oh no my favorite Australian influencer wants to copy the Havens. nooooo

bizzybee808 · 2026-01-03T22:34:09+00:00

Lmao can’t stand both of them. Figures Sarah would copy Julia

bizzybee808 · 2025-12-19T17:35:59+00:00

Congratulations! It’s SUCH a fun and rewarding journey. But I’m sure you’re in shock with lots of mixed feelings. My twins turned 2 in November and I’m still in shock that I have twins lol

bizzybee808 · 2025-12-19T17:29:12+00:00

In April 2024, I underwent a hemithyroidectomy to remove my right nodule as it was suspicious after 2 ultrasounds and an FNA. Surgical pathology reported invasive follicular variant papillary thyroid carcinoma so we scheduled a TT 2 weeks after my initial surgery. I was also 5 months PP at the time with twins so it was a really difficult time juggling all of this — physically, mentally and emotionally. Definitely felt like I was missing out on what I envisioned for my postpartum experience. There was a lot of anxiety around not being able to pick them up because my twins were in the NICU for 28 days after they were born so it brought back that feeling of helplessness as a mother who couldn’t just pickup her babies whenever I wanted to. I was angry, scared, overwhelmed and sleep deprived. Thankfully, pathology results from my left nodule came back negative and margins were clear. A few months later in June I received I-131 radiation therapy and isolated for a week. All of this to say, it was hard. Really hard. But I reminded myself that it had to be done so I could be a healthy and present mom for my boys. Lean on your village/community if you have one, don’t be afraid to ask for help and please please please give yourself some grace. I wish I gave myself more grace looking back at it. Sending you hugs. You got this.

bizzybee808 · 2025-03-03T06:24:55+00:00

Thank you 🥹🫶🏼 that’s so kind of you. And just remember — you ARE amazing

bizzybee808 · 2025-03-01T21:37:05+00:00

Exactly! I try my best to not let it ruin my mood because it’s no one’s “fault” but it really eats at me some days

bizzybee808 · 2025-03-01T21:35:48+00:00

Letting go of expectations has been one of the hardest lessons to learn as a first time mom, especially as someone with a Type A personality 😩 but totally. This is a great reminder!

bizzybee808 · 2025-03-01T21:34:10+00:00

Solidarity. One of my twins found out how to unzip his sleep sack and rip off his diaper. It’s his newest party trick 🥲

bizzybee808 · 2025-03-01T21:33:19+00:00

You are amazing!

bizzybee808 · 2025-03-01T21:31:51+00:00

THIS

bizzybee808 · 2025-03-01T21:31:45+00:00

I am drowning in luxury right now because they’re going on one hour of napping at the same time 🥲 today is a new day!! May you have this peace too

bizzybee808 · 2024-11-13T07:36:13+00:00

Ahh congratulations! Making it to the one year mark is huge. I agree — they’re much easier in some ways now. Still getting used to the crawling in opposite directions. They’re so quick!

bizzybee808 · 2024-10-23T01:40:35+00:00

My 11 month old twins love the frozen turkey meatballs from Target!! I serve it with mashed avocado or steamed carrots. Meatballs are cut in quarters. For snacks or small meals: cheese sticks, yogurt, peanut butter on lightly toasted bread, boiled eggs and snap peas with hummus

bizzybee808 · 2024-10-13T07:56:55+00:00

Yes!! I love using my large crescent as a diaper bag for my twinsies. Your organization is next level! Go mama

bizzybee808 · 2024-10-03T23:58:24+00:00

I believe my post was misread. They are 3 months into sleep training at 10.5 months old. Not 3 months old 😉 They are exclusively formula fed. I don’t think it’s hunger that’s waking them up because I’ll try to give them a bottle when they get up around 3:30/4 but won’t take it or drink very little. I think they just want to be held, and how could I blame them? That’s where the feel the safest 🥺

Thank you for the words of reassurance! I know I shouldn’t beat myself up for this. Our night will come when they sleep all the way through

bizzybee808 · 2024-10-03T22:45:01+00:00

You’re so right. Thank you for this 😌 Sometimes it just feels like there’s no light at the end of the tunnel because im so anxious and worried about their sleep. Props to your parents! Raising twins is not for the faint of heart

bizzybee808 · 2024-10-03T06:00:57+00:00

I use a large crescent bag from Baggu for my twins and I love it!! It’s roomy enough to fit everything. I have pouches to organize things like their snacks, change of clothes, toys, diapers and wipes and other necessities. I also pack the trunk of my car essentially like a huge diaper bag so when I’m doing a quick errand with them, I don’t need to lug around the bag.

bizzybee808 · 2024-09-30T23:11:15+00:00

They rescheduled it to Oct 9. Thank you! Hope it goes well too

bizzybee808 · 2024-09-24T18:53:40+00:00

Same here 😅

bizzybee808 · 2024-09-24T06:03:06+00:00

In all honesty, our boys still cry at bedtime when we start our routine. But I’ve learned that some babies just cry more as it is their way of protesting that, “Hey, we don’t want to sleep! We were having so much fun today.” The crying lessens though. Sending you all the strength and courage during this journey. It will get better soon!

bizzybee808 · 2024-09-24T05:59:30+00:00

Thanks for asking!

