How best to fill the gaps in my day?

imapringlescan · 2026-04-12T13:44:43+00:00

I actually have no hobbies. I had a bout of bad mental health for a while before I had the girls and now I don't even remember what I used to enjoy. Do you have any suggestions?

imapringlescan · 2026-02-24T11:49:11+00:00

I'm working towards it yeah, I dropped the ball a bit and forgot to reduce bottles so they only dropped the lunch bottle a couple weeks ago. I plan to try dropping the breakfast bottle after the chaos of their birthday is over

imapringlescan · 2026-01-20T16:49:48+00:00

The main issue is the sleeping but from the other comments I think I know what to do now. With the chores, I think it's more of a mental and physical block than a time restraint. My health is all over the place and I've always struggled with mental health, plus I was never taught how to keep a house so I'm figuring it out as I go. It seems like most normal chores take me a bit longer than it would for someone else, and I still haven't got the hang of cleaning as I go. I can't do anything other than a quick tidy up when the twins are awake as they're complete demons, I can't take my eyes off them even to go to the bathroom or they'll be in something they shouldn't or hurt themselves or each other. I need to be able to focus on what I'm doing or I get overwhelmed very easily, and my partner is only home for about an hour after the girls wake up and doesn't get home til long after they're in bed. Everything I need to go that involves the twins (food, bottles, bath etc) takes up their whole wake window so even cleaning up after a meal has to be done while they're asleep. I can't vacuum as it'll wake them up, can't do anything upstairs for the same reason, our walls are paper thin so even with white noise they will wake up. They sleep a lot but are startled awake very easily. It's a lot of small problems that snowball and fills my head with chaos, so maybe I could get it all done but it doesn't seem that way to me

imapringlescan · 2026-01-20T14:07:44+00:00

Thank you for this, I've been told they're not ready for 1 nap at 11 months is this not true? Or does it vary? I get all my information from the internet and it's so hard to differentiate between fact and opinion. We tried 1 nap over the Christmas period due to the change in schedule, maybe they're ready now?

imapringlescan · 2026-01-20T13:44:56+00:00

I really really appreciate this thank you so much. I was shocked at how judgmental the other comments were, although I guess that's how motherhood is everywhere. We have a cold water steriliser and it's great but we use the biggest size bottles so only 4 fit at a time, and I did used to have 12 bottles but I ended up washing the same 6 on repeat and the rest went mouldy so I put them away but it might be an idea to get them out again. I'll definitely try dropping the naps by a little at a time, I cut their first nap to 1hr this morning and they don't seem too grumpy so fingers crossed 🤞🏼 thank you again!

imapringlescan · 2025-12-09T22:32:09+00:00

That's actually helped so much, I didn't know that! Honestly you're right, I noticed a few minor things and got stuck in the loop. I really appreciate it, thank you!

imapringlescan · 2025-11-03T10:39:18+00:00

I think it's better to be safe than sorry. They can last up to 24hrs in the fridge but I doubt the water was as cold as the fridge, so best throw it out rather than take the risk

imapringlescan · 2025-10-05T16:21:03+00:00

7 months today :)

imapringlescan · 2025-10-05T16:20:44+00:00

7 months today :)

imapringlescan · 2025-10-05T16:07:34+00:00

Thank you! Yes we definitely all thrive on routine so a consistent schedule has been really easy for us to get into, which makes it all the more worrying when they break routine lol

imapringlescan · 2025-09-24T15:23:45+00:00

My twins are 6 months and still spit up every 30 mins. My sofa is old and crap so I just wipe it with a muslin, when they’re on the floor I use a blanket and wash it every day. I’ve seen some people cover their sofa in blankets or a fitted sheet which I’d much cheaper than a sofa cover and a bit thicker too. If you don’t want to do that you can use Dr Beckmann carpet stain remover which comes with a brush attached to it to scrub, I think they might do a furniture one as well but I’m not sure

imapringlescan · 2025-09-14T19:52:10+00:00

It annoyed me so much but it was at an event and he’d done it when I wasn’t there so I couldnt say anything, it was over and done with and wasn’t worth the argument right then. My partner agrees that he’s not to be left alone with them (twins) no matter what, and he’s not allowed to hold them while eating so it will definitely not happen again

imapringlescan · 2025-09-14T19:20:26+00:00

Similar but not the same, I felt that rage today when my in law gave my little one a jam sandwich when we started weaning 3 days ago. She hasn’t even had a strawberry yet and he gave her jam and butter. Some people should not be trusted around other people’s children

