I Found You! (intro)

[astop87]

Hello Everyone!

I started off in the Trouble TTC/IVF board, then happily joined the Pregnant after IF board, and now I've found all of you I'm hoping to gain some knowledge from some mommies of multiples.

I'm currently 23w2d pregnant with twin boys (fraternal). They were conceived via IVF and are already our little miracle babies. It's been amazing to watch them grow thus far and I hope and pray I can reach the bitter end of pregnancy to deliver two healthy babies. So far all is good so my fingers are crossed things stay that way. I've been lurking for a few days and thought I should finally come out of hiding and join the group. I love reading the birth stories on this board. You all give me hope that my body indeed can grow, bf, and care for two babies. MH and I are beyond excited and frightened to be having twins. I know they'll be worth every sleepless night and crazy moment.

Lately I've been having a glider research issue and I've read some info on this board already. I'm determined to have a glider that I'll fit in with babies, whether it be to bf (when upstairs since our room is downstairs), snuggle comfortably, or read stories when they're bigger. So if anyone has additional suggestions for what their plans are or what they've done, I'd be happy to hear them. My current plan is to buy a "chair and a half" and add the gliding hardware to the bottom so that I have exactly what I want. I'll let you know how it goes!

Also, I've done quite a bit of research on the Secure Beginnings Breathable Mattresses but I'm wondering if anyone here has actually used them? Is it really worth it? They're expensive and seem to be a hassle... although I'd use them if other people like and trust them. My nephew passed away (supposedly from SIDS at 19 months old) and I'm pretty paranoid about the cribs, bedding, and mattresses we use, especially because I have two LOs to worry about. If you know anything about these mattresses, I'd really love to know your thoughts. Or even if you use a breathable pad over a traditional mattress, or special crib sheets, I'd like to know about those too.

I look forward to getting to know all of you!

[SassyPants150]

Welcome and congrats! Please jump on in and post away!

I'm sorry to hear about your nephew. As far as mattresses, we don't do anything special. Just regular non-coiled mattresses here. One is the one DD used and the other from one of my good friends.

[kcwalza]

Welcome and congrats!

I'm so sorry to hear about your nephew, I can understand why you'd be paranoid. I've never heard of the mattress you mentioned, I'm pretty sure we got the safety first heavenly dreams mattress.

Good idea with the chair and a half, I just have a regular glider which I think will be ok when they are infants but not so much when they get bigger

[Squishy622]

Congrats and welcome!

I'm so very sorry for the loss of your nephew. We bought a regular crib mattress after scouring reviews on Amazon, so I don't have much advice - other than I read a blog post yesterday on a new trend regarding "wrapping" crib mattresses to prevent SIDS? I don't know much about it but maybe worth a Google search if you'd like to know more.

[schmella]

So sorry about your nephew, I am terrified of SIDS.

So glad to see you over here! I remember on one of the glider posts, someone shared a chair & a half they were going to buy... We aren't getting one just yet, but I'll probably purchase one for our family room a little later.

[anakah]

Jun 29, 2015 18:37:13 GMT -5 Squishy622 said:

Congrats and welcome!

I'm so very sorry for the loss of your nephew. We bought a regular crib mattress after scouring reviews on Amazon, so I don't have much advice - other than I read a blog post yesterday on a new trend regarding "wrapping" crib mattresses to prevent SIDS? I don't know much about it but maybe worth a Google search if you'd like to know more.

I've also recently read about mattress wrapping. It seems interesting. We ended up with regular mattresses from babies r us. To settle our nerves about sids we got angel care movement monitors. There was a short time frame between the babies becoming mobile but not yet big enough to register on the pad so we had false alarms. It didn't really bother us though.

I'm sorry about your nephew. I can't imagine the level of paranoia after that. Congrats and welcome to the group.

[snd1231]

Welcome and congrats. I really do not have any advice on the mattress since we just have normal plain jane mattresses for our mini cribs for the triplets. I am so sorry for the passing of your nephew.

[steen9713]

Welcome, and sorry for the loss of your nephew. I don't have a special mattress. I currently have pack n plays with the bassinets in our room. And will transition them to the nursery when we feel ready... I'm guessing after 6 mo or so...

[beachy]

Congratulations and welcome!

I'm sorry about your nephew. I have no advice on those mattresses as we just have regular ones for DS and these babies. Do you have ceiling fans in the bedroom(s) where the babies will go? We installed them in both kid rooms as circulating air is a big way to prevent SIDS. I've heard that recommended many times, and never a specific mattress.

[astop87]

Thanks for your responses! And I didn't mean to mention my nephew to freak anyone out btw. It was almost 3 years ago that he passed. I'm trying so hard not to let what happened to him turn me into a psychotic over protective mom. It's just hard to not want to take every single little precaution. God forbid something did happen, I could at least say I did everything I could.

My sister who lost her son actually delivered a healthy baby boy late last night (2 weeks early)! She has an 18 month old daughter and now this little guy. Nothing or no one can replace our family's angel, but it sure does help to see my sister and her H smiling again. Holding my little nephew last night made me so excited and nervous for my boys to be here. I kept imagining holding another baby too. It's still hard to wrap my head around... this concept of twins haha.

anakah, I was thinking about getting the snuza hero monitors instead of the angel care mats. They'll be able to use them longer and I won't have to worry about them rolling off the pad or needing to be a specific weight (I think) and they're travel friendly for trips to grandmas and such. Obviously at some point they'll be able to unclip them but at least in the beginning months I can keep a little more calm.
Squishy622, I actually did read about crib wrapping recently. I thought it was so weird at first but I guess it makes some sort of sense. I need to do a little more research on it and then look at the product options.
schmella, if our house were all one level, I'd probably just put something in our family room or our bedroom, but the nursery is upstairs (ours is downstairs) and I'm thinking I'll want a place to sit down... a place where we'll actually fit!

ETA:
beachy, yes we do have ceiling fans (nursery and our bedroom) so I guess we should plan to keep those things on all the time.