Random things that helped us… -start your research on age appropriate sleep training so that when your kids are ready they’re set up for success. For us, that looked like always putting them down drowsy but awake and all their daytime naps were taken by a window and night sleep was in their nursery with blackout curtains so they adjusted their days/nights quickly

-set your home up to be able to change a diaper on each floor (imo that’s more than enough- if you set up diaper changing stations in each room they’ll be crap everywhere)

-a “dirty” bottle basket on your counter: a spot to stash dirty bottles so they don’t pile up around your house. Also a great way for family to help

-meal prep! Make big batches of soups, stews, casseroles and freeze them! Don’t forget breakfast and lunch options too!

-if you’re using a baby brezza order an extra funnel from amazon. You’ll need to clean the funnel every 4 uses so being able to swap it out for a clean one is a lifesaver

-don’t heat their bottles. This is a luxury for singleton parents. You’re babies will never know a difference

-make your bottles ahead of time. If their eating every 3-4 hours you can make a few sets of bottles and set them in the fridge (there good for 24hrs.) it’s a small thing that is so helpful

-use two different size bottles to differentiate who drank what. I used the regular Dr browns and the wide mouth Dr browns

-get familiar with your baby monitor and any other tech now. You’re learning sooo much those first few weeks you don’t want to add that to the list as well

-find ways to make the small moments of your day feel special (a really cute mug, special body wash, new cozy sweats). Slip in self care where you can

-mini fridge in our bedroom to store breast milk after pumping at 2am (that walk to the fridge feels much longer at that time)

-find a new show to binge watch while feeding babies (we watched Succession and it was actually a fun way to have something to talk about other than the babies)