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July 2018 Moms
crabcake18
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New baby check in
crabcake18
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@hayhay93@carsonraynee@TalesOfASocialIntrovert@devilcat139@rizzige03
how are you and your new littles doing girls?
my boys are 35 weeks now and still in the nicu. They’re taking bottles now and working on breathing consistently and growing. We’re hearing talk about Nolan coming home first and soon and are really hopeful. Juggling ds1 ANd going back and forth to visit at the hospital is exhausting and tough. Im worried when Hayden will be ‘alone’ in the nicu and how to visit with one twin home and ds1. I’m pumping for the twins which is going really well. I keep buying stuff to feel ready for my boys to come home and can’t wait for that. Hope you’re doing well,
how are you and your new littles doing girls?
my boys are 35 weeks now and still in the nicu. They’re taking bottles now and working on breathing consistently and growing. We’re hearing talk about Nolan coming home first and soon and are really hopeful. Juggling ds1 ANd going back and forth to visit at the hospital is exhausting and tough. Im worried when Hayden will be ‘alone’ in the nicu and how to visit with one twin home and ds1. I’m pumping for the twins which is going really well. I keep buying stuff to feel ready for my boys to come home and can’t wait for that. Hope you’re doing well,
Re: New baby check in
AFM, twins are hard! I am super lucky in that my parents bought us a baby nurse for the first month-I have absolutely no idea what we would do without her, she’s helped me so much with breastfeeding and it makes it so much easier when she brings them to me already all changed and ready to nurse. She’s also been feeding them pumped milk for the 2/3am feeding so I’m able to get about 5 hours of sleep a night and can nap for 2 hours or so between feedings when the fatigue hits. I’ve already talked to my husband about extending her by another month when he goes back to work so I can have help until they’re sleeping through the night. Its crazy expensive but I’m about to close on the sale of my apartment in the city and I am just already ready to throw all my money at keeping these girls happy and not healthy. He’s clearly already wrapped around their tiny fingers because he said yes with no hesitation.
Mostly I am just beyond in love with these girls and can’t believe they’re here. I am enjoying motherhood more than I expected to. I hope you all are doing well with your new little ones!
@devilcat139 an in home nurse with twins sounds heaven sent. That is awesome that you have help and will be able to keep her for another month.
@devilcat139 I know what you mean about going crazy without them in your room. My son was on the 9th floor in the NICU and I was on the 7th in postpartum. It was a pretty long walk for middle of the night feedings and I wasn't allowed to hold him for more than 30 minutes because he had to back under the lights. I basically started to hate all the moms on the postpartum floor because they had their babies with them and I had to with a fresh incision walk for almost 10 minutes to see mine
We came home Monday!!! I still can't believe it, it sort of felt like we were busting him out of prison. DH and I had this "GO! GO! GO!" sort of energy getting him in the car for the first time like the NICU nurses were going to rush out and take him back to the incubator