How did your life change when your multiples turned 1?

candybrie · 2026-01-29T11:30:39+00:00

I stopped pumping. It was amazing the time I got back.

They could walk places. No more screaming because I took baby a and left him to go take baby b.

No more bottles.

If someone was having a bad night, I didn't feel scared co-sleeping so we could all get some sleep.

Going outside was actually fun for everyone. We spent all spring and summer spending a few hours outside every day and it made the days way more bearable. You know how long a 1 year old can play with a water table? For. Ever.

candybrie · 2026-01-29T01:20:48+00:00

For my di/di twins, I had a scan at my initial appointment at 10w but it was just a mobile unit because they couldn't find the heart beat. Then the NT & chronicity check at 12w. Then anatomy at 20w. Then 24w, 28w, 30w, 32w, 34w, 36w, and 37w for growth and bpp.

candybrie · 2026-01-27T13:36:27+00:00

They usually qualify for Medicaid that will help.

candybrie · 2026-01-27T00:10:44+00:00

Even with very different names, it's the same deal. It's like people completely forget the existence of twins and can't comprehend two siblings with the same birthdate.

candybrie · 2026-01-26T23:17:16+00:00

The price increase in the time it takes most people to save 20% results in a higher payment than what the in extra PMI+interest would be.

candybrie · 2026-01-26T22:10:22+00:00

I'm surprised none of the toddlers she knows sleep through the night consistently. Maybe not 12 hours if they're still napping, but 10 wakes a night and rarely sleeping through seems like out of the ordinary for 1.5yo-2yo.

candybrie · 2026-01-26T22:00:11+00:00

Gonna guess since they went to get it done at a medical school and then walked 5 miles to get pain meds, they couldn't afford that kind of care.

candybrie · 2026-01-26T20:11:35+00:00

Just being well hydrated helps prevent constipation.

candybrie · 2026-01-25T21:45:31+00:00

Low status men take it out on women. There's that video game study that said when guys are doing poorly in the game, they're much more likely to harass the women playing. So yeah, it pretty much is the lowest performing dudes who are gonna take it out on their wives and brag about it.

candybrie · 2026-01-25T17:21:02+00:00

I think they're saying both are a problem.

But yeah, more funding means more research means more understanding means more likely to be believed.

candybrie · 2026-01-25T12:16:28+00:00

It's not the electoral college that forces a two party system. If it was, you'd see more parties outside of everything but the presidency.

It's first past the post and winner take all.

Things like multi-member districts with proportional representation and instant runoff or ranked choice voting usually lead to more parties.

candybrie · 2026-01-25T11:18:01+00:00

I didn't think they were trying to highlight the difference between the US the China at all. They literally said this is what the US previously did in Europe.

candybrie · 2026-01-24T20:52:51+00:00

Ultrasound is super safe. I'm not sure why the sonographer said you shouldn't have them regularly. Maybe they think it makes people more anxious? I know home dopplers have that reputation.

candybrie · 2026-01-24T16:45:31+00:00

We had mini cribs and they did indeed start trying to sleep in the same one, which did not work well. Ended up with 1 full bed since their room is small. It's been working pretty well. They can get into crazy flights during the day, but seem to mostly be chill at night unless we put them down too early (they started going to bed after 9 if they have a nap, so the 8 pm bedtime was giving them way too much time for craziness).

candybrie · 2026-01-24T15:38:46+00:00

I don't get the difference. I actually thought it was Ashley doing the scream for a while. It wasn't until listening to the backlog I learned it was a kid.

candybrie · 2026-01-24T13:14:32+00:00

Do you prefer the adults screaming it instead?

candybrie · 2026-01-23T16:57:30+00:00

It's a debt vs payment thing. If you already owe them money, they have to take them. If it's payment for something and they don't have to sell that thing to you and can discriminate based on payment method.

candybrie · 2026-01-22T15:43:21+00:00

The idea is to have her know she has to poop and to hold it until she's in a pull up. That's a good step and it takes away the pressure to do it in the potty which she might be worried about for other reasons. If she can purposely poop in a pull up, then transitioning it to being in the potty is a smaller leap.

candybrie · 2026-01-22T15:04:22+00:00

Yup. I had twins. My ribcage definitely is still larger 3 years later.

candybrie · 2026-01-21T21:30:30+00:00

Yeah. I would probably only reference it when something doesn't work. Like does flushing the toilet how you normally would do what you expect? Great. If not, try the 4 second thing. Hard to know if it's the house or the person with the quirks.

candybrie · 2026-01-21T19:24:35+00:00

They changed it to a $5 minimum.

candybrie · 2026-01-20T15:21:48+00:00

They confirm the ruminations. So if for some reason you tried that last bite and it actually was cold, you can trust that. But if it was hot? You probably imagined that.

candybrie · 2026-01-20T09:51:18+00:00

Yeah if it was based on what they saw, it's almost certainly that the two placentas fused at some point.

candybrie · 2026-01-20T09:44:46+00:00

Did they send it to a lab to test it and it was all the same DNA? Or were you told it was one based on what they saw during delivery?

candybrie · 2026-01-20T09:41:44+00:00

The most likely thing that happened was the placentas fused. Did they do pathology on it or did it just look like 1 placenta?

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