New Twin Mommy

Hi! I just want to say hello and also ask a question (or 7!). I'm Krystal, and I have twin girls that were born on 3/4/09- Ryleigh and Marleigh. They're so sweet, I just love them! They were born at 37 weeks, and it's been a crazy time since they arrived!! I have them on a 3 hour schedule- 1, 4, 7, 10 repeat. most of the time they can be fed seperately and allow me to handle the feedings one at a time by myself. However, this afternoon I was alone and they both started crying 45 minutes before they were supposed to eat..I tired pacifying them, etc and nothing worked. So I put the boppys in the bassinet (they sleep in their boppys in the bassinet anyways) and put the bassinet in front of me and fed them both at the same time. Once one had enough to hold her over for a few minutes I picked the other up and fed her all the way and then did the same with the other. It was SO hard. Does anyone have any tips on how to handle this easier?

Also, obviously they sleep a lot. But, I want to make sure that I'm not being a bad mom by letting them hang out/sleep in their boppys all day. Of course I never leave them unattended, but I feel like I should be playing or something with them. They just eat, and then go back in their boppy to sleep. This is ok right!?

Thanks in advance for replies, and any other tips that anyone has would be great.

 

:welcome: to the FY and congrats on your two babies!

I had mine on separate feeding schedules so I never really had to feed them at the same time but what you did sounds fine, as long as they are sat up incase they regurgitate or burp. I suspect they were crying due to hunger. Mine used to before their hour was up, so to speak! It sounds as though you are doing a grand job!

At this age, all they need to do is eat and sleep so dont worry. You are a GREAT mum, not a bad one. Enjoy this age as they soon stop sleeping so much and you´ll be running around everywhere! LOL!

 

You're doing GREAT! I was such a sight feeding my boys the first 2 months! They were too small for the bobby, so I sat like a pretzel (aka indian style) and laid them in various positions on my legs. I would also sit in the recliner with my legs up and lay them in between the outside of my leg and the cushioned armrest, using my legs to slightly elevate them. I almost always fed them at the same time. For night feedings I fed them in their carseats (we had extras that the hospital gave us). I could also rock them to sleep in these. You can get pretty creative when they are screaming to be fed!!

 

90% of the time I fed them at the same time by myself. I would just prop them with a pillow and feed them both. Then I would burp them one at a time. Also it's perfectly normal for them to spend a majority of their time sleeping, they will do that for a while. When they are a little older they will start spending more time awake in between feedings.

Congrats & welcome to the FY!

 

:clapping: Congrats on the new little ones!!!

I fed mine at the same time... I usually sat in the recliner with a boppy and had one on each side. I would then take turns burping them and then half the time take a nap with them after :laughing: . It was long after till I started feeding them in their bouncers, this made life a lot easier as well!
There really isn't much you can do with them at this age except ENJOY all the sleep!!! I promise in a month or so you'll be wishing for all of the sleep. :wacko:
During those first few months we were very much in survival mode, do whatever you have to do. Sounds like you're doing a great job momma!!

 

Congratulations on your girls! Don't worry about them sleeping too much right now... they will 'wake up' more in the next couple of weeks. As for feeding them at the same time, I didn't just what you described. I would put them in the boppies, feed them at the same time, pop in one paci to tide her over while fed the other the rest of her bottle and then switch. Yeah it was difficult and I tried to stagger their bottles so I could feed each separately because it was easier for me. Congrats again and welcome to FY!

 

Congratulations on your girls and welcome to FY! Don't worry about them sleeping too much, they will sleep a lot at this age. We did like you did the first couple of weeks, once they got older and better with the bottles, we would lie them on the boppies and feed them at the same time either holding a bottle in each hand or propping up a bottle with a burpie cloth. Good luck!

 

I found it very difficult to feed them at the same time, so I didn't. If it meant that one had to cry then that is what happened. Mine hung out in the bobbies all day at that age. I would just sit in between them on the couch so I could easily soothe whoever. It will get easier

 

:welcome: and congrats on your girls. I fed mine at the same time in their boppies. In a few more weeks they will be up more and more active. sleep while you can!

 

:welcome: and congrats! I fed my two at the same time 100% of the time. I sat on the couch with a regular bed pillow in my lap and put them head to head and fed them that way. I burped them one at a time.

At that age all they did was eat, sleep, and grow!

 

Hi and Welcome to First Year!

I feel like I've just read a post that I wrote about 4 months ago!!!! You will learn your own technique for feeding and burping, just play around with what works best for you and try different things. It sounds like you are doing great! I was able to feed both of mine at the same time. I know what helped me was to put a towel under their head to kind of prop it up and make it stable on the boppy while I fed them both at the same time, then I burped them separately. Now I'm able to use towels to prop up their bottles and I can talk on the phone, change the channel on the tv, and feed them all at the same time!

I used to feel like I was not doing enough with my twins too! I found that their "awake or play" time consisted of me just talking to them and cuddling, and that was all they needed!

It sounds like you are a great mom!!! Keep up the great work and enjoy your new babies!!!!! :wub:

 

Welcome!! I agree with what everyone else has said, don't worry about the sleeping, they will wake up more and more during the next few weeks. As for feeding, I would sometimes put one in a bouncy chair and hold the other one on my lap and feed them together that way. The bobby pillows are fantastic and I'm glad to hear you have them as I still use them at 8 months!!

 

CONGRATULATIONS on your twin girlies!!! :itwins: As all pp have mentioned it sounds like your doing amazingly well!!! I tried feeding my girls at the same time once and once only lol As you can imagine by this it didn't go so smoothly. I feed one after the other allocating each baby half an hr for the feed. 95% of the time the 2nd one to be fed is happy enough to wait or continue sleeping. On the few occasions i have had them both demanding food the 2nd twin gets distracted by a paci, the swing the play gym or i sing "you are my sunshine" to keep the peace while the first twin gets her grub lol I am learning that babies sometimes have to cry, if nothing else i'm sure it is setting them up for life as a twin, they are learning to be patient and share Mummy?
Some of the tips you have been given on feeding at the same time will probably help you figure it out, but until mine have better head support i'm not comfy feeding them both at the same time.

Good luck! xxx