It has been so different trying to sleep train my twins than it was with my son. At least with him there wasn't another baby in the room or at first in the same bassinet to moe or make noise and wake him back up again. With the girls there have been many challenges like this. Up until they were 5 1/2 mos old I nursed and bottle fed both of the girls and sometimes i would push myself to nurse both at the same time, or make one of them stop nursing so sister could have a turn. Raising twins is a balancing act and it took awhile for me to catch my balance so to speak.
Now that the girls are a little older we have created what we like to call a schedule. In reality it is a list of daily activities that we want to complete before a certain time of day. Of course everyone has to have a certain number of meals, the girls need a certain number of bottles, naps, baths, Aiden has to have his teeth brushed, their is flouride to distribute, and bedtime stories that need to be read. Diapers, snacks, developmental activities for the girls and for Aiden, laundry and dishes have to be worked in between everything else. And at the end of the day my husband and I unwind on the great world wide web and then devote some time to each other, just to get up and do it all again the next day.
So between balancing things like trying to make sure everyone gets their fair share of attention, fed on time, new diapers, clean clothes and remembering that just cause they are twins doesn't mean they should be just alike it gets pretty hectic around here. But once you get a schedule in place things do get better :)
Now that the girls are a little older we have created what we like to call a schedule. In reality it is a list of daily activities that we want to complete before a certain time of day. Of course everyone has to have a certain number of meals, the girls need a certain number of bottles, naps, baths, Aiden has to have his teeth brushed, their is flouride to distribute, and bedtime stories that need to be read. Diapers, snacks, developmental activities for the girls and for Aiden, laundry and dishes have to be worked in between everything else. And at the end of the day my husband and I unwind on the great world wide web and then devote some time to each other, just to get up and do it all again the next day.
So between balancing things like trying to make sure everyone gets their fair share of attention, fed on time, new diapers, clean clothes and remembering that just cause they are twins doesn't mean they should be just alike it gets pretty hectic around here. But once you get a schedule in place things do get better :)
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