Growth spurt- how long do they last

Sorry guys, me again. But, my twins have been on a growth spurt for the last 48hrs- eating every 1 to 2hrs. How much longer will it last? I am also finding that they use to bf right to sleep, but now they want to be awake longer - did you find this happened with a growth spurt, or just that it happens in general around 6wks.

I am still waiting for things to get easier at 6wks - so far still no smiles, and no extra sleep - it just has to get better I know - I just wish I knew when.

 

typically for us, they've lasted two or three days. And then the next morning, I wake up engorged, ready for another marathon day of clusterfeeding, and they aren't interested!

 

Same here...two to three days...the best was that after the feeding frenzy we had a few days of extra long sleep - hibernation I guess! Hang in there.

 

It WILL get better!!!!!! I would say growth spurts lasted about 3 days for me. We aren't lying when we say you ARE in hardest part of being a bfing mommy of twins.....just remind yourself if will get better, it will get better, it will get better!!!

I found at this stage setting goals really helped. So I would say "i will bf until they are 8 weeks, if its not better I can quit", sure enough at 8 weeks it was better. Then I would set another goal.

HTH, and hang in there!!!

 

I did find that they would stay up more during spurts - usually hanging on my breasts interminably instead of drifting off to sleep there. Sounds totally normal.

You're doing great! Remember, it's a marathon, not a sprint.

 

DITTO PP. Not only can you do this....YOU ARE DOING IT!

 

I kept hearing that things would get better at 6wks, but it has actually gotten worse. They fuss at the breast, they are up more, they are fussier, and there sleeping pattern has gone kind of haywire. I like the ideas of small goals, but right now, even a week away seems like forever. Still no smiles out of these two though....could that be because I dont have the energy or the inclination to muster many smiles during the day myself. I try and make a conscious effort to smile at them, but it's pretty fake...

 

:hug99: :hug99: You NEED a break, I don't care how you get one, find a way!!!! I also really hope you speak with your ob about ppd at your check up, there really is no reason to feel depressed if you don't have to :hug99: I am going to PM you also.

But honey, it will get better, it really will. I know around 8 weeks for me I atleast started to realize I had to take time for ME. Then around 12 weeks they got sooooooo much less fussy. Then at 16 weeks we FINALLY started getting consistent naps.
It all takes time, but it will happen!!!

 

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I kept hearing that things would get better at 6wks, but it has actually gotten worse. They fuss at the breast, they are up more, they are fussier, and there sleeping pattern has gone kind of haywire. I like the ideas of small goals, but right now, even a week away seems like forever. Still no smiles out of these two though....could that be because I dont have the energy or the inclination to muster many smiles during the day myself. I try and make a conscious effort to smile at them, but it's pretty fake...



Mine smiled late. Lulu smiled at 8 weeks and Greta not until 10! I couldn't help but think they didn't like me...they do...they think I'm great, but you couldn't have convinced me of that when I was less than 10-12 weeks. A one week goal sounds like a good one to me...take it week by week. You are going to be so proud of yourself when you are on the other side of this! It's one of my proudest accomplishments to have made it 6 months. By 10 weeks things were far better and I could feel the tides turning. You're almost to that stage.

 

Mine definitely weren't smiling by 6 weeks, and I also remember thinking it was because I never smiled at them...but then they smiled a week or two later and never stopped. It's NORMAL. NOT SOMETHING YOU"RE DOING WRONG!! You're a fabulous mother - this is what being a fabulous mother of twins at 6 weeks actually feels like. It sucks. The good feelings do start to trickle in so gradually you don't even notice until one day you think, "wow, I have the best babies on the planet."

That said, the beginning sucks so bad that it's also totally normal to get stuck in the exhaustion and suckiness and need a little reboot. Do talk to your OB - together you can figure out what is acceptable for you and what will get you feeling better. You do deserve to feel good.

 

i remember at 6 wks we had about 3 days of nonstop feeding and then a 1 day break, then another 2 days. i guess my girls we hitting the growth spurt at different times. i think the honeymoon phase of new babiness wears off around then, you are EXAUSTED and it is probably the most difficult time of new twins because there hasn't been a "reward" yet. i just remember just after that, i put them down in the crib for a minute and they noticed each other for the first time and started cooing to each other. it was AMAZING! seriously made up for everything. the smiles started in earnest too. and the bfing got SOOOOO much easier. just when you think you can't do it anymore, it will get better, you'll see! you are doing a fantastic job! big hugs and hang in there mama! oh, and they are more wakeful now, so if you can, try to do the eat/play/sleep/you plan. after you nurse, play with them for a bit instead of nursing them to sleep. it makes it easier in the long run. then when they sleep you can take time for you.
heather
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