Comments on: The chaos that was. Our lives with new twins.

By: existere

existere — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:13:40 +0000

I read this post with such intense interest you would have thought you were proposing the solution to world peace.

By: Myg

Myg — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:15:17 +0000

@Stephanie I was indeed on the mag during and after delivery. I haven’t been able to bring myself to write my birthing story yet because it was pretty fucking awful. I’ll get to it though one of these days.

By: Myg

Myg — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:13:54 +0000

Oh. My. God.

By: kimbolina

kimbolina — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 04:45:18 +0000

My twins were also a little over a month early . Emily was just over 4 lbs and Kieran was just over 5 when they were born. They never had a schedule either, I’m just not that kind of mom. I am just not built to be that structured and my kids sense it like an animal that senses fear. We made it through the infancy. We made it through the baby hood. Each stage bore its own unique horrors. I find its always best to be aware of what you are about to walk into so I’m going to be right up front with you They turned two a few weeks ago . omygod I know it seems unbelievable looking at them now, but one day they will be two and my god you will feel pain the like of which you can not imagine. Just imagine trying to scrape a full quart of diaper cream out of a 28 year old shag rug while one of your kids is trying to ride you like a horse and the other one has figured out how to use the safety gate a spring board to launch himself up the stairs and is currently letting himself quietly out of the front door whilst wearing nothing but a batman cape kind of pain. The other night I got into bed…turned to my husband and said ” honey.. . when they do infact end up killing me, don’t do anything fancy okay…I don’t want a big service or anything. just invite the family. Let the kids roast my bones over an open fire..I think they’d like that. ” He looked at me and said . ” Seriously Kim.. you think * this* is bad? just wait until we’re stuck alone in a house with two 15 year olds.”

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 01:39:31 +0000

I’ve been wondering – did you get a magnesium drip post-partum? And what were the weights?

By: Tatiana

Tatiana — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 22:59:41 +0000

Oh, except we like sleeping at night more than she seems to.

But she sure does like to snuggle in bed

By: Tatiana

Tatiana — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 22:59:18 +0000

Oh man. I think your advice here is amazing, but geez… twin mommies & daddies really deserve a medal. There are times when I am just so tired I can’t see straight, and that’s just with one.

It’s so awesome to read about your boys personalities, and that you can see yourself in one and your husband in the other. Chris & I are almost exactly alike, so while I sometimes think our baby is like him, other days I think she’s just like me, and regardless, she doesn’t seem to change much either way

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 22:36:36 +0000

You are so right that 5 weeks makes a difference in a pregnancy. Yeah, it could have been worse – I’ve talked to lots of twin parents who had babies at 27 or so weeks, but it still sucks waiting for 11 weeks for a smile. (Mine were born five weeks early, too).

You’re doing a great job, sounds like. They’ll sleep eventually and then you’ll appreciate it that much more when it happens!