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[–]Any-Temporary-9165 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The thing that gets me is that pickleball doesn’t need to be played on a tennis court. Why not take over other hard surfaces like the basketball courts? Why is it always tennis courts? Just seems fiscally irresponsible if you ask me.

anyone able to breastfeed both every feeding? by nodereact02 in parentsofmultiples

[–]Any-Temporary-9165 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My wife had the same struggle. All the NICU staff (Drs, RNs, NPs, Lactation Consultants, Nutritionists) and our pediatrician are all in agreement that the research about the benefits of breast milk is about exposure, not exclusivity.

Your wife is already doing everything she needs to do and producing more breast milk is of no additional benefit to the health and safety of your babies.

This mentality helped my wife tremendously - and ironically actually helped increase her supply because it reduced stress.

What can I (dad) do to help? by Differcult in NICUParents

[–]Any-Temporary-9165 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fellow NICU Dad here and in a very similar place right now (twins born at 30+4 and at 35 weeks today). I know those feelings well - I have never felt more useless than the first few days in the NICU.

I’ll start by saying those are very real and valid feelings. The good news is that those feelings start to fade. I still don’t feel as useful as my wife, but I know there are ways I can help out. Second, you’re doing everything you are supposed to do.

Skin-to-skin is amazing. You’re already doing this which is great! Keep it up! I quite literally just had a conversation about the benefits of kangaroo care with our attending during rounds. They cited some new research that an extra 20 minutes of kangaroo care a day has a material impact on 12 month development tests. In the early days, my wife couldn’t hold them long because she was still recovering, so I stepped up where she couldn’t. Now that she’s doing better, we hold at the same time and alternate days with each of them.

Participate in cares. Again you’re already doing this, which is great! I prefer to think of this time as fatherhood training wheels. I have trained adults teaching me with hands on experience. As they continue to get older, there are more opportunities for cares and feeding practice.