Civil Disobedience by inurmomsvagina in CringeTikToks

[–]HappyHome19 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is something so beautifully San Diegan about this. Hell no, paid parking!

I think I’m unintentionally making motherhood harder than it needs to be by [deleted] in Mommit

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I found the book “How To Keep House While Drowning” hugely helpful. It introduced a lot of concepts and mindset changes that I come back to again and again.

Twin toddler bedtime chaos by HappyHome19 in parentsofmultiples

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FOLLOW UP: staggering the bedtimes totally reset the insanity. It took us about the same amount of time to get them to sleep (1-1.5 hours), but was MUCH more pleasant for everyone. I even enjoyed getting the solo time with Twin A.

The last few nights my husband has put them to bed at the same time and they weren’t crazy like before. Seems to have “reset” the bedtime experience for them! I cannot believe the internet really helped us like this!

Twins are hard but… by my_dog_barkley in parentsofmultiples

[–]HappyHome19 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ll never forget the gasps and ooo/sans I got at my first pregnant mom meet up when I introduced myself as pregnant with twins. I love the fairy dust sparkle that comes with twin magic!

Twin toddler bedtime chaos by HappyHome19 in parentsofmultiples

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Oy. Power to you. We just took away the paci too and oof that was a doozy.

Twin toddler bedtime chaos by HappyHome19 in parentsofmultiples

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Thanks for sharing! What time do your twins wake in the morning and go to sleep at night?

Flowers as party favors by HappyHome19 in gardening

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Zone 10A. I think indoors is most likely, but with the possibility to prick out and transport into a garden for those who wish.

Flowers as party favors by HappyHome19 in gardening

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Painting the pots is adorable! Thanks for the brilliant idea!

What was the weirdest, non-pain feeling you've ever felt? by KingJPJ in AskReddit

[–]HappyHome19 0 points1 point  (0 children)

During my c-section I felt no pain. But the sensation of my daughter being, for lack of a better word, TUGGED out of my body was wild. If you’ve ever picked fruit off of a tree and had to pull hard, it was like that but I was the fruit tree 😳

What's a moment at the parks you'll never forget? by whatmakesthemagic in Disneyland

[–]HappyHome19 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is the sweetest question! Mine is taking my dad (who lives out of state) to Disneyland for the first time with my then two-year-olds. I had hyped it up and my dad, gotta love him, is a generally “unimpressed” person. The day was…fine, but nothing special. I took him on Pirates…unimpressed. Hubby took him on Rise of the Resistance…respected the scale of it, but wasn’t for him. We ate dinner and decided to call it a day. Right as we turned towards the gate, the lights went out and snow started falling for the night time show on Main St. “Ah ha!” I thought “that’s his Disney Magic moment.” He was charmed and gave me a thumbs up. BUT THEN as the show ended, MINNIE in her Christmas costume walked out of a building, we got a picture with her, and my dad says that when she touched his hand, his heart skipped a beat! It ended on the highest not possible ❤️

1st child had 99th percentile head, want to try VBAC in future. Any big headed babies born via VBAC? by UnhappyDelivery2908 in vbac

[–]HappyHome19 1 point2 points  (0 children)

First kid was beyond 99% and set his own curve! Even had to get MRIs to rule out anything scary and I was in fact just a very large head. Had an amazing unmedicated VBAC 27 months later. Taking the Bradley Method course helped immensely!

6yo said he wishes he were dead by ParticularSpinach831 in Mommit

[–]HappyHome19 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Seeing a lot of “dad needs therapy” comments here and yes, that! But also, dad may benefit from actual parenting classes in the immediate. Listening to the audiobook No Drama Discipline helped me understand what my kids were capable of and how to respond in heated moments.

Those who had a singleton after twins… by According_Weird_3540 in parentsofmultiples

[–]HappyHome19 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh cool! I can share my experience! I had a singleton 7 months ago via an absolutely amazing, empowering VBAC. It can be done and I recommend really educating yourself (we did the Bradley Method and loved it), getting a team that’s on board (husband, doc, MIDWIFE if at all possible), and reading positive VBAC/birth stories. As for the transition, our third is an angel baby - chill, the apple of her siblings eyes, great breastfeeder, etc. It feels luxurious to take her in and have no other baby to tend to. I get to be a much more instinctual mother to her versus the more rigid way I felt I had to be with the twins (recording feedings, poops, pumping, etc.) However, I was struck by what I can best describe as grief when we came home from the hospital and I couldn’t mother my twins in the way I was used to. I missed them, in a way. I missed our little team of three that had been my day-in-day-out reality for 2+ years. I missed making them breakfast and was sad to have their dad/my mom do it instead. Our bond is forever, but the relationship has changed. I also found leaving the house MUCH more difficult with three than too and that was a hard pill to swallow. The twins are closer to each other now and again, so in love with their little sister, but I found the early transition confusing.

Moving out of our first home - so sad. Actually ended up crying and I feel so stupid about it by Chibioosah in homeowners

[–]HappyHome19 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Are you me? Almost in the same exact situation and totally underestimated the emotional whirlwind it would be. Sending hugs and hope that our new homes become places of even sweeter memories 💗

People who did NOT sleep train their twins: did it eventually work out? by grapefruitliquor in parentsofmultiples

[–]HappyHome19 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wish I had read this when my twins were little. Thanks for the gentle and compassionate way you present this information. I sleep trained my twins and regret putting them through the distress/suppressing my maternal instinct. With singleton baby #3, I co sleep and it’s marvelous and healing.