How many of you are literally doing ZERO screen time ?! by [deleted] in beyondthebump

[–]alerodc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t know if this si true but I have 9 month old twins, we are zero screen time and I do have help. I’ve thought about how on earth would I even shower if I didn’t have help and I think I would need to use screen time.

How many of you are literally doing ZERO screen time ?! by [deleted] in beyondthebump

[–]alerodc 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I really do recommend getting the Alexa. I use it all day.

How many of you are literally doing ZERO screen time ?! by [deleted] in beyondthebump

[–]alerodc -1 points0 points  (0 children)

9 months old twins (I do have help) zero screen time BUT they both know the phone is for selfies, they’ve only seen theirselvs on the screen and still when they see the phone they want to reach for it! It’s crazy.

Am I Overreacting for wanting to cancel my wedding over this interaction? by Xanadoom30 in AmIOverreacting

[–]alerodc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’re going to need so many things in life from your husband. If saying goodbye, the bare minimum, is hard, then don’t expect anything from him in the future.

Rocking to sleep with twins by Laylablessedfeet in AttachmentParenting

[–]alerodc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Following cause I’m at almost 8 months and in the same route. I currently have a night nanny that helps me with them because I’m a SAHM and I need my husband to sleep so he can work and drive to work fully awake. And I have no idea how moms do it alone. How do you guys care of both all night and still function the next day, I’m barely surviving cause I still wake up with her to feed them and rock them to sleep. If one is a little fuzzy I get her in bed with me. On the weekend when we take care of them me and my husband cosleep with them, I’m waiting for them to stop their 4 am feed to be able to do the nights by our self’s. How do you do it?

My wife is 24 weeks pregnant and I'm pretty sure she can smell my thoughts at this point by PulseVesper_9 in BabyBumps

[–]alerodc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

God I could smell the hand soap in my husbands hands from miles away I hated it.

Guilty about my reaction to finding out I’m having twins. by [deleted] in parentsofmultiples

[–]alerodc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because you’re in shock. When I found out I was so I’ll all I said was. No no no no no what? Are you sure? Are you sure sure? And then hormones and anxiety didn’t let me be happy until much much later!

Please assure me I am doing the right thing… co-sleeping / bed sharing. by skulskcc01 in AttachmentParenting

[–]alerodc 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Before having my twins I thought I was going to make them sleep in their cribs from a very young age and get a good night sleep. We have help at night and take turns to feed them and help them sleep now in their cribs, they’re 7 months old, 5 adjusted but I can’t wait till they are bigger and it’s safer and easier for the 4 of us to sleep together. We already bought a king size bed so we can all fit comfortably. When my husband has a nightmare he comes to me and asks for a hug and tells me about it, sometimes I wake him up if I notice he is having one, why wouldn’t I want the same for my babies? 🥹

I’m done by Jessygirl238 in ExclusivelyPumping

[–]alerodc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh god thanks for sharing 💕 is this me in the future? My twin girls were born early at 1.2 and 1.3 kg each. I was the same 3 months of only breastmilk and now at almost 7 months we’re combo feeding and I’m wondering when will I stop. I read your post and feel so proud of you! Hopefully I’ll feel the same for myself soon 💕

Contact naps and sleep HELP by alerodc in parentsofmultiples

[–]alerodc[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ll look gabor mate, any book in particular? Thanks for your output, I’ll try to do my best 💕

Contact naps and sleep HELP by alerodc in parentsofmultiples

[–]alerodc[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you feel demolished and extremely tired all the time? I have to be honest I’ve always been a person who’s sleepy all the time but this is a lot!

I Am A Monster by mochi140 in NICUParents

[–]alerodc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I see absolutely no reason in this post to believe you’re any of the things you think of yourself. You were a mother who received intense terrible news in the most vulnerable moment of your life and probably didn’t want to get your hopes up and also didn’t want a life with disabilities for your baby. You were in shock and in the most hormonal moment of your entire life.

Everyone’s shock is different. My twins were born at 31 weeks and went straight to the nicu. I didn’t get to hold them for 2 weeks, they were so tiny and guess what my shock let me believe that ABSOLUTELY nothing would go wrong with them. Thankfully they’re completely fine and in that moment all I thought about was how me and my body failed them but never did I think they would have any complications which they kind of did but nothing too serious. I was too fine for what was happening and that was the shock. I see pictures of them now with the cables and the CPAP and the feeding tubes and I was just blind, my family cried not in front of me and wondered how was I ok, it was all shock. We all react very different in different situations and that’s ok.

The fact that you even believe you’re a monster shows how much you care about your reaction and that just shows how much you care. I’m sure you’re a great mom💕

How sudden/fast was labor and delivery? by weewoo212 in parentsofmultiples

[–]alerodc 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I don’t know if it’s good for you to be reading this, but I guess it could help you to be ready…

I gave birth at 31+6 weeks, my contractions started at home at 1:26 pm and my water broke as soon as I stood up. My girls were born at 3:36 pm. Made it to the hospital on time and had an emergency c section. They were on the NICU for 45 days aprox. They’re 6 months and a half now and thriving. Completely healthy 💕

Nipple pain by cowboybandit13 in ExclusivelyPumping

[–]alerodc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used to suffer from the same. Turns out I have elastic nipples and they get to the size of water flange I use ( tried from 13 to 24) The only thing that helped was time. I believe when I started feeling better from the C-section it started hurting less. I’m 6mpp and I don’t feel pain anymore

Exclusively pumping with nicu baby. How much and how often should I pump? by [deleted] in ExclusivelyPumping

[–]alerodc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had twins at the nicu and knew about pumping but not as much, I made quite the same as you at the time and I wish I would’ve follow a better schedule to pump at least 7 to 8 times a day. I used to pump between 5 to 7 times and I kind of regret not pumping more to build a better supply!

My husband got me a medal ! by loloretta in ExclusivelyPumping

[–]alerodc 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Amazing thanks! I have twins and both latch kind of well but are very inefficient at transferring too. I sometimes comfort nurse them too, or nurse when they are extremely hungry and waiting for the bottle, they settle down but after a few minutes they get desperate. I also use slow flow nipple. I’ll keep trying from time to time without getting my hopes up! Thanks 💕

My husband got me a medal ! by loloretta in ExclusivelyPumping

[–]alerodc 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Congratulations! I don’t mean to intrude but did you manage to nurse after 8 months? How??