Sleep and EASY support for twins and multiples

[kayra]

Nicola that sounds good to me. If you're going to have to get up for a df anyway it's really not worth it, I forgot that they were that early, it's wonderful taht they're sleeping so much so just enjoy it I'd say

Hugs bel, are you bf'ing? Can your dh help with the nw's at all? I didn't bf at night and basically dh was in charge of 1 baby and I the other for nights while they were getting up regularly. It was around this age that ds started sleeping thru, maybe starting solids will help you guys? I think it made a difference for ds.

Multiples are hard work by themselves let alone with older siblings, you're doing amazingly!

[Bel]

Hi Kayra,
I think we're struggling with teeth now. Very sore bottoms, grizzly, chewing fingers... I went to bed at 8pm and was up with both at 9.45, then with one at 11.30, the other 0.30am and back with the first at 1am. It's 2am now and I can't sleep.
Yes I breast feed and use it as a quick fix at night, particularly when teething. I've started solids this week. One is totally into it and the other not. But early days... :-)
I think I have to accept it as a phase and ride it out.
What do you think?
Bel

[kayra]

Yeah I think it is a bit of riding out I'm afraid we were the same with ds being more into solids, dd caught up a few weeks later.
When you have the energy you might want to stop nursing as a quick fix but I completely understand that you need things to be quick now and it's not too unusual to feed at night still at this age, hang in there!
Can your dh help out before he goes to bed at least, maybe he could have done the 9:45 one for you? It really does sound exhausting did you try medicating for the teeth? Is their day routine pretty good? You could start a thread on the main easy boards if you feel that routine etc could be playing s role in their night wakings. So many hugs!

[babybarr]

Welcome Nicola and bel.

We're struggling big time here   boys aren't eating or sleeping well. I don't know what's gone wrong...

[kayra]

Hugs Laura might they be ill? Wonderweek? It's their half age, could that have anything to do with it? Big hugs, although some things get easier it actually never really ends, there's always sthg new.... Xxx

[babyrose]

Morning, after a bad day of  not sleeping yesterday Leo was struggling and cried most of the day. I didn't even get a chance to bath them last night as they were both so tired, both in bed by 6:30/7. But during the night they slept well. I think I may post again on the boards to try get them a routine cos I feel like I'm just plodding along hoping for the best.

Hugs Laura, teething maybe? I always put everything down to teething!

[babybarr]

How's things Nicola? Plodding on is what we did till at least 6months and I think kayra did the same.

[babyrose]

Hi Laura, had a few rubbish days of sleep but I think I've cracked it now!! They can only manage 50-60 A time followed by a two hr nap but now that I've found this out hopefully it should help extend things a little.

When were your boys born, were they early?

[babybarr]

No they weren't. Elective c section at 38wks 1day. I was thinking your boys are maybe a bit unsettled too given everything. I'm guessing they must miss their brother too.

Fingers crossed it gets easier for you and amazing you're getting good naps at least that gives you a bit of a break.

My boys driving me and dh crazy. We were giving h milk in the night when he was poorly and the last 3 nights have been awful going cold turkey dropping it. He's been having hour long temper tantrums in the middle of the night!

[kayra]

Yeah your boys are still pretty small, these first months are really survival, and like Laura said you guys have had so much going on. It's really hard when they're so young that they can on,y tolerate short a times, I remember so looking forward to the day when they'd be able to cope with a couple of hours a time
Hugs Laura, I can imagine it being hard, this age is hard anyway and I'm sure they don't like hearing No milk! I hope perseverance will do it for you sooner rather the later, big hugs!

[*Kara*]

Hi Everyone!

Laura - 18 month regression would be my guess   It's a doozy!  I remember DD1 dropping nap left and right and nights were horrid.. she was okay with eating I think though... teeth?  Canines are around this age too and they can be horrid.

Bel - so many hugs momma.  Multiples are hard, let alone with other kids too.  We all have been there and can offer hugs for sure! 

Welcome Nicola   I think we all feel like we are just plodding along without routine for the most part   Multiples make the days go by so quickly that just when you have a routine nailed, you realize they have outgrown it already!

We have been doing fairly well here.. a few rough nights but both girls now have a tooth to show for it!  I think I blocked out how awful cutting a tooth really is... ugh.  So much screaming and lots of meds!  Both are bad teethers for sure.. just like big sister was.

We have come to the end of the road with crib sharing I suspect!  Charlotte seems to want to be a tummy sleeper all of a sudden and tends to kick Sophia - doesn't end well!  We had a good run getting to over 8 months!

[babybarr]

Kara that's pretty good going with the crib sharing!!
Well perseverance has paid off with H but he's only doing about 10hr nights. Feeling a bit fed up about it all tbh today.

[*Kara*]

Hugs hun.. sometimes I think the toddlers are harder work than the babies!  My dream child can stall at bedtime like a champ!

[babybarr]

Thanks Kara. People just don't really understand how full on it is yk? I like the toddler age as a rule but I prefer my sleep!

[kayra]

Wow that's good crib sharing Kara! We did a a couple weeks I thimk
Hugs Laura, sleep deprivation is a killer, especially when it's been months on end! So is he doing 10hrs without waking? How's J doing?
We're doing fairly well, dd has 2 teeth, ds none, we've had so,e messy naps recently but I'm blaming the ww. My guys are crawling all over the place, it's cute to see how they hang out together most of the time, they're going to be good friends