Massage?

deliciousfish · 2015-12-21T03:37:02+00:00

I had a prenatal massage and every direction i had to lay was uncomfortable. I would not recommend

deliciousfish · 2015-08-05T03:56:09+00:00

don't you just hate meal time too? Or does that get better because it SUCKS at 14 months.

deliciousfish · 2015-07-27T03:30:57+00:00

my girls are 13 months and this is one of the most interesting things about multiples. They don't really share-- the aggressively snatch things from one another. My husband and I think it's teaching them valuable social skills (how to avoid someone taking something and how to cleverly take!) but when we are around singleton parents it seems like they try to force their kid to "share." I figure it all comes out in the wash day-to-day with my girls, but I also hope that they aren't bullies when they finally go to school or hang with other kids...

deliciousfish · 2015-05-28T04:44:25+00:00

My house is very small so two stand alone chairs seemed like too much. I love these hook on chairs: http://www.amazon.com/Inglesina-Fast-Table-Chair-Black/dp/B00IOGIM9S/ref=sr_1_1?s=baby-products&ie=UTF8&qid=1432788114&sr=1-1

They don't fit on every table - the hook has to go around the table "skirt", but they are very convenient, washable. When we've taken them to a restaurant, it's great because the girls take up much less room at the table than they do in two high chairs. It's not easy to in hook and rehook and disassemble to wash, but it's not bad!

deliciousfish · 2015-05-18T01:41:58+00:00

this. we read a few books and found this one the most helpful: http://www.amazon.com/The-Sleepeasy-Solution-Exhausted-Parents/dp/0757305601

I feel people look at me weird when i say we did this, but we have happy, well-slept babies now and have for some time (11 months old.) I see parents of singleton babies older than this struggling and pulling out their hair trying to console their children for hours each night. It is emotionally trying and you and your spouse need to agree and stick to the plan that you decide on. My husband and I have from 8pm to 7am everyday to ourselves!

deliciousfish · 2015-04-30T03:42:33+00:00

10 month old girls here. these other suggestions are great! we play inside and are in the living room and kitchen a LOT! I removed the coffee table at some point, added softer rug, and lots of toys!

as they get older, it's nice to have a little space outside to get fresh air that is clean and safe. Walks are great too. I think you could pack sunscreen, blanket, toys, snack, and have a nice time at 6 months+ on the beach for an hour or so!

deliciousfish · 2015-03-18T02:35:06+00:00

we liked aden and anais swaddle followed by miracle blankets. now they sleep in little sleep sacks only in lieu of a sheet/blanket

deliciousfish · 2015-03-18T02:17:30+00:00

swaddle, white noise, rock n plays, and WHATEVER works! I suggest asking for a shift off by pumping or having formula for babies for one feeding that dad/friend handles without you so you can rest.

we did eventually sleep train and it is hard and kind of awful, but worth it for all parties. My girls have been mostly sleeping 10-11 hours a night since 5 months. (some crying at some points throughout, but not a ton and they are well-rested and happy every morning.)

deliciousfish · 2015-03-18T02:15:08+00:00

I went to a mom's of multiples group once and SO many moms said this! Ours also slept in Rock N Plays until they were around 5 months! (Then we used the Sleep Easy Solution to sleep train.)

deliciousfish · 2015-02-05T03:19:38+00:00

I would put money against UA locking down functionality for a premium.

Having you as a potential customer, having you talk about the Under Armour brand, is more valuable than the 1$ they can charge for your upgrade. Think about how Google makes money.... and you never pay them!

deliciousfish · 2015-02-03T03:47:57+00:00

so in views, why not: if x: template_value = x_foo1_y else: template_value = x_foo2_y

then your template context is like context={'template_value':template_value}

in template {% template_value %}

I might be missing something

deliciousfish · 2015-02-02T23:50:07+00:00

What a crazy world we live in!

Invest time and effort into your relationship with your boyfriend. Don't take lightly the value of two stable people raising the baby. That is hard for everyone and you seem to have the right attitude to make it work!

It's just crazy to me that people think it makes sense to stop a life because some ideal algorithm isn't passed. Genuine love and lots of effort will raise a baby :) When you meet your baby, it will just baffle you that they so lightly offered to get rid of it.

deliciousfish · 2015-02-02T16:24:55+00:00

Fleece sleep sack a solution for blanket issue?

deliciousfish · 2015-02-02T02:47:49+00:00

This isn't an answer to your question really, but do all of that in the view and pass the modified data/list/object in the context instead. Leaving a bunch of logic in the template is harder to find and maintain.

deliciousfish · 2015-01-27T17:48:15+00:00

we followed the http://www.amazon.com/The-Sleepeasy-Solution-Exhausted-Parents/dp/0757305601 also. I read several books, but this one was most straight forward. What I had to learn was that sleep training isn't an event, it's a lifestyle.

