My girls are here! I also need HELP....

Paulsaggiebride · October 2011

I will try and post pictures soon! They are here and doing GREAT. We came home from the hospital Tuesday and have our first pedi appointment today. Looking forward to finding out their weights.

Tuesday night, our first night at home was horrible. I put a pack n play next to my side of the bed. This isn't a good idea for me because I would jump at every single noise they made. I would start rubbing them to let them know I was there and to calm them down....they weren't uncalm, I WAS.

Last night I had a friend come over who is a Night Nanny. She stayed the night but put the girls in the nursery with her. THey did great. She ignored all noises except crying. She said they only cry for food or when they were changed.

How did y'all teach yourself not to jump when your twins would whimper, mumble or just grunt? They don't need to be moved, they are FINE.

Thanks!

Jerre

pea-kay · October 2011

We kept the boys in their room (with the monitor on, of course) from day one. I only heard cries.

cookiemonster03 · October 2011

The crib is several feet from the bed. It requires more than a couple of steps to get to. no getting out of bed for less than a cry (when we move into our house in a few weeks they'll move to their own room too....less noise = less out of bed!)

devinjonesrn · October 2011

pea-kay:
We kept the boys in their room (with the monitor on, of course) from day one. I only heard cries.

This exactly

amanda31H · October 2011

It was definitely something I struggled with. But, with BF, I didn't want to move the girls into the nursery. It was too difficult for me.

Eventually I learned to tune out the other noises, but it's not easy. If you can keep them in the nursery, do it. It just didn't work for me.

tmbuchmann · October 2011

They slept in their crib in another room with the monitor on. I would turn the monitor down low so I really only heard noises when they would get loud, like crying.

I do remember with my first son, every noise he would make I would wake up and get him. It's funny how things change when they are #2, #3 or more.

D&HMom · October 2011

devinjonesrn:
pea-kay:
We kept the boys in their room (with the monitor on, of course) from day one. I only heard cries.
This exactly

Me too. however I am a human monitor. I am down the hall and still hear everything! then I lay there waiting to hear them. I think that is what happens when you are a mom you are always listening for them. Good luck...glad you have a friend who can help you out even if it is just from time to time.

jdancer5 · October 2011

amanda31H:
It was definitely something I struggled with. But, with BF, I didn't want to move the girls into the nursery. It was too difficult for me.

Eventually I learned to tune out the other noises, but it's not easy. If you can keep them in the nursery, do it. It just didn't work for me.

This

2shihtzus · October 2011

It took me awhile to be honest. My boys were NICU babies and so when I finally brought them home, I was beyond paranoid and peeked over at them at every little noise. Eventually, I got more used to the "normal" noises that they made and didn't panic every time I heard them. I will say that I definitely did sleep much better once they were in their own room with the monitor on.

MrsLnt · October 2011

pea-kay:
We kept the boys in their room (with the monitor on, of course) from day one. I only heard cries.

This.

RiverSong0527 · October 2011

Congrats! We like to keep the babies in our room for awhile, in the same arrangement - a pack and play near our bed. The first few nights, I had the same experience. I will say that I got used to their noises with time and little by little I stopped noticing the little noises and the grunts, and now (they are 8 weeks) I only wake up to nurse them when I hear their hunger cries. Give it time, I think.

ninjabridemom · October 2011

I stayed and "night nannied" for my SIL when her twins were born (they were almost 2 months when I went). The first 2 nights I did the same thing!! I kept jumping up an checking (not touching) but didn't pick them up until they cried.

By the 3rd night though I was good. She said it took them a little bit to get used to it, too, about a week.

jennyfur211 · October 2011

pea-kay:
We kept the boys in their room (with the monitor on, of course) from day one. I only heard cries.

This!!!

PMBridetobe · October 2011

Congrats! It is so hard but you have to learn thier cries. We slept with the babies right next to us but I tried to never touch them. I found they always knew I was nearby. I would often turn my cell phone light on to see if they were still breathing.

Hang in there and let people help you!