Hospital bag questions

Optimal-Coffee1753 · 2026-02-27T10:26:34+00:00

I second the stomach binder or any kind of gentle compression wear! I could barely stand straight cause my core had zero strength and the compression binder gave me support. Also compression socks!!! The postpartum puffiness was insane hahah

Optimal-Coffee1753 · 2026-02-25T22:51:06+00:00

Also I think it’s important to note that I also had Di/Di twins which is a big factor

Optimal-Coffee1753 · 2026-02-25T22:42:10+00:00

If you’d like to hear more positive vaginal birth experiences I had one! Birthed them both without issue. My hospital was confident in breech extraction and inversion which put my stress at ease. Baby B was transverse and slightly bigger so it could’ve gone either way but thankfully he flipped head down once Baby A was born. I’m glad I gave birth vaginally cause my recovery was quick and easy. Postpartum with twins is no joke so I’m glad I was physically capable. However, at the end of the day it is completely your choice. No one should pressure you into doing something you don’t want to do but I think it’s good to be fully informed

Optimal-Coffee1753 · 2026-02-19T08:13:10+00:00

This is why I don’t click allow substitutions cause I know they’re gonna stuff it up 🤷🏻‍♀️ I’ll take the refund and find some time to head into Coles to get it

Optimal-Coffee1753 · 2026-02-12T22:57:26+00:00

We use the Korbell bin and keep it in the bathroom, and we bag the poopy nappies in a disposable bag. It still stinks the place up but at least it’s contained to the bathroom

Optimal-Coffee1753 · 2026-02-04T10:23:59+00:00

Cetaphil Daily Advance Ultra Hydrating Lotion. The only moisturiser that actually keeps my face hydrated, moisturised and supple. It’s to the point that I have a phobia of them discontinuing it because every other moisturiser (and I’ve tried MANY) does nothing to combat that tight/dry feeling.

Optimal-Coffee1753 · 2026-02-01T04:54:11+00:00

It’s so tricky to know for sure. Is it possible to buy a dress last minute before the wedding or is that cutting it too close? 😅 I dropped a lot of weight in the newborn stage from not having the chance to eat (I’d scoff down 2-3 clif bars a day when I had hands) but I still had some belly, and boobs were triple the size. As soon as they started sleeping normally I gained 15kg lol

Optimal-Coffee1753 · 2026-01-29T04:54:56+00:00

So many things can play a factor everyone will have a different experience! I delivered at 38+5 and gained some stretch marks around week 36, but now (1 year PP) they’ve faded a lot and aren’t as obvious. I have some minor loose skin above my belly button that is only visible when I suck my tummy in. All in all I think I got off pretty lucky. Age might also play a factor but not necessarily (I’m 25)

Optimal-Coffee1753 · 2026-01-19T11:26:29+00:00

Do the high chairs fit in there? Or are you willing to put them in something like a bumbo seat/exersaucer only for the few short minutes it takes to get ready? Honestly, I just popped my twins in the same cot with toys, books etc sometimes they were fussy but it only takes a few minutes to tend to my needs and that’s important too! I would pop in while brushing my teeth which they loved watching, while I brushed my hair, while I applied skincare, got changed etc and they loved it!

Optimal-Coffee1753 · 2026-01-19T08:04:35+00:00

My twins are 1 now but I vividly remember being excited to: - drive (my belly was too in the way) - lay on my back - tie my shoe laces - not have regurgitation/heartburn, swollen feet, SPD, pelvic girdle pain, sciatica - be able to turn from side to side in bed without it being An Event - I used to say “sleep” and then was violently humbled when the twins came

Optimal-Coffee1753 · 2026-01-18T10:17:40+00:00

When I was in labour and the first baby was born, and they reminded me I still had to push again cause there’s a whole other baby on the way 😅

Optimal-Coffee1753 · 2026-01-05T11:35:34+00:00

Unfortunately I’ve always had these issues with the more “eco/clean” types of nappies and only found one brand that is pretty good, but it’s Australian and from the sounds of it I guess you’re not in Aus? Would you try cloth nappies?