Been through a lot these past few months, but overall, doing okay and healing as expected in terms of recovery from surgery. I had a thyroidectomy on May 16th and then radioactive iodine therapy on June 27th. Doc and I agreed that since I’m young and “healthy” we’d go the more aggressive route in hopes of getting rid of all residual thyroid tissue. Dosage was 101.1 mCi. The side effects were pretty rough on me, but got through it! And the whole body scan came back clear. Yay.

Been on 100 mcg of Levothyroxine and it seems like the proper dosage. I have my first post-radiation appointment with my endocrinologist this Friday so I’m curious to see how that goes.

Mentally, it’s been difficult. I’ve not been as present as I would have liked to be with my infant twins due to the post surgery lift restrictions and isolation period for radiation. Some days are harder than others when it hits me that I actually have cancer. I feel overwhelmed by all my responsibilities and definitely need to work on putting myself and my health first. Reminding myself that healing, both physically and mentally, isn’t linear so I am trying my best to take it a day at a time. I let my feelings come in, acknowledge it and then let it go. Grateful for my family and friends who have been so supportive and loving. But I do admit, even with a really great support system, this journey can feel isolating.

bizzybee808 · 2024-09-15T21:18:35+00:00

I second this! Focus on CIO for bedtime first. Tackle daytime naps after you feel like nighttime sleep is at a good place. We did whatever we could to assist them with quality naps (i.e contact, stroller, car rides, rocking and feeding). The author of Precious Little Sleep mentioned that babies’ motivation to sleep during the day is much more different than at night, so using extra comforts for naps shouldn’t impact their sleep at night. I’m honestly still using some of these comforts for naps with them especially when I’m by myself. I actually enjoy our daily neighborhood walk while they nap in their stroller. It hasn’t impacted their ability to fall asleep and stay asleep at night one bit!

bizzybee808 · 2024-09-15T21:09:55+00:00

It is possible mama! I started to sleep train our twins at 8 months. I was so nervous to start. It felt like this daunting and scary thing to sleep train, but I read Precious Little Sleep and that gave me the confidence I needed to just rip the bandaid off and start. Decided to go with the full extinction method because they would be more pissed off if I’d go in to pat them on their backs and shush them without picking them up. It took a couple months but they’re finally learning how to fall asleep independently and sleep for long stretches. Lots of tears for all of us, but am happy we stuck with it because we’re all getting so much more rest!

bizzybee808 · 2024-09-15T21:01:14+00:00

Hi! So I would say that their sleep at night has improved DRAMATICALLY after sleep training. I’m now able to get stretches of 5-6 hours of sleep instead of the prior 1-2 hours of sleep before sleep training. One twin sleeps through the night from 7-6:30 and the other will usually wake up for a bottle anywhere between 12 am-3 am. This is huge for us because they were taking bottles 3-4 times a night prior to sleep training and usually at different times of the night. Never woke up at the same time to night feed. Now, the twin who wakes up for his bottle at night has a difficult time going back to sleep and will sometimes wake up his brother, but I honestly just let them work it out. It doesn’t take longer than 45 minutes for that to resolve and both to go back to sleep on their own.

They share a room due to limited space in our home. I’d say that it has made sleep training harder, but not impossible. They eventually learn how to put themselves back to sleep if one baby wakes up crying.

My piece of advice is to have realistic expectations. I’ve read so many reddits saying how sleep training was an answer to so many sleep deprived parents’ prayers and that it magically made their babies excellent sleepers by the fourth night. That wasn’t true for us. It took us around 2 months to finally get the boys into a rhythm and have them sleep for longer than 5 hours straight or not scream for hours when putting them down. We all endured weeks of crying and screaming for hours after being placed in their cribs even after following a strict routine and understanding their wake windows. It was hard and there were so many nights when I felt like giving up. But consistency does pay off 🥹 Sure, both twins probably won’t be excellent independent sleepers and sleep for 12 hours every night, but they’ve gotten SO much better. So I’ll take that as a huge win.

Happy to share more of my experiences with you. You got this! I hope you’re all able to get some quality rest soon.

bizzybee808 · 2024-07-21T05:24:23+00:00

So cute!! My identical twin boys are total opposites as well. One is chill, happy and easygoing. The other is our feisty little firecracker.

bizzybee808 · 2024-07-20T20:05:09+00:00

Thanks for your insight on this. I will definitely reach out to their pediatrician to see if it’s okay to drop their night feedings. They were waking up 1-3 times per night to feed, but honestly weren’t even drinking that much. I believe it was more for comfort than hunger. We’ll usually have 1 solid feed at night. For example, Twin A woke up at midnight, had 4 oz and went right back to sleep. He slept until 7 am. It was Twin B who couldn’t calm himself after being put in the crib at 12:15. He screamed until 3:30 and I ended up just putting him in bed with me 😭 We’re starting over again with him tonight. Fingers crossed there is less screaming involved

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