Dear twin parents,
I have 3 month old b/g twins and am finally moving out of the fog of post-partum sleep deprivation and WTFness. I've been extremely lucky to have loads of help for the past three months – and even now, I have a live-in nanny and fill-in babysitters. But this can't go on indefinitely. I need to learn how to manage my kids by myself, even as the thought stops me cold and makes me want to run away screaming. I cannot ask my nanny or babysitter to do this unless I can do it myself.
So, this is the question— how does one take care of two babies by oneself? I need details. For example, how do I feed two babies at the same time (one is exclusively breastfed while the other is almost exclusively bottle-fed)? How can I bounce baby E to sleep while baby Q is still feeding (he takes for-freaking-ever, thanks to acid reflux)? How do I make sure they sleep for the same amount of time, instead of baby E's 15 minute bullshit naps while baby Q happily sleeps for an hour or longer (this is not conducive to synchronizing their schedules)?
Any advice would be appreciated. I'd like to hear your strategies. For daytime… Thankfully, we have easy nighttime sleepers. Hallelujah!
And those of you who have an older child in the mix- please tell me how you refrained from sending that child to boarding school for toddlers. Hah. I'm joking. Kind of.
Thanks,
Simi
