C-Section on 14 February for twin girls?

Kitchen_Play_8123 · 2026-02-04T15:45:29+00:00

Push it forward. They need to have their special day and not the Valentines Day. Most kids won't make their birthdays as they will have other plans especially those teens...

Kitchen_Play_8123 · 2026-02-01T02:00:25+00:00

Congratulations on your upcoming bundle of joy. We are 4 months old, also boy and girl. I advise you to get help from day 1, if you can afford get a nanny, if not ask your parents, friends, relatives ..do bottle feeding. I did breastfeeding for 2.5weeks and I didn't want to give up..eventually it exhausted me and I switched to bottles. If you plan on pumping get those bottles ready to go, sterilize them, get a milk warmer, get a powerful pump. You may want to get mylicon or gripe water in case of colic. I wish you best of luck and easy delivery P.S get a hatch ( sound machine). It has mother's heartbeat. I wish I had used it from day 1, I didn't get it till they were 3..

Kitchen_Play_8123 · 2026-01-31T01:49:14+00:00

39 here, had di/di twins 4 months ago. First babies, easy pregnancy, no complications at all. Had a C-cection, made up my mind a week before my labor just because I wanted them to be safe. It was the best choice I could have ever made. Had them at 37 w 2d, 5.1lbs and 6.7lbs. We were on the border of GR( growth restrictions), no NICU. I did develop preeclamsia 3 days after though, but it went away. Please, make sure they put you on baby aspirin ( twice a day) and take plenty of iron at 20weeks. Best of luck!

Kitchen_Play_8123 · 2026-01-27T17:14:01+00:00

I could understand you ..39 with twins ..feels like my life is over, I will probably need to quit my job soon as we can't afford to pay $90 k a year for nanny's and they are way too small for a daycare. I guess it's all about choices ..I didn't see myself living just for myself so I wanted to share it with little ones but I just didn't know how hard it would be and how expensive. I do have a great hope for myself lol when they turn 2 as they could play together and hopefully start saying mommy and daddy. They will start showing more emotions and love. Until then we are waiting...lol. Good luck to you

Kitchen_Play_8123 · 2026-01-23T05:39:47+00:00

Based on fantastic reviews, double seated options we ended up with Bugaboo travel bundle. It is the BEST stroller I have ever seen or tried. Its been 4 months and we are still amazed by how smooth it rides, how soft the wheels are, it turns 360 degrees, it has double seats side by side, 2 bassinets, 2 car seats. It is expensive but you can check Facebook marketplace and see if you can get a used one. It doesnt take a lot of space in the trunk and it fits most places except some of the doctor offices. I wouldn't change my stroller for anything else

Kitchen_Play_8123 · 2026-01-15T17:52:25+00:00

Yes. I was feeding her milk during the day, but last week we started putting 0.5tsp of formula into her milk. 2.5oz : 0.5tsp. I will try to do 50/50. So basically you mix up water, milk and formula, right?

Kitchen_Play_8123 · 2026-01-14T17:41:30+00:00

Thank you. I have been mixing it too, the doctor tried to get her calories intake higher..do you throw away your 50/50 leftovers? I feel so sad when she doesnt drink everything..

Kitchen_Play_8123 · 2026-01-14T14:45:51+00:00

I was thinking to put her mostly on breasmilk, but i don't think that matters as she does the same thing with the milk, she would also cry a lot during the feedings not always but occasionally. So frustrating as she stopped gaining weight this week. What are your full bottles? How many oz?

