N14 Twins Checkin (11/10)

absolutelymaybe · November 2014

First off I want to wish @CPM13 congratulations on Salvatore and Josephine (born 11/3)! Welcome to team purple!

I didn't see any other updates from our remaining moms @MissMolly520 or @Missvolvo, but I also have been a little MIA lately due to the fact that I have OUTSIDE BABIES! Woohoo! It's definitely been a challenge and I'm trying to get back online and keep up with everyone. Hoping I will have time to update and post a birth story today.

So, inside and outside mommies...

How are you feeling? What's on your mind? Give us an update!

Outside Babies

@yess0311 - Welcome Erick and Arielle - born 9/17!

@amberej - Welcome Levi and Cora - born 10/05!

@KimmieS1756 - Welcome Grayson and Bodhi - born 10/7!

@lisalynnmama - Welcome Ella and Sadie - born 10/13!

@tiersa_smith - Welcome Lyric and Brooklyn - born 10/17!

@ktibbits1 - Welcome Miles and Sadie - born 10/22!

@Amandakea15 - Welcome William and Averie - born 10/22!

@Zamboni00-Welcome Garrett and Zoey - born 10/23!

@IntuitiveBlue - Welcome James and Elsa- born 10/26!

@morrkim - Welcome Levi and Evan - born 10/28!

@erinwithtwins - Welcome Baby Boy A and Baby Boy B - born 10/28!

@Mrs430 - Welcome April and Breanna - born 11/2!

@CPM13 - Welcome Salvatore and Josephine - born 11/3!

@absolutelymaybe - Welcome Ari and Willa - born 11/7!

Inside Babies

@MsMolly520 - 38 weeks - Team Blue

@missvolvo - 37 weeks - Team Blue

As always, please let me know if you want to be added to this list or your information is incorrect.

MrsC430 · November 2014

@absolutelymaybe‌ Congrats again on meeting Willa & Ari! Thanks so much for keeping up w/ the check in so soon after giving birth

Hope everyone else is doing well & adjusting smoothly to life w/ outside babies!

AFM: I posted some of this in yesterday's randoms thread, but in all honesty, things have been rough since getting home from the hospital. My mom stopped over to babysit for a couple of hours today, which was much needed. I actually got to do my hair, put on real clothes (other than yoga pants), and DH & I snuck out for a lunch date. It's the little things!

I've been trying to get the girls on the same night feeding schedule, but it isn't happening yet. One of our girls, Brianna, (so far) eats/sleeps like a champ. Her sister, April, on the other hand... fights her feedings, is super gassy, and fusses ALL night. She had us up every hour last night. Thinking we may have to switch her formula? This has been leaving me w/ guilt about not attempting to breastfeed.

Thankfully my C-section recovery has been very smooth, which counts for something?

I also realized what a production it is to take them both out of the house! They had their first pedi appt last Friday - it was quite the adventure. I'm definitely nervous for those times DH will not be available to help.

Rough patches aside - I'm beyond thankful that they're finally here, and both healthy. I know that once we establish some sort of routine, it'll get easier. Here's to living minute by minute (props @absolutelymaybe‌) until then

Amandakea15 · November 2014

Congratulations @absolutelymaybe‌ !!!!! Kudos to you for keeping up with check-ins!!!!

William and Averie are growing, they both have colds which is nerve wracking for me. I have never had any of my other kids sick this small. But my pedi thinks it will pass quickly. They eat every 3 hours, William is pokey and Averie gobbles her food down.

We close on our house in 4 days!!! I have been sleeping downstairs with the twins, while my FI sleeps up because the twins wake up Autumn. I can't wait to be in the same room again. I also think I am suffering from the baby blues, I love my kids and I am glad everyone is happy healthy for the most part. I just feel a little overwhelmed with the three kids and having the health problems. But I hope it gets better soon.

MsMolly520 · November 2014

@absolutelymaybe‌ Thank you for putting together the check in so soon after Willa and Ari's arrival! They are soooo cute!!

@MrsC430‌ Glad your recovery is going well. Hang in there with the schedule. It does get better!

@Amandakea15‌ Yay for closing on your house! Boo for baby colds! I hope your LOs get better quickly.

I'm still baking -- and I really want a muffin out of all this (lol). I am so ready for Friday...physically (everything hurts). Mentally, I've started to freak out a little about having two newborns and a toddler. DH wants to keep his head in the sand until they're here and we know what's truly in front of us. Honestly, I wish I could do the same! But it's not been long enough past DS's infancy and, well, I remember! X_X

morrkim · November 2014

We had our 2 week appt today. Evan is back to his birth weight, but Levi is still struggling. We have to go back for a weight check next week. We found out that both boys did not pass the cystic fibrosis test in newborn screenings, so we have to take them Thursday for the sweat test.

