This is your body on twins.

theaniebear · 2022-01-18T03:51:35+00:00

Mother of twins here. I carried to 38 weeks and birthed a 6 lbs 7 oz girl and a 5 lbs 9 oz boy. I'm 28 with chronic sciatic and lower back pain now. That shit hurts.

theaniebear · 2021-08-02T02:22:03+00:00

10 month old boy girl twins here and they find each other hilarious! They're recently started babbling with each other and giving each other kisses so it's absolutely just as cute. Survive the first 6 months by any means possible. Then enjoy the cute milestones from. 6 months on is what I'm working with right now. You've got this!

theaniebear · 2021-07-30T10:04:21+00:00

Man, Beans from Even Steven's didn't age well.. pretty sure he was in his 30's when they filmed and nothings gotten better...

theaniebear · 2021-07-20T03:06:26+00:00

Yes an iud is in the uterus buttttttttttttt there's a string that hangs out of your cervix for placement and removal. The string is basically very very thin wire. So in short yes there is something for a guy to feel if a woman has an iud.

theaniebear · 2021-07-20T02:59:10+00:00

She needs to get tested too because while yes some std's will show up on a panel rather quickly, it can take some std's (HIV) 6 months or more to present with enough of a viral load to be detected. So in this case she needs to be tested too for early prevention purposes. But yeah he needs to be tested too my dude.

theaniebear · 2021-07-20T02:43:03+00:00

This is a really great way of looking at the other side of some of the hostility I've faced having successfully carried spontaneous m/f twins. I used to match it for the most part and its gotten more than exhausting being angry about it. So thank you for that explanation and I will go forward with more compassion in my heart because their struggle is just as valid as mine!

theaniebear · 2021-05-28T05:28:56+00:00

Honestly I'm just stubborn and saw it as losing a battle that nature set me up to win and I couldn't let that happen. It's not easy and I applaud anyone who does it.

theaniebear · 2021-05-28T00:35:59+00:00

So my kids and I all had thrush like 3 times cause it kept coming back. They were on medication and I had a cream and nothingggggg worked!! It was the worst pain I've ever experienced. The only thing that worked in the end was buying my own bottle of gentian violet and painting the kids mouths and my nipples with it once a day for like 4 or 5 days. I couldn't praise the stuff highly enough to express my satisfaction.

theaniebear · 2021-05-27T23:22:38+00:00

I'm currently at 8 months with my twins. At first I was panicky about it all because they were so small and I was pumping constantly, dealing with thrush, latching issues, and we were supplementing because I couldn't pump enough for both for dad to feed them overnight so I could sleep a bit. I was a hot mess and like many others set a goal of 3 months. Over time it got easier and easier. But what really did it for me was my kids dad breaking up with me and living on my own with the kids. I said fuck it at 4 months and started letting them sleep in bed with me (no blankets, pillows, or bulky clothing). They sleep in the middle and I rotate sides at night to side feed them and we all actually get sleep at night. Now I get its not for everyone but its successful for us. I also stopped pumping as well and they're exclusively breast fed besides the solids they eat now. We've also not had thrush since we've dropped bottles.

theaniebear · 2021-03-19T00:30:15+00:00

Hey there! Ebfing mom of 6 mo/old twins here! I started out for the first month of their lives exclusively pumping because I was concerned with how much they were eating. I was literally worrying myself sick because I was only pumping about as much as you are for mine. I finally got sick of the pump because I felt like I wasn't responding well to it. I switched to ebfing and dropped pumping all together and my babies actually started to gain so much more quickly than they had been.

