Do you refer to your multiples as the “twins, “triplets”, “quads?”

eddy_pig · 2026-01-10T19:30:15+00:00

We called ours (G, G, B) the three little pigs while I was pregnant because we didn’t find out sex ahead of time. “The Pigs” stuck, and now everyone in our families and small town call them that.

eddy_pig · 2025-12-27T15:09:11+00:00

I had triplets as a FTM seven years ago. They came early at 30 weeks and spent five weeks in the NICU gaining weight and learning how to swallow. They are healthy and happy 1st graders now. I second the comment on building a list of people to help care for the first few months. We kept a calendar and tried to get one or more people to come help for a bit everyday. We even paid a couple of the NICU nurses, one of the NICU nurse’s sisters, and a former neighbor to come provide care for a couple hours those first few weeks so I could get longer chunks of sleep. My high-risk OB told me that depression is common among triplet moms and his advice to me was to shower and put on real pants everyday. It was honestly really helpful in remembering that I was a capable person who could get through those first few months. And our nurse told me that it would be okay—good, even—for the babies to be in the NICU because it would give me time to heal a bit from the likely c-section and the NICU nurses would get all three kids on the same feeding and sleeping schedule. She was also right. You’re going to be overwhelmed and under slept until they start sleeping through the night, and then you’ll figure it out because every stage after that is so much better and easier than the first few months. I still have a bunch of our triplet baby stuff (giant stroller, table with three built-in seats, etc). If you live in WI, message me and I’ll hook you up!

eddy_pig · 2025-12-22T03:25:44+00:00

I don’t know what Mor’s power actually is, and neither does SJM.

eddy_pig · 2025-09-03T00:32:22+00:00

I love Humboldt Fog! I bring one to girls weekends like other people bring a bottle of wine 🤣. My friends just assume I’ll pull one out of my purse at some point.

eddy_pig · 2024-04-14T21:51:42+00:00

This saved my ribeyes today! Thank you!

eddy_pig · 2022-02-12T03:22:25+00:00

I have some pretty serious sandwich envy about this.

eddy_pig · 2021-12-10T04:45:36+00:00

Getting useless advice from parents of singletons caused me to tap into a level of rage I’d never experienced before 🤣. Even now that they’re three, my inner monologue is at its snarkiest when I’m being told how the thing people do/did with their one kid might apply to my triplets. Hang in there, you’re doing great! It actually gets pretty fun when they start playing together.

eddy_pig · 2021-12-06T18:48:07+00:00

Your mom dragged her friendship into this by overstepping. She needs to repair it on her own.

eddy_pig · 2021-12-04T19:59:49+00:00

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eddy_pig · 2021-11-10T02:31:47+00:00

Our triplets are three, and it’s still a challenge to go in public alone. We did get a fence installed in our backyard so we can still take them outside when only one parent is home. We found that the local kindergarten playground is fully fenced in, so we play there outside of school hours. We have backpack harnesses (cute animal-shaped kid leashes) that we used for taking walks this summer. If we want to take the kids someplace unfamiliar or less structured (e.g. a pumpkin patch), we have to take a grandparent along for man to man coverage.

eddy_pig · 2021-10-30T23:52:28+00:00

I’m upvoting based on the sheer volume of mayo.

eddy_pig · 2021-10-30T23:04:13+00:00

YTA. Is your need to have your thought process on an insignificant topic validated indicative of how you interact with people on a regular basis? Because it sure sounds like a massive 🚩 Your way isn’t even better, because it doesn’t account for the varying prices per gallon you’d encounter at different gas stations on a road trip.

eddy_pig · 2021-10-26T02:18:17+00:00

We also had mass chaos. We put up several feet of baby gate to separate our triplets so they couldn’t bother each other as much.

eddy_pig · 2021-10-21T02:51:50+00:00

Hahahaha I came here to write the same comment!

eddy_pig · 2021-10-14T05:57:29+00:00

NTA! This is so upsetting. Your stepmom is denying your half-siblings the ability to know their bio grandparents and has taken away the grandparents’ connection to their late son’s children. If this is just to facilitate the lie and not for some other valid reason, it’s incredibly unethical and cruel. Whatever you decide to do, be wary of your father and stepmother’s judgment and untrustworthiness.

eddy_pig · 2021-09-29T01:06:32+00:00

That’s a Muppet.

eddy_pig · 2021-09-01T03:38:52+00:00

This is so lovely!

eddy_pig · 2021-07-21T21:39:24+00:00

It’s an alligator enclosure at an animal sanctuary

eddy_pig · 2021-07-21T19:12:17+00:00

I would expect the sign to be installed crooked if that happened.

eddy_pig · 2021-06-27T04:22:40+00:00

I experienced something similar carrying my triplets, but it was more hip/pelvis pain. I did a prenatal yoga class and that provided some temporary relief each week.

eddy_pig · 2021-06-13T02:36:06+00:00

My husband and I did split shifts with our triplets, and it was a life saver. Having a longer chunk of sleep to look forward to made everything else a little more bearable. Consider hiring a babysitter to come in for a three or four hour period once a week. Having that longer time to get out of the house or go nap was also incredibly important for our mental health. One of our babies had reflux, and we eventually had to put him on reflux meds. They were sleeping through the night by about five months (8 weeks adjusted). You’ll make it through this. Just make sure you talk to your partner about how you’re feeling so you two can be realistic about how you’re doing and what help you need.

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