My mom went home yesterday so now it's just DH and I taking care of 3u3. Luckily he is off till Friday.

CPM13 · November 2014

Congratulations to @absolutelymaybe! I am so impressed you managed to keep up with the check in!

missvolvo · November 2014

My boys were born on 10/28 - John and George. I had a scheduled C-section for 11/4, but my water broke after dinner on 10/28. We went to the hospital and I was dilating quickly so even though I just ate, they did the C-section (due to breech) and the boys were born around 10:30pm. John weighed 5 pounds, 6 ounces and George was 5 pounds, 7 ounces. They were 36 weeks exactly. This update is so late because when they were a week old, John was admitted to the Children's Hospital and we were there for a week. He was diagnosed with a cortisol defenciency. We just got home yesterday and are attempting to settle in! It's been stressful for sure and while I have help, I just want to be left alone with my babies. I will have to catch up and see everyone else's babies!

morrkim · November 2014

Congrats @missvolvo‌

MsMolly520 · November 2014

Congratulations @missvolvo‌! Your boys are beautiful!!

Amandakea15 · November 2014

Congratulations @missvolvo‌ They are adorable!

tiersa_smith · November 2014

@absolutelymaybe‌ Congrats on your beautiful boy and girl! You did so awesome updating so close to delivery!

@missvolvo‌ congrats on your handsome little boys! Sorry to hear about the cortisol deficiency but glad to hear you are home and settling in.

@Amandakea15‌ sorry to hear William and Averie caught a cold. I hope they get well soon!

@MrsC430‌ hope you get the girls on the same feeding soon and that the juggling gets easier. I'm still waking my girls at night for feedings.

@morrkim‌ hope Levi and Evan pass their sweat tests and pack on lbs soon

As for my update, my girls are doing great and are 1 month today! Brooklyn who was born at 4 lbs 13 oz is now 6 lbs 7 oz. Lyric the youngest who was born at 4 lbs 3 oz is now 6 lbs! I'm still doing both breastfeeding and formula. My husband went back home so it's my mom n the girls now until I go home in December.

My csection healed well. I was shocked to see how fine it was after all that glue was removed by my doctor. Still feels a little strange to touch but I'm definitely feeling better. I had horrible gas from the c section that lasted beyond 2 weeks but it's gone thank God!

We did a photoshoot with the girls at 12 days and it came out great. I out a few pics below. I also posted the most recent pic at their doc visits. Looking forward to seeing more pics of your beautiful babies!!

missvolvo · November 2014

@tiersa_smith I LOVE the pictures of your girls! They are beautiful!

absolutelymaybe · November 2014

It's Saturday. Hmm. How did that happen? I swear I just posted this check in. The week has gone by in a blur of feeds and diaper changes...

@MrsC430 - I'm glad you and your DH got to have a little time to yourselves. I know how...consuming life with twins can become. I managed to get out of the house and go to the store on Wednesday (wearing pre-pregnancy clothes and heels! I swear it was just walmart but I felt like a freaking supermodel)

@Amandakea15 - Congrats on your house! So exciting! I'm so sorry to hear your little ones have colds! I hope your pedi is right and they get better soon. I can understand how you might be feeling overwhelmed with all of that going on.

@MrsMolly520 - I hope everything went smoothly for you. A preemptive congrats is in order!

@Morrkim - I'm sorry to hear your boys didn't past the CF test. I hope everything is OK with the sweat test.

@missvolvo - Yay! Congrats on John and George. I'm so sorry to hear John is having issues. I'm not familiar with cortisol deficiency, but I hope this is something that can be managed easily.

@tiersa_smith - Your babies are so adorable (as usual!) They are like little fashionistas. My Willa will have to take tips! And you look beautiful, too, of course!

@KimmieS1756 - I'm so glad everything is continued to go well for you and your boys! I've been watching their progress through your Facebook updates. They are so adorable!

AFM...

The Good

Despite having fluid in his lungs and Willa having issues with spitting up (I think they were just being extra cautious) and the babies spending two days in the NICU, we all got to go home on the third day.
I'm healing like a freaking super hero. Twenty-four hours after my CS I was up in my hospital room "straightening up" for visitors and the last dose I had of ibuprofen was the day I went home. Seriously. The nurse said I was recovering faster than most of the vaginal birth moms they have. So - go me!
Willa and Ari are awesome babies. Really, they are. Ari has started getting fussy after his 1-2 a.m. feeding and kept us up until 5 a.m. a couple nights, but I think we've got it figured out that he's still hungry and he did better last night.
Their one week check up with the pedi went well! Willa had gained an ounce. Ari had lost a little since his original birth weight, but Dr. wasn't concerned.