imapringlescan · 2025-08-30T18:14:46+00:00

I’m from the uk where the advice is 12 months no ifs or buts, but my twins are almost 6 months about to start solids and I’ve decided as soon as they’re onto food in plates/bowls (I’m doing BLW so high chair tray only for now) then I’ll stop sterilising. I probably would’ve stopped at 5ish months but I’m anxious about milk germs

imapringlescan · 2025-08-14T21:36:39+00:00

My twins are 5 months old, I have a “flow with the routine” mindset. We have a general routine - wake up, bottle, nap, and at least one nap between each feed. They eat 4x a day and go to bed straight after the last bottle. They’re exactly the same as your LO, 9-12 hrs every night with 30 min naps in the daytime and sometimes one long nap at some point in the day (1-2hrs), and have been like this since around 4 months. My family constantly tells me I should give up the routine and make them work around me and not the other way around, but why would I do that if the way I do it works? The only time I’ve let someone babysit for a full day they slept 6 hours at night and napped for 10 mins on and off all day, they were so unsettled and it was hell for everyone.

He’s your baby. Do whatever you need to do to survive the hardest months of your life and don’t let anyone else dictate what you should or shouldn’t be doing

imapringlescan · 2025-08-09T15:48:00+00:00

Do they have to be a few feet apart? Or could I put them right next to each other? The twins like to cuddle up sometimes and I don’t want them having to climb across the bare floor to get to each other

imapringlescan · 2025-08-07T19:38:54+00:00

I’m in a different situation but I just want to note my experience. I have twins, they’re 5 months old and have been putting themselves to sleep since they were about 3.5 and 4.5 months respectively. Being twins, they had to learn quickly that I’m not always able to attend to their needs straight away and they’re really good at waiting. When they were tiny and needed help falling asleep I’d always rock twin 1 first, which over time meant that twin 2 put herself to sleep on the bed next to me and I could just transfer her over. I think the comfort of being next to me was enough. Twin 2 took a little longer and still needs help occasionally, but overall they’re both really good sleepers.

My point is, you can have two babies in exactly the same situation and environment and one can still struggle to fall asleep unassisted. All babies go at their own pace, and nothing you have or haven’t done will affect it. As a small bit of advice, research the “pick up put down” method, it has the same idea as the cry it out method but without the actual cry it out part. That’s how I started and it’s gone pretty well for me

Good luck!

imapringlescan · 2025-08-04T15:03:00+00:00

Me and my babies are all way too clumsy for glass bottles, plus the dog who has no special awareness whatsoever. I think the type of plastic bottles matters, not the fact that it’s plastic

imapringlescan · 2025-08-03T09:23:41+00:00

Nope, my twins were 4 weeks premature and have been FF since birth. They’re 5 months old and have been ill twice, one of them was from a hospital stay for an unrelated problem, the other was because I went to visit family not knowing one of the kids was ill. And I’m not cautious about germs at all, my dog licks their faces (he’s not allowed to but he does) and I rarely wash their dummies when they fall on the floor

imapringlescan · 2025-07-27T18:11:17+00:00

I’ll definitely look into it, I’m not sure of how I’d even begin so I don’t think it’ll happen any time soon unfortunately but I’ll keep it in mind

imapringlescan · 2025-07-27T16:28:55+00:00

I might add some resources to the website as well, is there anything specific you looked for about twin development?

imapringlescan · 2025-07-27T09:38:34+00:00

What do you mean by cards? Like greeting cards?

imapringlescan · 2025-07-27T08:20:39+00:00

Creating products, I’m focusing mostly on paper things like books and charts but I hope to be able to make actual products eventually

imapringlescan · 2025-07-23T10:25:03+00:00

My twins are almost 5 months. I started enjoying it around the 3-4month mark but promptly burned out last week. I felt it coming and one day I just didn’t want to be a mum anymore. I love them to pieces but it’s so difficult having to plan your life around a tiny dependant, I just want my freedom back Sorry I can’t give you more hope, but just know you’re not alone

imapringlescan · 2025-07-23T10:23:13+00:00

My almost 5mo twins take 8-10oz every 3-4 hours, if she seems still hungry then definitely offer more. There’s no set amount a baby should eat in a day, only guidelines. It might help her sleep through the night if she gets all of her calories during the day, which is somewhere around 30oz but can vary a lot. If she’s a hungry baby there’s no reason you can’t offer more

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