And the twins are coming out if they want to or not according to the docs today.. so for all the fathers out there - when does the freaking out stop? I been good till I was told 6 weeks!
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Sept. 14, 2011 12:16 p.m. GrantMLS Reader
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Sept. 14, 2011 12:18 p.m. mndsm SuperDork
It doesn't. I just had one come out by force on the 25th and I'm still like WTF do I do now?
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Sept. 14, 2011 12:20 p.m. GrantMLS Reader
Glad I am not the only one.. if it was a 2 stroke I would be all over it but babies?! i never been picked one up before.. hope they got lessons at the hospital!
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Sept. 14, 2011 12:21 p.m. Grtechguy SuperDork
Twins huh? congrats... mine are 6 now.
advice? sleep now...lots...
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Sept. 14, 2011 12:22 p.m. Morbid Reader
Not a father, but as a mom of Irish Twin preschoolers (less than 11 months apart), I still freak out on occasion. With practice, you will get really good at hiding your freakouts :)
Congrats!
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Sept. 14, 2011 12:25 p.m. mndsm SuperDork
They have lessons for EVERYTHING at the hospital. Changing diapers, feeding times, etc etc. Babies are really easy to hold though, they cradle in your arm sorta like a football if you're trying to smash through the d-line on a carry.
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Sept. 14, 2011 12:27 p.m. GrantMLS Reader
yup 2 boys - Enzo and Adin (Guess which name I picked out
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Thanks
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Sept. 14, 2011 12:45 p.m. DoctorBlade Dork
Sleep now. It's the last time you'll get any. The good news is you're done with the stages in life at once, rather than waiting for the next one to get out of teething, say.
(I have two, born 13 months apart.)
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Sept. 14, 2011 12:49 p.m. pinchvalve SuperDork
My second is 10 weeks away, and there will be 12 years between. Not freaking out about the baby part, only the boy part. My only advice is be there and be involved. Bath time, feeding time, changing time, bed time...all dad's work too.
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Sept. 14, 2011 12:51 p.m. tuna55 SuperDork
DoctorBlade wrote:
Sleep now. It's the last time you'll get any. The good news is you're done with the stages in life at once, rather than waiting for the next one to get out of teething, say.
(I have three, born 18 months apart each.)
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Sept. 14, 2011 12:52 p.m. tuna55 SuperDork
pinchvalve wrote:
My only advice is be there and be involved. Bath time, feeding time, changing time, bed time...all dad's work too.
Good advice. I do baths, do bedtime and do diapers. When the kids cry at night, they don't want Mom. ick, that actually is way better than it sounds.
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Sept. 14, 2011 12:53 p.m. DoctorBlade Dork
tuna55 wrote:
DoctorBlade wrote:
Sleep now. It's the last time you'll get any. The good news is you're done with the stages in life at once, rather than waiting for the next one to get out of teething, say.
(I have three, born 18 months apart each.)
Ouch. We gave up at two.
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Sept. 14, 2011 12:55 p.m. tuna55 SuperDork
DoctorBlade wrote:
tuna55 wrote:
DoctorBlade wrote:
Sleep now. It's the last time you'll get any. The good news is you're done with the stages in life at once, rather than waiting for the next one to get out of teething, say.
(I have three, born 18 months apart each.)
Ouch. We gave up at two.
I gave up at two, as well. She had other plans.
I gave up at three, as well. (I'll let you finish this part of the story for me.)
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Sept. 14, 2011 12:58 p.m. Klayfish HalfDork
Take a deep breath. Father of twins here (one boy, one girl), who turned 4 a few months ago. Plus we have an older one who is now 7 1/2.
You'll be amazed how easy things come to you. No, you won't have the instinct of a mother, but you'll catch on real quick. Diaper changes are easy. Bottle feeding (with twins, you'll be doing bottles), is easy. You'll learn by trial and error on some things, such as burping...
Having had one child first, then a set of twins, I can tell you twins are uniquely challenging. I very distinctly remember when my twins were infants. Here's the picture. 2am...my turn to feed them. Me kneeling on the family room floor, one baby on each side of me. They're each propped up on a boppy pillow (Google it). I have one bottle in each hand, feeding them both at the same time. Watching "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" because at 2am, there ain't jack E36 M3 on TV, even on cable. Feed for a few minutes. Stop and burp each one. Feed again. Then one pukes. Start cleaning up and changing him/her. While I'm doing that, the other one pukes. Clean everything up, including yourself. Get them both back to bed, then crawl back into bed yourself. Enjoy!!!
Seriously, the first 8 months or so of twins is extremely crazy and difficult. But you can manage it. And the rewards are far beyond anything you can imagine.
Now go take a nap...for the next 6 weeks.
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Sept. 14, 2011 2:07 p.m. Appleseed SuperDork
V-twins FTW!
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Sept. 14, 2011 2:09 p.m. Marjorie Suddard General Manager
Mine are 18 mos. apart, now 16 and 17, and I'm still freaking out. Granted, the reasons have changed, but that hair-on-fire feeling really hasn't.
I'm told it lasts until you die...
Margie
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Sept. 14, 2011 2:22 p.m. bravenrace SuperDork
I have 16 year old twin boys. The freaking out never stops, it just changes from one thing to another forever...Good luck.
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Sept. 14, 2011 3:17 p.m. poopshovel SuperDork
Weird. "The twins are coming out" means something totally different in my house. Congrats!!!
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Sept. 14, 2011 3:31 p.m. mndsm SuperDork
poopshovel wrote:
Weird. "The twins are coming out" means something totally different in my house. Congrats!!!
Ya know, that kinda activity can lead to the aforementioned situation. Just sayin'.
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Sept. 14, 2011 3:32 p.m. tuna55 SuperDork
mndsm wrote:
poopshovel wrote:
Weird. "The twins are coming out" means something totally different in my house. Congrats!!!
Ya know, that kinda activity can lead to the aforementioned situation. Just sayin'.
Aww man, I'm never doing that again...
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Sept. 14, 2011 3:45 p.m. poopshovel SuperDork
mndsm wrote:
poopshovel wrote:
Weird. "The twins are coming out" means something totally different in my house. Congrats!!!
Ya know, that kinda activity can lead to the aforementioned situation. Just sayin'.
It can! And it has! Jealous of the 2-for-1 deal. We'll have to start from scratch in a couple years.
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Sept. 14, 2011 3:48 p.m. grinch77 Reader
hell i have four days till my seconds is coming out.
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Sept. 14, 2011 5:58 p.m. Grtechguy SuperDork
Thread hi-jack: How many people here are parents of twins/trips/etc ?
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Sept. 14, 2011 6:11 p.m. digdug18 Dork
when you say twins, you mean 2 miatas?
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Sept. 15, 2011 7:05 a.m. Klayfish HalfDork
Grtechguy wrote:
Thread hi-jack: How many people here are parents of twins/trips/etc ?
One here. When we first found out we were having twins, I think the doctor said that the rate of twins is somewhere around 5% or a little lower. It used to be around 1-2% before fertility drugs became very popular. We were quite surprised, as we both had no history of twins in the family and there were no fertility drugs involved.