The Bad

Willa's feet grew all funky because of how she was sitting on them on the inside. It's likely we will need foot casts to get everything straightened out, but the prognosis is good that they will be able to fix them. We are being referred to Shriner's Hospital about two hours away (ironically, in the same city we did our IVF around the same time last year!)
Breastfeeding and I just couldn't make things work. There were a lot of factors leading up to the decision to go with formula (my milk took forever to come in, my nipples suck and oh my god nipple shields are the devil, the hospital's lactation consultant didn't work weekends, babies spent time in the NICU, there are TWO of them...). Those aren't excuses, because I know a lot of moms have had worse issues and made it work, they're just reasons. In the end, I was just so frustrated and ended up giving up for my own sanity. Best. Decision. Ever. I have no guilt. My babies have received much better care from a mentally stable mother than they would've than from a frustrated, emotional, and tired mother.
I had a little breakdown on the first night home (almost entirely because of the breastfeeding issue -- milk still hadn't come in and it was going to take at least two hours to get through a feeding with attempt at BFing, formula feeding and then pumping). I was in tears and DH was honestly worried. He let me go lay down why he took care of getting them settled in. That's when I made the call to just do formula and everything was OK from that point on. I even got up for their first MOTN feeding and let DH sleep. Kind of scared him though when he caught me coming back to bed and I told him I "took care of the babies." Perhaps a poor choice of words after he witnessed my earlier breakdown?

The Funny

After not changing a single diaper before these babies were born, I'm getting plenty of fun experiences. Oddly enough, it's the girl I'm having more issues with. Willa is a champion pooper and pee-er and often requires a couple diapers per change. Ari peed on my hand (NBD), but Willa projectile peed across our bed.
DH told me how to mix the formula (he was doing it first), but apparently I misheard him. Or I didn't listen (which is not unusual) and I probably should've read the can myself. I thought it was one scoop per one ounce, not two ounces. Thankfully he was doing most of the bottle duties, but our babies didn't poop for a day and were a little constipated and I blame my mix up. Worst. Mom. Ever.
Willa had a spit up explosion out of her nose right after I changed her diaper. I quickly reached for a spit up rag...or so I thought. It was her dirty diaper. THANKFULLY I realized the texture wasn't right before I wiped her face with it. Mom fail.

MrsC430 · November 2014

Question for the FF moms - which brand of formula are you using? Are both babies tolerating the same brand?

The hospital started our girls off on Enfamil. One of our girls is doing just fine with it, the other has been a challenge. Pedi recommended switching her to the gentleease Enfamil, which was also a fail. So now we're trying Soy based. Praying that's finally the answer - her poor belly has been through the ringer & I feel awful.

Just curious what is working for everyone else.

absolutelymaybe · November 2014

@MrsC430 - They started us on Similac in the hospital and I think both babies are tolerating it well. I'm not sure how to tell if they're not. I mean, Ari is spitting up a little (but I think this is because mom SUCKS at burping) and his bowel movements have been a little hard (but, once again, I think this might be because I screwed up mixing their formula for a couple days). Willa is doing okay, though.

I really hope they don't end up taking different formulas.

MrsC430 · November 2014

@absolutelymaybe‌ That's great that they're both doing well on Similac! One of our girls was having screaming fits after eating & tons of gas, so their pedi seems to think it's a formula issue. Trying to find the one that works for her sucks! I've seen Similac has a sensitive line, so if the soy based is another fail, maybe we'll try that. Thanks!

MsMolly520 · November 2014

Our boys are here!! They were born at 38+1 weeks on November 14th (our scheduled RCS).

Austin James was born at 5:59am, weighing 7lbs.8oz., and 20" in height.

Anthony Francis was born some seconds later, at 5:59am. He weighed 7lbs.13oz. and is also 20" in height.

I am sooo in love with these little guys. It's amazing because I thought for sure it would take a little time to get used to them, similar to my experience with DS. Hopefully we'll be discharged today and our little family will all be together again.

MrsC430 · November 2014

@MsMolly520‌ They are SO handsome! Congrats!! Love the names, too!

morrkim · November 2014

@MsMolly520‌ Congrats!

absolutelymaybe · November 2014

@MsMolly520‌ - sooo adorable! Congratulations!

Just wanted to let everyone know I'll be a day late on the check in for this week. Today was a rough day, DH went back to work part of the day and apparently ari decided he wanted to be momma's little rage monster during that time. So not only was i up all night handling the feedings solo, but all morning too. I finally was able to get a nap when DH came home this afternoon and have been in and out of when not feeding, burping, and changing.

Hopefully tomorrow will be better.

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