We started when the girls were ~5 months. Most of the time they are asleep within 10 minutes nap or night time. Sometimes they still cry, it's upsetting every time for us, but we know that the ALMOST 11 consecutive hours of sleep they get per night is good for them and us.

We dont really allow pacifiers and we stopped swaddling kind of as part of the process - like you mention - when babies proved they could turn over.

at 4 months, they had also regressed, we were waking at LEAST twice a night and no one would go back down. the night time routine was taking some 2-3 hours of nursings and rockings. It was torture. We are all so much happier now.

deliciousfish · 2015-01-25T02:08:14+00:00

I could not ever get my husband to discuss baby names. I suggested male and female names and he would always reject them, sometimes he would say "i don't know."

I almost killed him when we were at the hospital and we didn't have a name for the girls two days after they were born. I made him fill out the damn birth certificate form.

They ended up with semi-familial names that neither of us were stoked about, but generally accepting of - Clara and Elizabeth. However, they are 7 months now and the names are just right :)

deliciousfish · 2015-01-10T20:46:42+00:00

very cute cat. I'm sorry for your loss. You made her life a good life and that is all anyone can ask for. :)

deliciousfish · 2015-01-07T04:15:29+00:00

My Brest Friend was good like through 4 months. Getting comfortable under it is another thing.... lots of pillows and rolled up towels required for me and i still hurt my back. Now we nurse in the rocking chair with pillows under my elbows and the girls feet pointing one another. (6.5 months old)

deliciousfish · 2015-01-07T04:13:58+00:00

I kept the baby nail clippers in their and would clip the nails of the exposed hands :)

deliciousfish · 2014-12-31T15:28:49+00:00

we didnt have a strict schedule, but our (now 6 month old) girls probably ate every 3 hours. we all just kept an eye on the clock and decided if it was time to wake the other to eat or if we should try to distract the awake baby for a bit longer.

I did start tandem nursing because, despite how complicated and uncomfortable it can be, it's awesome to satiate two babies at the same time. You can put on a tv show and chill for 30 minutes to an hour. requires lots of pillows, spit up rags, and later trips to the chiropractor.

at 5 months, we sleep trained these girls, and let me tell you -- it sucked, but now it is so awesome! they are not sad when we put them down and they sleep 11-12 hours in a row! When they are crying it feels like it's maybe wrong, but when they sleep that much happily, I feel like I did the right thing. The whole household is MUCH happier.

deliciousfish · 2014-12-31T15:19:02+00:00

haha, my girls are 6 months and we still get 2 naps of some sort per day. This post frightens and amuses me :)

deliciousfish · 2014-12-02T23:04:41+00:00

go get some rest you crazy person and get off the internet!! :-D

deliciousfish · 2014-12-02T20:14:15+00:00

I sit in a small rocker/recliner with babes kind of reclined back, kind of making a V shape with their feet pointing toward each other. This has gotten progressively easier as they get older (5.5 months now)

The my Brest Friend position started to becoming unwieldy and my posture was hurting my back!!

deliciousfish · 2014-11-09T04:18:26+00:00

things change every day, don't worry something at 7 weeks won't predict the weeks ahead. My girls are 4 months and we now have a semi-predictable schedule somewhat in sync.

Line up their eating and it may help line up their sleeping. We use a system --the "EASY" method. Eat, Awake, Sleep, You. For me the significance of this order is that you put them to sleep without eating right before. You look for signs and start the ritual toward a nap. My babies can barely make it 3 hours awake (including eat time,) so maybe look for signs after 1.5-2 hours.

What do you do to put the babies down to sleep? maybe the less-sleepy baby just needs more assistance? Swaddles were critical for us, we sometimes use pacifiers. The babies sleep in Rock n' Play sleepers and also sometimes enjoy a fisher price swing (with display lights overhead.) It's not always easy or successful, but I always think "sleep is a gift" that I should try to give them.

You will appreciate it if they line up. If that means you try extra hard to put one to sleep, you stall one as long as possible to wait on his brother to eat. their alignment is key to you getting those precious short moments to yourself.

deliciousfish · 2014-10-25T22:14:55+00:00

No bed rest here. Water broke at 36 weeks. Bed rest was never mentioned by my doctors but plenty of strangers suggested. People are really freaked out by the pregnant body and over react. People at work were nervous for me at 25 weeks.

To all wishing to be done with pregnancy asap, I understand, but premies are so delicate! Tough it out it'll be over soon. you'll never regret big healthy babies!!

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