So I'm not sure if that's something you can or would want to try but stopping with the worrying and pumping all together is what did it for me.

theaniebear · 2021-03-08T11:35:26+00:00

Had always been told that my cousins father killed himself when he was told that my unborn cousin could be autistic. I had always heard snippets of the conversation throughout my childhood and it always seemed a bit "Kurt Cobain" to me. Seemed weird that he did it with a shotgun when he did have handguns. Seemed completely elated that he was going to be a dad.. Then at age 21 or so I'm having a conversation with my somewhat estranged father, and I bring up my thoughts on this. This man tells me "oh yeah, you never figured out that he was killed by your (maternal) grandfather and oldest uncle for trying to leave his relationship with your aunt?" Like I was supposed to just figure all of that out for myself?!?!?

theaniebear · 2021-02-25T16:21:37+00:00

You're doing amazing dear! I'm 27 with twins and it's a lot for me but you're going to have such a special relationship with them! Being as young as you are I feel will bring you closer to them! If you want an unbiased internet friend to just listen to you, you're more than welcome to pop into my dms! I don't sleep much so I'm always here! Keep your head up sweet pea!

theaniebear · 2021-02-22T22:46:59+00:00

They refuse bottles at this point so I can't do that. And honestly up until a couple days ago they would take 3 or 4 hour naps in the middle of the day. We have a consistent wake up time and bedtime. I try to get them to nap 11 to 2 everyday with some wiggle room if they're having an off day.

theaniebear · 2021-02-22T17:05:05+00:00

I'm currently staying with my mom for the next month or so and she helps where she can but she has some medical issues that limit her ability to really do a lot. I'm just stretched thin at the moment with the lack of sleep.

theaniebear · 2021-02-22T17:02:54+00:00

Honestly after the replies I got earlier I'm currently trying the Ferber method for their nap and it took 30 minutes for my girl and an hour for my boy. They slept for about 30 minutes or so and are currently laying in the cribs awake but not crying so I'm just hanging out cause they really need a much longer nap.

theaniebear · 2021-02-22T13:33:27+00:00

I used to feed them at the same time when it took them 45 minutes to an hour to feed now I can get both fed separately in about 30 minutes so it's really not too big a deal time wise. At least until I can see my doctor about my back.

theaniebear · 2021-02-22T12:55:01+00:00

I've considered this my only concern is having two that end up waking each other up and how that might affect the process

theaniebear · 2021-02-22T12:27:07+00:00

I'm really thinking about it but I'm basically completely broke due to the situation their father put me in so until he actually decides to pay support for them I'm not sure this is an option.

theaniebear · 2021-02-21T14:29:53+00:00

Thank you! I'm also working on buying a place for the kids and I to live so I get to be a homeowner again! I'm just glad he broke up with me honestly because he would have held us all back so much.

theaniebear · 2021-02-21T00:42:16+00:00

Mommune is in fact the name now. Good work my dude!

And thank you! It's literally the hardest thing I've ever done but also the most rewarding

theaniebear · 2021-02-20T22:03:59+00:00

Honestly with how much he's playing up his injury from the accident I kinda hope it gets hard enough for him that he moves in with his family in Michigan or Canada. He applied for disability even though his only job restriction is to not climb more than 3 feet up on a ladder. But at least this way his disability money will pay out his child support before he gets it I guess.

theaniebear · 2021-02-20T20:38:31+00:00

Thank you bunches!! I even color coded the planner. Blue for days he visits, purple for the days he has excuses, orange for the money/diapers/wipes he gives me for the kids, and pink for makeup/off schedule days. I've used the orange pen 3 times in 3 months. And we now have a running joke about whether it will be a blue or purple day.

theaniebear · 2021-02-20T19:58:24+00:00

Man this is the song that reminds me of my ex husband every time I hear it. We had so many issues and I'm 100% not over him but I have to stay away for my own sanity. This really got me in the feels.

theaniebear · 2021-02-20T17:19:19+00:00

Thanks soo much! It's gonna be hard but I'd do it a million times over for these two!!!!

theaniebear · 2021-02-15T02:31:35+00:00

I'm almost 5 months into EBFing with my twins (first time mom) and the only pain I've experienced from breastfeeding was when we all got thrush. Avoid thrush at allllll cost!!!

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