tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-97117424991901100.post5333829204930979488..comments2023-06-01T08:53:53.341-07:00Comments on Misconceptions About Conception: Prematurity & things I hadn't consideredShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08872513410814268769noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-97117424991901100.post-66511934714923787792012-04-19T20:03:09.301-07:002012-04-19T20:03:09.301-07:00I completely understand where you are coming with ...I completely understand where you are coming with FMLA, I'm going through that battle right now. Currently, I am scheduled to go back to work 3 weeks before the doctor predicts Ella will be able to come home - and I'm not happy about it. I'm trying to get them to let me pause my leave, work, then take the rest of my leave when Ella gets home... but it's not looking good at all.BBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14837140513071674102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-97117424991901100.post-86387090748335668472012-04-16T22:11:00.036-07:002012-04-16T22:11:00.036-07:00You are doing a great job. Remind yourself of tha...You are doing a great job. Remind yourself of that! I so appreciate your honesty and willingness to share your thoughts and feelings. I cannot begin to imagine what this phase is like for you, although I may realize it much more personally come August. I hope you follow some blogs of other twin moms whose kids are older. I have some wonderful blog sisters who struggled with their twins so Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-97117424991901100.post-39496083556725449362012-04-10T18:59:46.563-07:002012-04-10T18:59:46.563-07:00Hang in there, babyhood is hard. That is a bummer...Hang in there, babyhood is hard. That is a bummer your work would not let you stay out longer. Neither of my kids slept through the night until 8 or 9 months and I was/am working full time. It is harddddd.Nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06248293979879390754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-97117424991901100.post-77102468296818932772012-04-09T21:08:06.380-07:002012-04-09T21:08:06.380-07:00I'm so happy to hear your news on the arrival ...I'm so happy to hear your news on the arrival of your twins... congratulations :)) Sorry that I'm so far behind... newborns are hard but must be a handful having two ! I'm public again, so will be easier to find/follow now... and have had a name change... hope it's not too confusing. Thinking of you and your little ones xoxoDandelionBreezehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06988561541523178095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-97117424991901100.post-24734618206359272182012-04-09T12:42:35.671-07:002012-04-09T12:42:35.671-07:00it sounds hard! all good stuff, but hard! :) my si...it sounds hard! all good stuff, but hard! :) my sister has one year old twins and from what she has told me and what i have observed is it does get easier. you are doing awesome!!CeCehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07810772967886741377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-97117424991901100.post-81328054546035652192012-04-09T06:15:03.437-07:002012-04-09T06:15:03.437-07:00The first three months are truly the hardest. I ju...The first three months are truly the hardest. I just cried my way through them not understanding how I didn't know how hard it was going to be and why I was feeling so awful when I had wanted this tiny baby so much. <br /><br />And then after 3 months a switch flipped and everything was so much easier. Now I have an 8 month old who STILL wakes up once a night to eat and I'm exhausted but Sarah Qhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07311767241334820010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-97117424991901100.post-42582263491230156552012-04-07T17:12:10.634-07:002012-04-07T17:12:10.634-07:00I've been thinking about a lot of the same thi...I've been thinking about a lot of the same things, although my babes are only 4 weeks premature. I go from holding them wishing everything would stay exactly the same as it is now, loving how tiny and sweet our babies are to praying that they will mature some and we can stop with the exhausting eight-a-day feedings. This part is so hard. And going back to work is still 2+ months away for me Kristen {www.buckupbuttercup.net}https://www.blogger.com/profile/12567721300726079569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-97117424991901100.post-35346578826023380202012-04-07T06:32:36.875-07:002012-04-07T06:32:36.875-07:00Ugh. That sucks. I'm sorry. I got 14 weeks ...Ugh. That sucks. I'm sorry. I got 14 weeks and that was barely enough.<br /><br />On the food thing, though, I've got a 5 month old who still nurses around the clock every 1.5-2 hrs. No kidding.gwinnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04840990153103781272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-97117424991901100.post-86534662480336380592012-04-07T01:05:02.675-07:002012-04-07T01:05:02.675-07:00It DOES get easier! I can't even begin to imag...It DOES get easier! I can't even begin to imagine how hard is must be for you right now though - I only had one, full term baby to deal with and I didn't have to go back to work till he was 7 months old. I clearly remember how hard the newborn stage is and alternating between wondering why on earth I thought I wanted a baby in the first place (after 8 years trying and 6 losses, I REALLY Silverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15524066274559867949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-97117424991901100.post-42173384160162117102012-04-06T16:58:07.477-07:002012-04-06T16:58:07.477-07:00My twins were born at 38 weeks, and they didn'...My twins were born at 38 weeks, and they didn't sleep through the night for a LOT longer than 3 months. Having two newborns is really hard, no matter how you slice it. I have to say it is the hardest thing I have ever done in my life. It gets easier, though, once you get into the routine of things.Chickenpighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09442755180328605920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-97117424991901100.post-82051899102976313162012-04-06T12:36:00.235-07:002012-04-06T12:36:00.235-07:00I appreciate your honestly about this. I am curre...I appreciate your honestly about this. I am currently pregnant with twins and completely scared shitless, I'll be honest!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01757739485654785696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-97117424991901100.post-38796918895390238022012-04-06T11:36:53.380-07:002012-04-06T11:36:53.380-07:00Hang in there! This is absolutely the hardest phas...Hang in there! This is absolutely the hardest phase. Mine were born 4 weeks early, and it seemed like they weren't doing anything when other babies the same "age" were. If you think about it some babies are born at 42 weeks so I always thought of my boys as being six weeks behind those babies. <br /><br />I fed them every three hours and they started sleeping a seven hour stretch atDawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05532220977831204126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-97117424991901100.post-6617249301425086432012-04-06T11:30:14.188-07:002012-04-06T11:30:14.188-07:00That entire last paragraph, about wishing away the...That entire last paragraph, about wishing away their babyhood... I can so relate. My girls were 7 weeks early and are now 10 months (actual). They aren't crawling yet and everyone expects them to be. So many times I have wished I could fast forward about 6 months to skip this difficult "in-between" time with all the big developmental milestones. But like you, I don't want to Gemini Mommahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08409428109902242679noreply@blogger.com