Do you do everything together?

I find my day is easier if they wake for the day, both are up. If one wants to nurse, I nurse them both. If one needs a diaper, I change them both. Both get baths together. They take naps at the same time. So they do everything together. If they are in the exersaucers, both are there. If they are on the floor, both are there. I don't push the same toys as I usually dump a few toys on the floor and they play with what they want to.

I was looking at the 7 month schedule and noticed that some moms do things separately. Am I making myself crazy by doing things together? Is it easier to do them a part? It just seems more time consuming!

 

We did nearly everything seperately. Feedings, naps, changes, baths...it just worked so much smoother that way, for us. I tried SOO hard to get them on the same schedule (at my mom's suggestion, she has twins too) but it just was not working. Me, dh and the boys were so much happier when we just followed their separate cues.

That said, if doing it all together works for you, then keep at it! Why change something that works well?!

 

Our girls do everything together. I think that it is easier for me to do it that way. I put them down for naps at the same time - they don't always wake up at the same time but that's ok. If I did not do things like change diapers, feed, naps, baths and bedtimes, I think that I would feel like I never had any me time.

 

We do everything together, but as far as feeding and changing they pretty much put themselves on that schedule so we followed their lead. If it works for you, keep it up! Why fix something that isn't broken?

 

We always did everything together. The only exception was that Sarah would often sleep later than Amy in the morning, so we'd get Amy up first and let Sarah sleep in. That also made mornings a bit easier because the "morning" parent could get Amy fed, changed, and dressed before Sarah woke up. (This stopped when we started letting them hang out awake in their cribs for awhile in the morning. I think Amy still wakes up first, but Sarah can't sleep through an hour of Amy's cheerleading.)

I think it's natural to wonder whether other moms have some secret that you don't, and maybe their way is easier. But ditto that if it works for you, it's all good!

 

We do pretty much everything together. It works well for me. I know that there are some days where their "schedule" is a little off and it seems that the second I put one down for a nap the other wakes up, so I really enjoy having them sleep at the same time to allow me to shower and clean the house and read a book

 

We pretty much do everything together too. They go down at the same time for naps but if one wakes earlier they come out and play. Diapers are changed on "schedule" unless poopy. For me I found that if I didn't keep them together I had no time for my older DD or myself - not to mention housework :lol: They are pretty used to it now and expect it.

 

I dont think you're driving yourself crazy! That's cause we do everything together too - feed at same time, put down for naps at same time etc. I have to bath one after another and of course they dont do pooh nappies at the same time. Putting them down for naps at the same time means I can get some ME time to do important things like loading the washing machine, sterilise toys, eat breakfast hahhaha

 

Yep, we do it all together. Right now, I can hear DD in her crib. She woke up from her nap earlier than DS, but I won't go get her until he wakes up. She'll play quietly for a little while and be content doing so.

DH and I bathe them in the kitchen sink at the same time.

In the morning, I get one ready for the day and then get the other one ready. Same routine for the evening if it wasn't bath night.

I have found that this consistency has been comforting for me. I can plan things better. I hope that it has made them more secure in their surroundings, but who knows.

 

Up until around 4-5 months I fed them 1 then the other, but always as soon as the first one was fed, the second got fed. But subsequentally, their nap schedules were slightly off too. Around 4-5 months, I started feeding them together and putting them down for naps at the same time and it made my life soo much nicer to have that time to myself when they were both down. I couldn't imagine not having them on the same schedule...it would be so tiring and impossible to get anything else done! So yes for me!! Plus, they tend to get used to whatever "schedule" I put them on as long as I stick to it and they know what to expect.