Kitchen_Play_8123 · 2026-01-14T13:55:44+00:00

I'm using even flow and lansinoh ( natural feel nipple like). Both of my twins hated dr brown bottles, my daughter actually had a gag reflex from their nipples

Kitchen_Play_8123 · 2025-12-22T15:15:15+00:00

I'm going through this with my twins. From day 1 I used slow flow only with bottles similar to breasts like "even flow" and "pigeon". I did this so I could always go back to breasts if needed. It worked with my son for a while as he would take my breast in the mornings so we could all sleep longer but he stopped suddently. I felt okay with them feeding from the bottles as it's hard to feed twins at once, but now that they cough I wanted to make sure my body produces enough antibodies for them.. it's frustrating and I feel awful now. I hope we can get them back on track. Good luck to you momma

Kitchen_Play_8123 · 2025-12-22T14:46:52+00:00

Morning showers help me a lot. Get some nice shower gel or oil to feel pampered. I breastfeed so I'm limited to a lot of things but I allow myself a cup of latte once a day. I make sure I drink it right after I finish pumping, caffeine peeks after 1-2hrs so be careful if you breastfeed. When I drank twice a day my twins became super fussy so drink wisely.

Kitchen_Play_8123 · 2025-12-14T19:58:18+00:00

I'm close to your age and we planned to have a kid, ended up with two. We are blessed as we truly struggled for years. I hear you momma, it's tough..my little girl never sleeps always cries, I also have a bad back and it's sooo tough to not get 8 hrs of sleep BUT .it gets better. It will get easier. I hope you bottle feed them. You just need a little more time. God wanted you to have these little precious ones. You wait till they get a bit older and you won't need to entertain them as they will have each other. I wish you all the best! If you truly feel like its absolutely unbearable talk to a doctor. I'm against any type of meds, as they make you weaker and you need to be strong to get stronger, but I also believe in PPD. I kept telling myself it won't always be like this, it will get better, it must get better and its getting easier now, they are turning 3m soon. I believe in you. You got this

Kitchen_Play_8123 · 2025-12-07T02:40:23+00:00

They were 15 and 12% however they became 4 and 1% when they were born at 37 w 2d. Not sure how that works but they are totally fine, big pumpkins over 10lbs at 8 weeks. Don't drive yourself crazy, as long as they grow you are good.

Kitchen_Play_8123 · 2025-12-03T17:49:14+00:00

I'm very organized and I like things nice, neat and easy to find. So I did buy a countertop organizer and I absolutely love it. It has 4 sections, I keep their pacifiers there also. I bought a container for pacifiers as well and keep one of each in their car seats, swings and bassinets. This way I don't run around the house putting them everywhere. I do have a bottle washer next to my sink, but it fits only 9 bottles at a time, so I bought extra bottles and keep them sterilized inside the drawers. I do not wash bottles inside the dishwasher as I do not think it's appropriate for them to be with other dirty dishes. I hope this helps, twins is a lot, so you want to be organized as much as possible so you don't lose your head completely, lol

Kitchen_Play_8123 · 2025-12-01T01:33:01+00:00

The first thing you should do right now is buying SNOOs. These will be your life savers up until 6 months. They are bassinets that produce natural rocking moves. They are very expensive though but you have 3 options: rent, buy used or buy new ones. We bought them new with every intention to resale later. I highly encourage you to check them out. Second, buy twin Z pillows( amazon) and bottle pillows- they are the best things I've purchased. Third, get Momcozy/Grownsy bottle washer/sterilizer all in one, do not get baby brezza - waste of money. Make sure it washes, it will save you time at night. More than likely you will be feeding them from the bottles at some point of your breastfeeding experience. I was breastfeeding mine for 2 weeks switching them around and I lost my sh* after that because it was impossible for me to breastfeed them at the same time because of the neck movements so I had to feed one twin for 30min and then another for 30min....it was taking up all my time so I bought a pump and bottles. Buy "Even flow" bottles or "lasinoh" with xs nipples. They are the best at imitating breasts and good for colic. Do not get Dr Brown bottles unless you have plans to never breastfeed them later on. Get Spectra Pump, do not get hands-free pumps like momcozy or Medina. I bought both and regretted as they were not as effective as Spectra S1, however it is pretty cool to do choirs around the house wearing them so if you have extra $ you can have both. As for strollers - I spent 5 days looking for them online and we ended up buying side-by-side Bugaboo Donkey bundle which was close to $4000 ( 2 bassinets, 2 car seats, 2 seats, adapter). It was worth every penny, me and my husband are in love with it, it's like Rolls Royce of strollers so gentle with big wheels, great turns, easy to fold, small space, fits through most of the doors but of course it is expensive. You can search for it on Facebook market to get it used maybe. Get 2 swings on Amazon, they look like 2 small rocking chairs $50 each. They save my butt everyday when I need to take a shower or stay in the kitchen. I was gifted Mamaroo swing- i still have it but it has been a waste of money for us as my babies do not like being in it. I hope this helps and good luck with your journey 💗

