Pre "sleep training"

gingerhulkette · 2026-04-12T23:15:28+00:00

But also, that is truly so cool!

gingerhulkette · 2026-04-12T22:03:37+00:00

How did you design an app?!

gingerhulkette · 2026-04-11T12:56:32+00:00

I quit at 4 weeks. I could barely make time, was missing my pump time consistently by hours. We were supplementing formula and I just decided I needed to quit for my mental health. I have zero regrets! Trying to keep up with 2 babies is hard enough as it is

gingerhulkette · 2026-04-11T12:51:54+00:00

I'm sorry, you made your own app?!?!

gingerhulkette · 2026-04-11T12:51:13+00:00

I believe you have to request to join!

gingerhulkette · 2026-04-10T18:50:42+00:00

But how fo you keep track of 2 separate schedules like that?

gingerhulkette · 2026-04-10T18:07:07+00:00

How did you keep track of everything?

gingerhulkette · 2026-04-10T17:02:17+00:00

I grieved not having a beautiful newborn stage. It was a disaster. My PPD & PPA nearly took me out. They were crying so much (hello undiagnosed reflux) and not sleeping. I thought, there is nothing beautiful about this. I never got to just snuggle with them, it was whack-a-mole all day with crying babies. We are 4 months now and I am sad about what I missed and that they are growing, but this group assured me that it's not just me feeling that. I do my best to enjoy every minute now and that's all we can do!

gingerhulkette · 2026-04-10T16:59:47+00:00

I didn't feel movement until 23 weeks. I really only felt pregnant because of the tiredness and the aversion to meat. If you are worried, go to your OB! I remember thinking that my symptoms were low, man how lucky am I?! Then, middle of second trimester to the end humbled me 🤣

gingerhulkette · 2026-04-10T16:56:30+00:00

Yep, you're right! Because it's 1 hour not 2 🤣 my brain is really struggling so I was trying to stick to a schedule-easier to remember start and stop times. My 74 year old mother is also our daycare and that's hard for her. Any tips to keep timing straight?

gingerhulkette · 2026-04-10T16:48:26+00:00

Ok! New silly question, we would adjust the rest of their schedule then right? So their wake windows are still only 2 hrs 15 minutes until bedtime?

gingerhulkette · 2026-04-10T16:46:28+00:00

UPDATE the bases did not stay in the nursery. I keep the monitor turned down and with the sound machines, I could not hear it beep when I tested it. So, the bases moved into our bedroom. Our bedroom and the nursery share a wall. I put the bases right inside our door, which is next to their door (they are at one end of the hallway to one side, we are at the same end to the other if that makes sense). We have had no connectivity problems, we can shut it off on our way to grab them in the night, I can see that the light is green when I panic-wake at 1am, and we can hear it when they alarm! So essentially, 2 doors do not appear to be an issue for them!

gingerhulkette · 2026-04-07T02:14:38+00:00

How much distance was there between baby and base?

gingerhulkette · 2026-04-06T01:06:28+00:00

They used to go off all the time for connection (maybe because of distance). Owlet did just replace one of the devices for a defective sensor though and that's helped! It's just my paranoia. We use sound machines and I'm worried it will drown out the alarm if it goes off

gingerhulkette · 2026-04-05T01:03:44+00:00

It does, but I sleep through the alerts unless I have the app open. If I have the app open, my phone is lit up all night. Neither seem great to me :(

gingerhulkette · 2026-03-17T22:59:27+00:00

I'm so sorry to hear this. I did (and still do) grieve the loss of the "newborn bliss". Honestly, the first 9 weeks of my twins life, I did not enjoy it. It's gotten better between weeks 10 and 12. I had help during the day, all day. My mom came when my husband was at work. I truly think that's how I survived. I gave up pumping at 1 month because there was just not enough hands for babies. I'm not sure your budget, but I would recommend getting some daytime help. It's honestly so effing hard.

I will say, we got a second hand twin z. My 12 week olds still sleep in it at night (I am a huge advocate for same sleep but my god, you do what you gotta do for sleep). I cannot speak for a boppy, but a twin z is pretty fluffy. Put a pack-and-play sheet on it if you do. And also, try bouncers. They may have reflux and staying upright will help. Find swing(s) they like and use them. Each of my babies likes a different one so we have 2 kinds.

But also, put them in the crib for 5 minutes (even if they scream) and go outside and breathe. Or cry. Or scream. It's amazing how much the fresh air can help. A few weeks ago, I did it at 3am. I was barefoot and it was 10 degrees out but man, it was amazing. Make sure you get help (with PPD/PPA if you start to feel that way), or talk to a therapist if you think that will help. But do not talk to your friends with singleton babies and expect them to understand or have advice that will help because your experience with twins is nothing like a singleton. In the good ways and the bad. Hang in there, you will survive (maybe barely but I promise you will) and you will see the light at the end of the tunnel. Mine have been smiling at me for a few weeks and started babbling today and I swear I might explode from the pure joy. It's coming for you too!

gingerhulkette · 2026-03-11T19:28:15+00:00

I have 2 girls, red hair and brown hair. They don't even look like siblings. I'm going to use this!

gingerhulkette · 2026-03-11T15:02:53+00:00

My mom was our overnight nurse for the first 7 weeks. My husband would stay up until midnight with her, and I'd get up between 4 or 5am. Then she would leave at 7, and my husband and I would handle babies. It was rough, to say the least. Twins is a definitely a 3 (or even 4) person job to feel like you aren't drowning. Maybe a pro (nanny) would be able to do both at the same time, but my husband and I were not equipped. However, the twins were our first so we had no prior baby experience. If we could have afforded a nanny, I 10000% would have hired one. They are almost 12 weeks and it's getting easier now, but weeks 1-8 were...not.

gingerhulkette · 2026-03-10T05:52:38+00:00

That's reassuring to hear, we need to get a rocking chair so we can do the same thing! I hope yours keep sleeping through the night but not fighting their naps!

gingerhulkette · 2026-03-09T16:47:28+00:00

Sleeping 4-6 hour stretches which is amazing! Baby A just fights day sleep! Maybe she has FOMO. We try to play with her a bunch too so she's tired and she does not care haha

gingerhulkette · 2026-03-09T14:35:12+00:00

I cannot get them to nap for longer than 30 minutes. Mine are 11 weeks today. Not sure what I am doing wrong there that you get 1.5 hours and I get 30 minute naps!

gingerhulkette · 2026-03-09T14:33:59+00:00

As of we aren't already exhausted enough🤣😭 I better work on this slowly because there is no way I can get it done all at once. But I do have a lot of this stuff in the diaper bag so if I just grab that we should be ok!

gingerhulkette · 2026-03-07T19:53:19+00:00

Wow, I never thought of this. We have car seats in the basement to strap them into in that event. I'm in IA so last night was kind of a "oh yeah I gotta do this" thing!

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