said, send the kids to the nursery at night. You need to be well rested when you get home.

When i got home my parents were here to help. My mom stayed for about 5 weeks. Then I had other people from my husbands family to help. Since my babies have been born I have only been alone with them a total of like 3 weeks maybe. It took me awhile to feel confident being alone with them and everything. You have other kids so this adjustment might not be as difficult.

Good luck and take help when it comes your way.

 

I had a section and it was planned for one date and then we had emergency date two weeks earlier because of PREaclampsia... ALl in all it went great and i feel i adjusted good as well. Sure it takes time and together with the babies it does fall into place i think. I had no help at home from day one and did fine. Well i mean DH was there helping but no outside help. I feel that we adjusted great and all in all it was a smooth ride that i have enjoyed from day one. I feel lucky and i expected the worse in every case so when something was not perfect i was not freaking out. Good luck your boys have such cute names.

Oh and ditto on the pain meds i took them for 2-3 days too and then only Motrin 800 because i did not like the feeling the pain meds gave me. I knew from previous surgeries that getting off of them ASAP was best for me...