San Francisco Parents of Multiples SFPOM General Discussion 11/10/2012 10:14 am - 11/11/2012
1. Comment: pumping and bottle feeding (samantharmeredith)
2. Comment: Have you used the Sleep Easy Solution... (kaluzoo)
3. Comment: Have you used the Sleep Easy Solution... (RachelHK)
Topic: pumping and bottle feeding
just curious - does anyone pump and bottle feed? I have
been doing that and supplementing...
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1. samantharmeredith says...
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11/10/2012 9:08 am
I went through the same struggle and can really
empathize - both with feeling guilty about not
breastfeeding and with feeling frustrated with the
extra work of pumping. (My boys were 27 weekers and by
the time they could breastfeed, my milk supply was too
much for them and they couldn't handle the flow.) I
think you have to do whatever is the most doable in an
already challenging situation, and for my family it was
letting go of breastfeeding. That's what I keep telling
myself anyway! Best wishes!
Email author: samantha.r.meredith@gmail.com
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Topic: Have you used the Sleep Easy Solution on twins?
We are going to sleep train our 4 month old twins next week.
We used the Sleep Easy...
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2. kaluzoo says...
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11/10/2012 12:25 pm
My seven month old twins were sleep trained in the same
room starting at 12 weeks. They now sleep soundly
through whatever shrieking the other does (if only I
could say the same for the dog!). We also moved from
swaddles to sleep sacks when we sleep trained, and also
had them in two cribs for the first time the first
night of training (kept pacis though). All went
reasonably well - we only sleep trained that early
because they were clearly ready to be sleeping longer
and were not at all hungry at night - just pissed to be
awake :).
Email author: sarahchandler@gmail.com
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3. RachelHK says...
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11/10/2012 11:50 pm
AM I the only one who separated my twins for sleep
training? :-) I just wanted to chime in to say that I
think you should go with your gut and do what seems
right at the time. Our sleep training journey was a
long one, as our b/g twins were very different in
temperament and personality, and generally were
terrible sleepers. OUr son was the WORST SLEEPER EVER
and would wake up 7-8 times a night, even at age 9
months. OUr daughter was better but still not great
(3-4 times a night). What kept us alive for a while
was to separate them (from approx. age 6 months to 12
months), because my daughter slept MUCH better on her
own. we resisted it for a long time, but as we slowly
started to lose our minds from sleep deprivation, we
finally caved and separated them. It worked like a
charm. My daughter would sleep much longer stretches
if not constantly woken up by her brother. So her
sleeping steadily improved during this time, which
meant that only one of us had to wake up to deal with
our son. By age 12-13 months, both were sleeping VERY
well, with only 1 wakeup per night, sometimes none at
all. At 13 months we reunited them in the same room,
and everything was peachy - they continued to sleep
very well, and when one did occasionally wake up, it
didn't bother the other. They are now 27 months old
and for the past 14 months they have slept like CHAMPS
- no wakeups AT ALL, unless someone is sick. It is
absolute bliss.So, long story short, do what seems
right to you, and DONT WORRY because you can always
change things in a few days or weeks or months if
whatever you tried no longer seems necessary or
helpful. babies adapt. you wont ruin them forever if
you separate them (nor will you ruin them forever if
you keep them together). Its trial and error, and you
never know what ultimately do the trick for your
babies. Keep experimenting until something works.Good
luck!
Email author: rmherrick@yahoo.com
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