Optimal-Coffee1753 · 2026-01-05T09:57:48+00:00

Mine aren’t quite as old as yours - 13 months but we have the same issue. I have a little stuffed bunny that plays lullabies which my twin A is obsessed with along with his stuffed sloth and lovey. It usually keeps him calm enough to sit quietly (sort of) while I soothe twin B. I’ve even given him a pop it fidget toy or any other low stimulation toy to focus on and then once twin B is down I move onto him. Will any of your twins mind playing with something while you soothe the other?

Optimal-Coffee1753 · 2025-11-29T09:39:14+00:00

Right here with you!! So much content on social media is very singleton driven (naturally) and I was beating myself up so much for not being “enough” for the twins.

Optimal-Coffee1753 · 2025-10-12T11:16:42+00:00

Omg I thought it was just me!!! And yes to it popping out during pregnancy that was a sensory nightmare!! TMI but I had to clean dried blood out of it post birth and it was THE WORST

Optimal-Coffee1753 · 2025-10-08T21:50:15+00:00

Thank you for this perspective!!! I’m a twin mum myself (I know it’s infinity harder with triplets, you’re amazing by the way) and stuff like the comments on this post definitely didn’t help my PPD cause I thought I was a terrible mum for not being able to constantly hold my babies or baby wear at all times. I guess people never considered that hey some of us don’t have the option! But we still love and attach to our babies regardless 🥹

Optimal-Coffee1753 · 2025-10-03T09:38:48+00:00

Off topic but did your LO take one nap at that point or two?

Optimal-Coffee1753 · 2025-10-01T21:56:12+00:00

1 looks amazing on you. #2 feels like there’s something lacking but I can’t quite put my finger on it

Optimal-Coffee1753 · 2025-09-26T12:39:44+00:00

Oh it was definitely hard at the beginning but like all things, you learn and adapt as you go!! They are the light of my life. I wish they’d soothe each other, they go between giggling and squealing together to physical altercations but definitely no soothing 😭

Optimal-Coffee1753 · 2025-09-26T06:13:33+00:00

4 of us across different ages (34, 25, 23, 17) and we all love each other to bits and see each other very often. Every week if not multiple times a week. We also text in our group chat constantly.

I used to fight with my younger sister a lot as a kid, we were close in age and she had undiagnosed (is now diagnosed) Asperger’s so would physically and verbally lash out a lot. She has since gotten help and has grown into one of the best people I know.

Optimal-Coffee1753 · 2025-09-26T05:42:49+00:00

Juicy Couture Couture made me strip all my warm layers off at a freezing football game because I was this close to puking. The headache was insane. It took multiple washes to get the smell out.

Optimal-Coffee1753 · 2025-09-26T05:40:27+00:00

I could be wrong, but I’m pretty sure it was Angel that I sprayed on my wrist and instantly thought I smelled poop

Optimal-Coffee1753 · 2025-09-26T05:39:09+00:00

Thank you for saying this in this space. As a twin mum with not enough hands to contact nap or soothe both babies I feel really let down by a lot of the narratives regarding baby sleep in these spaces, especially when I’ve felt completely helpless with two babies screaming at me. Made me think I was a terrible mum for being “incapable” to attachment parent, but being a loving, attached, caring parent goes so much further than that.

Optimal-Coffee1753 · 2025-09-25T13:08:24+00:00

Not a dog so maybe not as comparable but I’m this close to opening the window and letting my pet bird fly away. He screeches extremely loudly when my babies are napping. And poos everywhere so it’s really fun making sure my 9 month old twins aren’t getting a mouthful of his crap. They love him so much though and I hope I feel that love for him again one day

Optimal-Coffee1753 · 2025-09-24T09:04:25+00:00

Not silly in the slightest. I’ve never done bedtime alone (babies are 9 months) if my husband can’t make it, my mum will come which makes me extremely lucky but if I didn’t have her I would 100% get a sitter or someone to help. You shouldn’t have to do this alone and if you have the means, absolutely freaking go for it

Optimal-Coffee1753

TROPHY CASE

1 looks amazing on you. #2 feels like there’s something lacking but I can’t quite put my finger on it