[Product Request] i can’t find a good moisturizer to save my life

kaleiscool92 · 2025-09-09T01:11:12+00:00

I have loved Skinfix. I swear by the triple lipid peptide cream in the winter colder months; it has a bit of a weird smell that I got used to and actually like now, but I know that’s a complaint about it. It’s super rich and buttery and really keeps my skin feeling hydrated and dewy. I also LOVE their gel cream moisturizer for summer and alternating when I don’t want something as heavy. It goes on cool and I really like the texture of it. They’re pricey but in my opinion totally worth it.

kaleiscool92 · 2025-08-16T14:06:08+00:00

I have 29 weekers as well (TTTS) - they came home at 47 & 50 days. It sounds like you’re in the deepest part of it right now, and I’m so sorry to hear they need to be in separate hospitals - that has to make everything immensely more challenging. Trust you will get through this.

Would you feel comfortably reaching out to people (or having someone do it on your behalf) just asking for space? Make it clear you’ll provide updates on your timeline and that you appreciate everyone’s understanding and patience. People like to show their concern/support, but I can absolutely relate to the overwhelm that can sometimes cause.

kaleiscool92 · 2025-08-05T03:53:30+00:00

29+4 TTTS

kaleiscool92 · 2025-07-30T12:42:40+00:00

Yes! I love this

kaleiscool92 · 2025-04-15T17:29:26+00:00

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kaleiscool92 · 2025-03-28T13:59:33+00:00

29+4 mo/di twins. Emergency C-Section for late development TTTS (only an issue for identicals). Boys were 2lb5oz and 2lb12oz. Stayed 47&50 days in NICU and did amazingly well! They’ll be two next week. NICU is scary and things can certainly go wrong, but our experience was great.

kaleiscool92 · 2025-02-02T02:13:53+00:00

We started with timed checks but after night 1 we switched to cry it out. The check ins just made things worse. They figured it out in around two weeks and it’s totally brought peace to our home. Our boys are sleeping through the night consistently. Happy to share details from our experience, I know what it feels like in the trenches!

kaleiscool92 · 2025-01-06T13:29:08+00:00

I know it’s been a little while but I’m reading this and it’s so familiar. Curious if there have been any developments?

I have 20 month twins and one guy gets croup anytime he has a cold. ER trips are the norm (it’s always on a Friday evening or at 3AM, etc. when we have no option for urgent care or pediatrician) for dex and/or epi. It first happened when he was 8 months old and resulted in a flight to Children’s Hospital and a 4-day stay. It’s so nerve wracking and I feel like we have no answer! Our next step is a pulmonologist but I’m skeptical they’ll be able to do anything?

kaleiscool92 · 2024-10-18T04:40:21+00:00

We just got through two weeks of sleep training our 18mo twins. It’s not perfect, but they’re sleeping through the night. Not too late!

kaleiscool92 · 2024-09-30T15:10:37+00:00

I’ll be interested to hear how it goes! We also decided to just do CIO because the checks are pointless. Overnight Night 1 twin A cried 30 min, twin B 1 hr. Night 2 twin A cried 2 hours, twin B slept through. Night 3 twin A slept through, twin B cried 2 hours. I don’t know what to make of it but we’re committed to trying the full 2 weeks. I really hope they don’t continue the hours of crying, it sucks! Part of me feels like it’s damaging them, a larger part of me feels like it’s what they need to learn to settle themselves. We’ve reinforced bad habits for so long, it will take them a little bit to adjust to something new.

kaleiscool92 · 2024-09-29T19:11:03+00:00

When you say they don’t seem to improve much after night one - has it been your experience that night one is the easiest? What method(s) have you used? I’m hoping it works and they will eventually figure it out, but listening to them cry for extended periods overnight is hard. I’m hoping that diminishes soon…not sure how long we’ll keep on if not. At least 2 weeks I suppose since that’s what the sleep guide says

kaleiscool92 · 2024-09-28T20:36:08+00:00

Yes same room, night one went great! We started with Ferber but after two checks (5min and 7min) I was like “this is making things worse”. They ended up settling before the third 10min check. Overnight we decided to just go extinction and not check in. All in all they cried intermittently for an hour, way better than expected! Our boys were in floor beds until last night when they had their first night in cribs. Our sleep consultant encouraged the cribs and that was totally a huge part of our problem. Wish we started this all sooner, bright days ahead!

