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12-03-2012 at 2:30 PM
meggo1611
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TWIN HELP!!

Ok so I need some help big time from anyone who has or knows of someone with twins!!

 

My twin boys are 1 month old and I cannot put them down for more then a minute without them crying! I am sleep deprived hungry and I stink! I have had many people tell me I should NOT let them cry it out BUT I feel like it is dangerous to be shaky and sleep deprived and handle my boys. Plus if I am feeding one baby and the other starts crying, I only have two hands and cannot run to the other while feeding and/or consoling the other baby. Please give me some advice! Is there a way to feed both babies at the same time? I'm not comfortable propping babies up on pillows, unless there is one made for feeding. Is there something I can get to distract one baby while I change, feed and comfort the other? Any advice would help I'm starting to lose my mind!!

 

Thanks! 

 
12-03-2012 at 2:52 PM
la79al
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Maybe try posting this on the multiples board. 

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12-03-2012 at 3:01 PM
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Feeding two at the same time is easier with a Boppy Pillow-- double football hold works for mursing both at the same time, but feeding them bottles with one in a Boppy and one on your lap also works.  You could also use two pillows- one baby/ pillow on each side of your lap if using bottles.

Two sideto side swings have saved my sanity-- made my life easier!  It lulls them even in their most cranky, but every baby is different.  Finding what soothes them is tricky.  Swaddling, shushing, sucking on a pacifier, and background noise (and sometimes ALL OF THEM TOGETHER) soothed my twins as young infants well.

Weego makes a great double carrier if they can't be parted from you at all.  It's a bit pricey, but if it works...

And lastly, letting them cry a bit in a safe place to restore your sanity won't harm them.  Don't feel guilty-- you can only do so much at one time.  You will make it through the first year :-)

 
12-03-2012 at 4:28 PM
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I don't have any experience with twins, but if you feel like it woudn't be safe to hold them because you are so tired or shaky or whatever, let them cry.  Yes, it is best to respond every time they cry, but it's better to them cry than do something that isn't safe.  No baby ever died from crying for awhile.  Good luck.

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12-03-2012 at 7:26 PM
shaunah816
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You can absolutely feed them both at the same time. Do you breast or formula feed? There are different methods for each.

Come on over to the Multiples board, as pp suggested. You'll find tons of great suggestions there.

It's so, so hard having two, especially when they both cry at the same time. A swing has saved my bacon on numerous occasions, as well as an Ergo for the non-swung twin who needs consoling while I need my hands free.

Do you have anyone to help you? If so, take advantage of the help to hand them off for a couple hours and sleep. You're right, you're no good to them if you're shattered from no rest! 


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12-03-2012 at 8:38 PM
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Yes, come to the multiples board for further help!!! I feed my twins at the same time, every feeding in the day time since I'm alone. I either sit on the couch and place them each in a boppy on each side of me OR I put them each in a bouncy chair side by side on the floor and sit in front of them. Yes, it's frustrating at MANY times feeding two at once, but try to get comfortable with one way....it's too hard to do them separately once they get older. 

Also, I shower either when my husband gets home from work, or early in the morning. With infant twins, it is just too hard to shower during the day. Hope to see ya on the multiples board. Good luck!!!  


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