SA just hit this house HARD. My normally independent little girl has been positively frantic in her attempt to be on me and my boy is starting to cry whenever he can't see me. Yesterday they both had to be touching me all day. Which is exhausting but manageable (yay babywearing!)
But naptime and MOTN wake ups have been insane. W's heart starts racing the minute we start our sleep routine, and if either of them Is even a little bit awake, the eyes pop open the second I lay them down. In the MOTN they get so worked up I've been bringing them back to bed with me, which I'm sure isn't helping. I tried sitting next to the crib last night and W crawled over, stood up in bed, and bashed her face against the rail. Anyone else dealing with this? What is working for you?
CIO is hard with the 2 of them but not completely out of the question if it's the right thing to do.
Post by ldubhawksfan on Jul 19, 2016 9:34:36 GMT -5
This hit us last week and it's sucked. We have never cio, but my goal today is to read about it because we have to get her figure out self soothing. She wakes up screaming when her head hits the mattress, for me at night or the nanny during naps.
TTC #1 starting July 2013, RE last 2014 First Angel baby lost July 11, 2014 IUI #1 with injections successful: EDD 11/24/15 Rainbow baby DD born 11/14/15 TTC#2 October 2016 Second Angel baby lost Jan 5, 2017
sassypantzz, sometimes I wear one and hold the other. But the Twingo was my salvation, I can't recommend it enough for MoMs or even parents with 2 kids close in age (I have a friend who wears her toddler on the back and nb on the front).
sassypantzz, sometimes I wear one and hold the other. But the Twingo was my salvation, I can't recommend it enough for MoMs or even parents with 2 kids close in age (I have a friend who wears her toddler on the back and nb on the front).
Its a lot easier than carrying them, TBH.
I have a few friends due with twins so maybe I'll go off the registry and get that???
TTC #1 starting July 2013, RE last 2014 First Angel baby lost July 11, 2014 IUI #1 with injections successful: EDD 11/24/15 Rainbow baby DD born 11/14/15 TTC#2 October 2016 Second Angel baby lost Jan 5, 2017
sassypantzz, sometimes I wear one and hold the other. But the Twingo was my salvation, I can't recommend it enough for MoMs or even parents with 2 kids close in age (I have a friend who wears her toddler on the back and nb on the front).
Its a lot easier than carrying them, TBH.
I have a few friends due with twins so maybe I'll go off the registry and get that???
Sorry schmella, no advice but I'm glad I came for the read because I'm getting that!!
No advice, just commiseration. I think that's what's happening in our house too. I really hope it passes soon.
FWIW, we DID try Ferber back around 6.5 months. It didn't really work, per se, but he got good at putting himself to sleep at night and his naps were decent, and then he got a cold/ear infection/two top teeth and it all went to shit again.
We're talking about trying again. Part of me wants to just give it a week or two to see if it gets better again, but I don't know. I DO know that while I never wanted to let him CIO, and it's crazy hard, seeing that he suddenly will now cry at the drop of a hat if he doesn't like something makes it easier.
Like, I'm not torturing you with this diaper change. Get over it. I figure if he's crying about that and there's nothing really wrong, maybe crying MOTN is similar. I dunno.
littleredfish, ldubhawksfan, the Twingo and Amazon Prime are my top twin gift recommendations. Back baby needs to be able to sit unsupported, so I couldn't tandem until around 6m, but we were able to use it as 2 separate carriers before that.
ETA there's the Weego for when they are tiny infants. I didn't get it because its expensive and short lived but supposedly the resale value on them is pretty good
This doesn't help with sleep, but I've tried to make the crib positive and made faces at him so he giggles while in there. That has helped him feel okay with being put down when I have to go do something. He seems to trust that I will be back. However, he doesn't sleep in there right now.
TTC #1 starting July 2013, RE last 2014 First Angel baby lost July 11, 2014 IUI #1 with injections successful: EDD 11/24/15 Rainbow baby DD born 11/14/15 TTC#2 October 2016 Second Angel baby lost Jan 5, 2017
TTC #1 starting July 2013, RE last 2014 First Angel baby lost July 11, 2014 IUI #1 with injections successful: EDD 11/24/15 Rainbow baby DD born 11/14/15 TTC#2 October 2016 Second Angel baby lost Jan 5, 2017
TTC #1 starting July 2013, RE last 2014 First Angel baby lost July 11, 2014 IUI #1 with injections successful: EDD 11/24/15 Rainbow baby DD born 11/14/15 TTC#2 October 2016 Second Angel baby lost Jan 5, 2017
Married DH 09/21/13 BCP 08/08-02/12, 01/13-08/14 Paragard 02/16-? TTC#1 August '14 1st BFP 3/9/15! EDD: 11/17/15 Emma Rose born 11/26/15 (Thanksgiving!)
5 losses (2003, 2008, 03/12, 11/12, & 10/16) All RPL testing by several REs = all normal
All IF testing by several REs = all normal 5 IUIs (2014) = BFN
IVF#1 Feb '15= BFP! U/S 04/01 = 6w5d, HR 125!, SCH measuring 2cm U/S 04/06 = 7w5d, HR 165!, SCH measuring 4cm NT scan = 13w2d, SCH no longer visible Anatomy scan = Team green . All looks great! Rainbow born on 11/22/15, team pink!
DH read that CiO isn't good for separation anxiety. This is so hard!!
I read a million things and they all contradict each other. Ultimately you have to do whatever seems right to you.
Helpful, right? Lol.
That is what I figured. DH wants to try extinction with parental presence. He didn't deal well with her crying and I was watching the clock. We didn't do great with the training last night, but she randomly STTN once I finally got her to sleep. Go figure. Tonight it will come back with a vengeance I'm sure. How was your night?
TTC #1 starting July 2013, RE last 2014 First Angel baby lost July 11, 2014 IUI #1 with injections successful: EDD 11/24/15 Rainbow baby DD born 11/14/15 TTC#2 October 2016 Second Angel baby lost Jan 5, 2017
I read a million things and they all contradict each other. Ultimately you have to do whatever seems right to you.
Helpful, right? Lol.
That is what I figured. DH wants to try extinction with parental presence. He didn't deal well with her crying and I was watching the clock. We didn't do great with the training last night, but she randomly STTN once I finally got her to sleep. Go figure. Tonight it will come back with a vengeance I'm sure. How was your night?
Not great, not awful. Up for 10 minutes at 10:30; same at 3:15. Up at 6 for the day.
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