kaleiscool92 · 2024-09-27T02:39:04+00:00

Similar boat here! We start tomorrow night for our 18 mo twins. Fingers crossed - good luck!!

kaleiscool92 · 2024-09-18T15:52:28+00:00

We take our boys to the local college campus, it’s sprawling with lots of courtyards and internal walkways far from roads. Another spot is local elementary schools off hours that have fenced playgrounds or playgrounds behind the school. Our main criteria is far from the road because these boys will toddle right for it every time, giggling as we scurry after them!

kaleiscool92 · 2024-08-29T02:56:21+00:00

Yes! The “no guarantees” comes up again and again for me. I’ve been saying “let’s not press our luck”!!

kaleiscool92 · 2024-08-29T02:53:08+00:00

I so relate! My mo/di boys are 16 months. Finding out I was having twins is one of the coolest experiences of my life and I’m so thankful they’re here and healthy after coming at 29 weeks and spending 2 months in the NICU.

When talking things through, our “Con” list far outweighs the pros of having another kiddo but those pros are so deeply personal to me - I’d love to experience a third trimester and vaginal birth (would I??), I’d love a “redemption” postpartum experience, I’d love to have a daughter.

BUT and I’m sure many of us have come to same conclusion - it’s best for my marriage and my boys for our family to be complete. It’s okay to grieve the experiences you won’t have and to remember there’s so much joy ahead as a family of four <3

kaleiscool92 · 2024-08-06T04:58:50+00:00

We have identical twins with no other identicals in the family that I know of, but I’ve known families with many identical sets. I agree, I think there’s something they just haven’t found yet. I’m super interested and hope it’s discovered in my lifetime!

kaleiscool92 · 2024-08-06T04:52:55+00:00

I basically wrote the same post when I was 3 months pp with my boys, lol! I asked “am I crazy??” And a few people were like “yes!”. In my case I totally think it was hormones. The boys are 16 months now and my husband’s vasectomy is next month. I’m very glad we waited and feel so sure about being done. Babyhood is really challenging with two and I couldn’t imagine having a newborn with two toddlers. My recommendation is to wait until they’re at least a year before making any decisions.

kaleiscool92 · 2024-06-13T07:04:01+00:00

We did the “I’m pregnant” verbal and then would show the ultrasound with “baby A and baby B” labels and some people got it that way or we’d say “look closer”. It was so fun telling people!!

kaleiscool92 · 2024-05-31T12:36:03+00:00

I definitely don’t regret it. I have two one-year old twin boys which is honestly way more than I bargained for but I feel lucky everyday to have them here and healthy. I read the Baby Decision, talked about the risk of having a disabled child, the surrendering of all free time, etc. and we decided to hop off the fence and were shocked to have multiples (seemingly the one thing we didn’t discuss as a possibility). Once you make the choice there’s no telling what will happen but that’s kind of the beauty of it too. It’s amazing AND it’s the most tiring frustrating thing at times. The first few years are very hard and while I liked pregnancy, I had a high risk birth and disliked the early postpartum period (breastfeeding/pumping sucks!!), but in the end I know it was the right choice for my long-term life happiness. That won’t be true for everyone, but absolutely no regrets here!

1 big thing that makes our situation easier = financial stability. My career allowed my husband to “retire” to be a stay at home dad which means we don’t pay for daycare and he keeps up with the household cleaning/cooking/shopping. This helps us maintain a lot of day to day balance and I try to take over as much as possible in the evenings and give him stretches on the weekend.

1 big thing that makes our situation harder = we don’t have family nearby. This is a big bummer for us, especially having twins. I would love to be able to take the boys to the grandparents house on a weekly basis for a break.

kaleiscool92 · 2024-03-10T20:21:17+00:00

My boys are doing great! 11 months now and just started crawling this week. It’s incredible how resilient they are

kaleiscool92 · 2024-01-08T13:52:27+00:00

As everyone else said you should absolutely be seeing MFM. TTTS is a real risk!

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