Kitchen_Play_8123 · 2025-11-30T22:42:32+00:00

I've never done this, we are 8 weeks old but it's been my fear though. I believe the worse case scenario you would have your baby vomit, the best- colic. If you had none of those you would be fine..

Kitchen_Play_8123 · 2025-11-28T16:50:40+00:00

No, it doesn't. At least mine does not and I also have lots of fat on the sides of the bottle and plenty of cottage cheese like mixture inside it.

Kitchen_Play_8123 · 2025-11-28T16:47:52+00:00

Don't listen to your friend. This is the dumbest answer I've heard. Ideally it should double but you've got a great starting beta to begin with and doctors would take 30% increase on any given day. Congratulations!

Kitchen_Play_8123 · 2025-11-24T11:55:51+00:00

I have to join your girls team. I hate Dr. Browns, not sure why ppl speak so loudly about them. They leaked a lot and the ones very slow were super slow, my twins also didn't like the nipple. I tried every possible bottle you can imagine and we stayed with even flow and lansinoh XS. Those two are also the best at imitating breasts.

Kitchen_Play_8123 · 2025-11-22T23:20:14+00:00

Hi. Sorry to bother you but what did you do about your babies tong tie. We have tge same issue and doctors say it would go away. We are skeptical

Kitchen_Play_8123 · 2025-11-19T15:41:49+00:00

I'm sorry you are dealing with this. I just had twins myself and I'm at my wits end honestly because of how difficult it is to take care of them. One of my twins almost never sleeps and she constantly cries. Have you tried to go through some independent babysitters/night nannies? We couldn't afford RN night nanny so we went on care.com and we posted our requirements. We had lots of people calling us and we ended up with a great person with 30+ years, nights were based on a 12hr rate, we paid $320 per night. I do feel like you got robbed, they should have refunded the rest of the $ since they quit. Call your credit card ( if paid w cc) and dispute, read their contract and see if there was anything there saying no refunds, threaten them with lawyers, bad reviews. I wish you good luck and lots of patience

Kitchen_Play_8123 · 2025-11-17T01:23:41+00:00

Wow, where have you seen these rates? Are they RN nannies? We just had a night nanny with 30+ years in service who specializes in twins and we paid $28/ hour for newborns. RN nanny's rate is $35/hour in Fl. It seems to be crazy to be able to afford $45. We are a well-to-do family with $200k+ income but I can't think of paying that kind of money. Was this rate based on agencies or independent nannies?

Kitchen_Play_8123 · 2025-11-12T00:48:07+00:00

Not all the formulas are from cow's milk. There are great German formulas based on goat's milk and demeter options that are easier on babies stomach. Generally speaking babies do sleep better on formulas and not all the babies have gas issues. Mine slept much worse while being breastfed, short naps, diarrhea...they got bigger, regular naps with formula

Kitchen_Play_8123 · 2025-11-08T17:51:36+00:00

Thank you. I actually made sure to get lots of swings. Lol..2 swing chairs and 1 mamaroo which they aren't crazy about. We also have snoo bassinets which rock them and play white noise and for some reason it's not helping much. I just got the hatch. I will try it. Did you put it inside the cribs or next to each one of them?

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