three under 2...advice?

amd1982

hi everyone. i wrote a while back, and DH and I have 16 month old twins and are expecting number three in a few months. the twins will be 19 months old. i'm just now starting to get a little nervous, probably because it seems to be getting more real. we were really stringent on our twins napping in the beginning, and actually still are (haha). but our babies were winter babies, and this one will be an August baby, so i fee like there will be a huge difference with the fact that our twins are going to want to be out and about. newborns require a lot more sleep, so do you recommend just "wearing her" and getting a good wrap? i'm just concerned i guess that i'm going to be sacrificing time with my twins for this baby (who i love already, don't get me wrong) but i feel so pulled already in two directions that i feel like there's not enough of me to go around for a third! thanks for any advice - like i said just getting a little anxious that i'm not going to be able to handle this

jf198400

My kids are18 months apart. I found the first few months pretty easy b/c DS slept on the go either in the car seat or stroller. He just kinda tagged along to the playground or storytime. It actually was harder later when he needed more structured naps and they weren't at the same time as DDs. I don't really have any advice other than get out of the house first thing in the morning when everyone is awake. I was working FT, so I was only home with them on the weekends, which were pretty low key for a few months. DH and I would trade off going out places with 1 kid while the other was home napping.

ashiscute

My kids are 19 mos apart as well so I understand a bit how you are feeling.  I had a moby for DS and wore him as much as possible at first.  Even around the house I wore him.  I also had him nap in the swing that was downstairs with us which helped. 

When getting out of the house start small.  Head to confined spaces like a library or Chick-fil-a (we went there a lot).  Also, just try to go on walks during the day for your own sanity.  

Accept any help that is offered and try to have those people play with the twins so they are getting more attention and you can 1 on 1 with the baby.  I was surprised how easy my DD was when DS was born.  It was like she instantly understood that things were different and she wasn't really upset.  She went with the flow.